What can you do with old jeans?

Today jeans are in the wardrobe of each family. But the inventor himself, Leib Strauss, an emigrant from Bavaria, could not imagine that working clothes for miners and gold miners, made of dense cannabis canvas, will become the most popular for many generations. Denim fabric is very durable and durable, but sooner or later, things sewn from denim go out of fashion, become out of size or wear out. Of course, you can buy new things, and old ones just throw away, but we recommend you to include fantasy and use old jeans to make useful things and crafts for the house. Today we will tell you what can be done from old jeans, and we will offer you ideas of crafts that will not only be useful, but also bring aesthetic pleasure to you and your loved ones.

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Things from old jeans with their own hands

Today, for sure, in every wardrobe there is more than one pair of jeans of every possible shades, styles. If things have lost their charm or worn out, you can always breathe new life into them. There are a lot of interesting solutions for this.

Color change

Completely repaint the product is not necessary - just show a little imagination and create a unique design thing, using special colors for the fabric. Use for coloring can and folk ways. A crafts of jeans with their own hands are only welcome.

Decoration fabric

To make fashionable jeans from the old, use a technique such as decorating the fabric. For example:

• Rhinestones are perfect for decorating and decorating fabrics.
• An excellent solution will be embroidery with a smooth, cross-stitch or other method available to you.
• A picture can become a fashionable and actual variant. You can apply any pattern using a stencil. Pictures with their own hands, can also be used to decorate old things.
• You can use different strips.
• Rivets, spikes are another popular variant of decorating the product.
• Fabric, lace applications will help to keep the product, which was worn in several places.

Making the product look worn

If you want to make the product look worn, use a grater or sandpaper. Grated cheese is also quite suitable. Add a few notches, and the jeans will acquire a unique appearance.

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What to sew of old jeans?

If the old jeans are worn down, then try to turn them into new clothes, for example, in a skirt or shorts. Jeans for sewing an apron of the master of sewing and needlework can be useful. Below we will tell you how to make things from old jeans with your own hands.

Short denim shorts

If the bottom of the product has become unusable, then using scissors and improvised ornaments it is possible to make short shorts - ideal for hot summer days.

For work you will need:

• Old jeans.
• Chalk.
• Ruler.
• Scissors.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Turn the jeans inside out.
2. Mark the product with the desired chalk length. To avoid hurting your rear pockets, move away from the bellows 7,5, or better - 10 cm.
3. If you bend the edges of the shorts, then draw another line for the fold.
4. Fold the old jeans in half.
5. Align the belt line and align the seams.
6. Cut one leg. It is better to cut a little lower from the planned line, since, perhaps, you will later use some jewelry for the fabric.
7. Attach the cut leg to the second( whole), and cut off the second leg. The length of the pants should be the same.
8. Roll the edges of the shorts and lay a decorative stitch.

Important! It is not necessary to leave a new thing in the received form. You can add a little creative to its appearance:

• To give the shorts a hooligan look, fray the edges, and the fringe can be made using tweezers.
• Ready-made shorts can be painted with a special cloth remedy. If you use several colors, applying them in turn, you can get the effect of "ombre".
• You can also use the stencil for drawing to decorate the product. Mark the contour with shorts and paint the pattern with acrylic paints.
• You can also decorate shorts with knitted napkins. Cut out the ornaments and sew to the shorts.
• For cowboy style use fringe. Sew it around the edges.

Skirts-rework of old jeans with their own hands

The denim skirt is combined with many things: t-shirts, jackets, shirts and jackets.

To make a skirt you will need:

• Old jeans.
• Chalk and a centimeter.
• Sewing machine.
• Steamer.
• Threads in tone of fabric.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Measure the required length of the skirt with a centimeter.
2. Draw a line on the old jeans with the necessary length using a chalk.
3. Add a few centimeters to the allowance, cut off the trousers.
4. The front and rear inner seams should be stripped to the zipper.
5. Apply one front half to the other.
6. Give a line over the old one.
7. Do the same manipulations on the back of the canvas.
8. Decorate the product according to your wishes and taste.

Other variants of things from jeans

No less interesting is a dress from old jeans with your own hands. Patterns can be viewed in magazines. However, to sew a dress, it is necessary to show considerable skill and patience, besides, one pair of jeans for the manufacture of the product will be small.

If you want to make a jacket of old jeans with your own hands, then the pattern of the product will be much easier than dresses. And if you are interested in the question of what more of the clothes can be sewn from jeans, then there may be many options, for example:

• A kerchief-belt. Use such a thing as a hat, a belt for a skirt.
• Coat from various pieces of fabric, including denim.
• Jacket.
• Scarf made of light denim fabric.
• Clothes for dolls or pets.

Shoes also craft out details of old jeans. For the manufacture of shoes you will need ready-made soles in addition to jeans. You can decorate the material with the already available shoes. To create shoes, you need to cut the jeans product and sew the model you like on the pattern. Look jeans shoes stylish and fashionable. Famous designers also have in their collection shoes from denim.

Important! Look great, made with their own hands denim boots. Jeans - very dense and wear-resistant material, it is suitable for making the top of the shoe. The material can be decorated with a variety of stripes, beads, beads, buttons, sequins, paillettes, rivets.

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The second life of denim fabric in the interior

In the décor the jeans look unusually and fresh. In shops, a lot of things are sold from denim, but making crafts from old jeans with their own hands is much more interesting. In addition, this is an excellent opportunity to save money and get a unique design solution.

What to do from old jeans with their own hands for home?

Here are just a few ideas for using denim in an interior:

• Comfortable soft ottoman will fit into any room. If the old ottoman has become worthless, then to restore his life will help tighten the construction of denim. If you want to make a new ottoman, then take the tree and foam for the basis, and then tighten the finished structure with a denim fabric.
• Wooden chairs can be made more comfortable and unusual if you wrap them with a denim. Simply sew comfortable capes.
• Covers for armchairs and sofa.
• Bed cover. You can use combinations of different colors for making bedspreads and capes.
• Rug in the bedroom or in the bathroom.
• Lampshade, decorated with denim fabric and accessories.
• Cushions and cushions made from the remains of denim.
• Organizers from unnecessary jeans. In the wall organizer you can store office supplies, various tools. Pockets of denim can be sewn in various ways: horizontally, vertically, chaotically. For the manufacture of desktop organizers, it is necessary to take dense boxes as a basis.
• A panel made of denim will decorate the interior.
• Toys for children.
• Furniture for pets.
• Potholders for dishes.
• Napkins with a pocket for cutlery.
• Stands under the hot.
• Tablecloth.
• Curtains made of old jeans will create their own corner not only in the room, but also in the garden at the dacha.
• Photo frames.
• Cases for champagne.
• Covers for notebooks and diaries.
• Decoration of flower pots.

We offer you a master class of manufacturing of some interior details.

How to make a blanket of old jeans?

If you have old jeans pants in your closet, then you can make a blanket or a blanket from them. To do this you will need:

• Rags of multi-colored matter.
• Denim squares.
• Synthepone.
• Sharp scissors.
• Sewing machine.
• Soap.

Detailed instructions:

1. With a knife, tuck off the trousers on the seam.
2. Cut the fabric into squares.
3. Make the blanks. To do this, put jeans squares over the jeans squares, cover them with a colored flap.
4. Give a line twice diagonally, flashing the flaps together.
5. Sew all the flaps in this way - leave the allowance on the side of the colored fabric.
6. Fully sew all the flaps in one piece.
7. On the contour of the entire blanket make a edging from a thick tape.
8. Cut edges and raspolhmatte.

Jeans for fashionistas

For lovers of a variety of jewelry we suggest using denim for the manufacture of the following products:

• Collars and butterflies.
• Rings and barrettes for hair.
• Bracelets and necklaces.
• Brooches and earrings.
• Keychain with your own hands from jeans.

All these products are made from jeans with their own hands with the addition of metal fittings, various beads, buttons, etc.

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How to make a bag from old jeans?

We offer you ideas of bags of old jeans with your own hands.

Notebook bag

For work you will need:

• Sewing machine.
• Ready-made patterns.
• Needles.
• Threads and scissors.
• Old jeans.

Instruction on manufacture:

1. Wash old jeans and iron well.
2. Remove product and place on table.
3. Cut the trousers to the depth of the bag.
4. Sweep the bottom of the fabric from one corner to the other.
5. On the sewing machine, sew a line.
6. Turn the product inside out.
7. Cut the longitudinal side seams completely. As a result, you will receive handles for the bag.
8. Under the belt of old trousers, make small slits.
9. Insert the handle on the front of the product.
10. With the second handle, do the same.

The bag is ready! The design will surprise everyone.

Youth bag: master class crafts from jeans with their own hands

For the manufacture of bags you will need:

• One leg of old jeans.
• Lining material.
• Sewing machine.
• Pattern.
• Scissors, threads and needles.
• Chalk.
• Lightning.
• Magnetic buttons.
• Pocket for jeans.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Pull off the trouser leg on the inner seam.
2. Fold in half and draw a chalk with a chalk the required size.
3. Cut the denim stripes from the side panels for the handle.
4. For the size of the pattern, make a lining, shortening it by 7 cm.
5. Stitch the side seams of the bag.
6. Proceed to the formation of the bottom. To do this, along the side seam from the corner measure 3 cm, bend the fabric across the seam and form an isosceles triangle. Give a line along the fold line. Do the same manipulations with the second angle. Cut the corners.
7. Stitch the two halves of the handle firmly. Sew along the length and one edge.
8. Remove the handle, smooth it.
9. Proceed to the mounting of the magnetic button. To do this, chalk the place for the slots in the center of the top edge of the bag. Do not forget to depart from the future bend by a centimeter( the gateway inside will be 4 cm).Do the same manipulations on the other side.
10. Insert the buttons into the prepared slits.
11. Secure the washers from the wrong side and bend the legs.
12. Sew the lining. Do not use the side seam completely.
13. Sew a pocket of jeans. It should be on the back of the bag.
14. Remove the lining and insert the bag.
15. Stitch the lining and top of the bag.
16. Remove the product.
17. With thick, strong yarn, secure the handles.
18. Sew a zipper in the form of any pattern.

Making an accessory does not take much time, but this solution will definitely be creative and unique. For a complete set, you can still make a purse of old jeans with your own hands.

As you can see, from old jeans you can make a lot of wonderful and useful things. We hope that our ideas have pushed you to create something unusual and unique. Successful creativity!