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How To Tailor Pants Without Sewing Machine // Tapering & Hemming DIY - YouTube
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hey guys it's thomas with real men real
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style here so you have this amazing pair
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of trousers in the perfect fabric
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the only problem they just don't fit
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quite right
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maybe they're just a little too baggy
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which makes you look sloppy and unkempt
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or maybe they're a little too long
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leaving pools of fabric around your
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shoes
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don't give up hope and throw them away
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today i'm going to teach you how to
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easily tailor your trousers at home
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no sewing machine required here are the
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tools you'll need to get started
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a sewing needle a thread that matches
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your trouser fabric
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safety pins sewing pins a fabric pencil
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or chalk
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a seam ripper a ruler and an iron
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so first we're going to start with how
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to slim the trouser leg
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step one measure and pin there are two
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methods you can use to get the right
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measurements
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the first method is to use an existing
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pair of trousers that fit you perfectly
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as a guide turn your pants inside out
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then lay your perfect fitting pair
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on top you can slim your pants from the
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inside seam
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the outside seam or both i recommend
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sticking with the inside seam
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as any mistakes will be less visible
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line up the outside seams and the crotch
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then trace along the inside seam with a
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fabric pencil or chalk
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once that's done pin the fabric in place
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to keep it from moving while you sew
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if you don't have a perfect fitting pair
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of trousers to use as a reference
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you will need to figure out how much
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fabric to remove yourself turn the
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trousers inside
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out then put them on put safety pins on
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the inner seam until it fits as snugly
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as you'd like move around to make sure
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they aren't too tight
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you want to be able to still sit down
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without ripping them open
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take off the trousers and lay them on a
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flat surface trace along the line of
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safety pins with a fabric pencil or
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chalk make sure the taper smoothly
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transitions into the crotch or the upper
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leg
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an abrupt transition will leave ugly
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looking dimples switch out the safety
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pins with sewing pins and you're good to
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go
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step two time to sew cut your thread so
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it's more than twice the length you'll
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be tapering
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we're going to double thread the needle
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for maximum strength it's wise to cut a
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couple extra feet of thread
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it's better to have slightly too much
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thread than to run out
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part way through pull the thread through
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the needle making sure both ends are
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equal in length before making a knot
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if you're like me and you have trouble
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threading a needle be sure to smash that
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like button
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wrap the thread around your index finger
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to form an x pinch that x between your
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index finger and thumb
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then slide your index finger back bring
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your middle finger down in front to hold
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it
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before pulling the thread with your
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other hand
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this leaves you with a strong knot that
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won't come undone
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now take your threadripper and cut a two
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to three inch stretch of hem loose from
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around the inside seam
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this will allow us to cover up the new
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side seam later for a
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polished final look begin sewing at one
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end of the trousers
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following the line you drew with the
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fabric pencil alternate pushing the
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needle through one side
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then bring it back to the other try to
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keep your stitches close together for
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maximum strength
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two to three millimeters is a good
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baseline it's tempting to go for longer
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stitches to save time but you're going
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to regret it if your pants would rip
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open
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if you were cutting corners continue to
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sew along the line you drew
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until you reach the end create a knot by
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pulling the needle through the last
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stitch
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to form a loop then pull the needle
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through that loop to form a knot
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do this a couple of times to make sure
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it's good and secure
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re-sew the hem to cover the end of the
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new seam now
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repeat the process on the other leg step
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three iron and press
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we're almost done now take your iron and
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press the new seam flat
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so it will drape cleanly make sure your
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iron is set to the correct temperature
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for your fabric
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your trousers should now fit nice and
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trimmed now let's talk about how to hem
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those trousers that are too long
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step one measure and pin just like when
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slimming your trousers if you have a
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pair of pants that are the perfect
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length
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you can use them to get the right
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measurements make sure your pants are
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inside out
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then lay the perfect fitting pair of
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pants on top of them make sure they line
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up at the crotch
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then mark across the hem with a fabric
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pencil or chalk
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if you don't have the perfect fitting
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pair of pants you will need to figure
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out the correct length for yourself
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put on the trousers and roll up the hem
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until they are the perfect length for
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you
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make sure to do this while wearing a
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pair of dress shoes if you do this step
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with just socks you may end up with
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pants that still don't fit correctly
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with shoes
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put a pin in the bottom of the fold then
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take off the trousers and turn them
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inside out
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using the pin you place as a guide mark
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a line across the width of the trousers
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now create a new line two inches below
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the line you just drew
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use your thread ripper to undo the
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original hem if you don't have two
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inches of fabric
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now cut off all the extra fabric below
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this line now we're going to take our
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fabric pencil and we're going to draw
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another line two inches above the
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original line we made
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fold the fabric up to that top line now
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they are sitting at the correct length
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use your iron to press the end of the
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hem so it will stay in place we also
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don't want the top end of the hem to
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fray so we will fold it inward to keep
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everything neat and tidy
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fold the fabric in half under itself so
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we will be left with a one inch hem
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keep folding around the entire trouser
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leg pinning the fabric in place as you
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go
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step two time to sew we're going to
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follow the same process as before
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double threading the needle then making
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a knot now start sewing
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keeping your stitches an eighth of an
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inch from the top of the hem go all the
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way around the hem
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keeping the stitches neat and tidy
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create a knot once you reach the end
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then repeat the process on the other
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side step three
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iron and press once we're finished
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sewing we're going to take the hem and
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press it flat with the iron one more
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time
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just to make sure it's sitting nice and
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clean there we go gentlemen
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from unkempt and sloppy to stylish and
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sharp
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this technique also works on any kind of
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trousers including jeans and chinos
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what piece of clothing do you want to
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learn to tailor next let me know down in
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the comments
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so is your t-shirt in need of some
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tailoring magic check out this video
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where i show you how to make your
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t-shirt fit perfectly
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