What can be sewn from old jeans patterns. Stylish "varenki" - if jeans have become "boring. The most unexpected ideas of "denim" creativity
Hello! My name is Sasha Sanochki and I run the Second Street blog dedicated to stylish and creative clothing alterations. Every day I publish 5 new articles on this topic.
I did not personally make all of these alterations without exception. But I've been getting up at 5 a.m. for almost two years every day to find (before work) 5 fresh and interesting ideas for reworking clothes from old to stylish, translate them, process all the photos, make them in the same style, write a post and publish it . In two years they accumulated exactly 3000.
Every day I scroll through about 4,000 sites in the reader in search of materials, and only a third of their materials relate to handmade or fashion - I find the rest of the ideas in gossip columns, style coms, films, clips and even magazines like Forbes sometimes. I just want to have it all in one place.
I would like to show you at least a few of the 3000 ideas that have accumulated over 2 years on the site:
I decided to choose only 5 ideas for each of the popular types of clothing alterations in the last month, because it is difficult to choose from 3000 equally interesting ones). And I tried to choose those that can be shown here, without dragging a bunch of photos with master classes
So let's go:
5 t-shirt redesign ideas
1. Alteration of a vest:
I love alterations of vests). There is nowhere easier: a vest + a bowl of paint for dipping. Looks really cool.)
2. Playing with the texture of the T-shirt:
A long cotton T-shirt can be cut - by cutting out circles, and then washed at high temperature - the sections will twist and will not “creep” (just don’t wring out in a typewriter!). Wear with a dress or leggings and a T-shirt.
3. How to tag a guy:
TeenVogue and designer Erin Fetherston come up with an idea: slather your lips with acrylic paint (fu, nasty, yup) and leave a print boldly right on the collar of his T-shirt or shirt. After drying, it remains only to iron it with the hottest possible iron - and your ex-libris on it forever. IMHO, on women's clothing somehow not very:
... and for men - that's it). A cute idea for faithful and tender lovers and a hot / playful one for notorious machos).
4. Shirt and T-shirt Dress:
What does it mean to combine beautifully)) - take a closer look - after all, the dress is actually a mix of shirts and T-shirts cut and sewn together.
5. T-shirt - blinds:
A $48 tutorial on converting two T-shirts into a sort of blinds T-shirt from Anthropologie can be found on the website, it's too detailed to copy.
5 jeans redesign ideas
1. Jeans from pieces:
I think that such a fit would not be easy to achieve if they were really sewn from pieces. So - most likely, these are thin summer jeans, on which pieces of other summer and thin ones that match in shades were sewn. And then cut off the bottom layer in places. In my opinion, there are only a couple of places where the main fabric up to the knees on top was really replaced in some area with another.
2. Ulyana Kim Dress:
Very beautiful combination of two types of jeans!
3. Isabel Marant Painted Jeans:
Painted jeans idea by Isabel Marant – permanent marker in hand - and go!
4. Men's T-shirt and Jeans Makeover:
Listen, well, this, in my opinion, is just wildly cool! Something really interesting and wearable for guys. Yes, for girls too. I think that in this way you can decorate with belts both the bag and the back of the jacket.
As a bonus to the picture - a slightly rocker way to slightly increase the length of the jeans or save those that are worn out on the knees). Although with old, stretched and worn jeans, I think it will look pathetic.
It's better to use both ideas if HE decided to quit his office plankton career and finally become a rock musician. For the first concerts - the most it).
5. Bear from old jeans. Just a bear):
5 shoe redesign ideas:
1. Men's Creative Business Shoes:
It was, yes, it was already 5 times. But in this case, I liked the performance - on strict men's shoes. With a business suit and tie, it should break the patterns of impressionable partners. You say goodbye after the meeting, they leave the table to shake your hand - and, seeing the shoes, they hang) ....
2. Shredded Converse:
Shredded Converse – the famous model of sneakers - the legends of the converse family, released last year and ideally suited the hot summer of 2010). They look desperately vintage - shabby, as if crumbling on the go. Ideal for delicate girlish dresses, relaxed knitwear, denim mini shorts and skinny jeans. They became an unusual and stylish alternative to the uniform of Moscow streets - ballet flats, gladiator sandals and sandals with webbed high heels.
The next summer is promised to be just as stuffy, so it makes sense not to throw away your old sneakers, but to repeat this "chip" on your own - at the same time save $ 80 (regular Converses cost from $ 40, and the Shredded model, which is in the photo - $ 120).
Everything is quite simple, take nail scissors - and go ahead, so below I will list only a few tips “essentially” from the source (links to all sources are in the posts on the site):
1. When cutting out the rectangles between the blocks, be sure not to cut the rectangle behind the leg, on the heel. There should have remained a dense rectangular area, conceived by the manufacturer - it is he who will hold back the entire structure in the end.
2. Converse sells these models with or without a laced tongue, depending on the color. Decide which is more convenient for you. If you decide to cut - outline the same semicircle around your fingers (the same depth) as on your favorite ballet flats - and cut boldly. It should be 1-1.5 cm wide - wider than the “rubber nose” of the sneaker. It will look like this:
3. It is convenient to make “dranina” along the cuts just with your fingers. Rub the edges well between your fingers as shown in the photo below. the lining of the converse frays more than the upper colored dense fabric - therefore it is better not to rub it, only the upper paint layer - it will quickly unravel to the width of the upper layer.
3. How to decorate men's shoes with spikes, but nobly:
In this case, one shoe would completely subdue me (especially if a casual jacket is on top).
4. Painting shoes with markers and paints:
Great shoe decor idea by artist Deborah Thomson. Deborah uses popular techniques with tattoo designs on shoes, and paints wedding shoes, etc. and so on.
5. Shoes with Painted Soles:
The original move is not to paint the shoes themselves, but only their soles. It does not bend as much as shoe socks, for example - which means that the paint in these places will not crack. Provided high heels - and it will be seen well. For example, I always notice yellow price tags on shoes that are not torn off in these places when I follow someone along the path)).
5 Dress Up Ideas
1. Constructor: Sports Tank Back & Sexy Dress:
In my opinion, very cool! In front, for sure, is the standard "sexy kitty" - and when you turn your back - you show the world the other side of yourself - athletic and perky). And the difference in color only emphasizes it.
The jumper on top - in my opinion, looks like a strap from a cheap sports backpack)).
2. Dress with slits:
A beautiful texture and a way to revive an old dress with a second one thrown over the top. On the top dress, if it is made of acetate silk, the pattern can be "burned out" with a standard wood burner. We burned whole lace collars to each other at needlework lessons at school.
3. Luminous Paints:
Remember, earlier at VDNH, for example, in the pavilion "Culture", luminous paints for fabric were sold in departments with various luminous nonsense? In such small round plastic tubes. In addition, they are often found in various stalls, especially for some reason near the railway station).
Here's what happens if you paint clothes with them:
One of my friends used such tubes (of different colors) to paint a paisley dress with such luminous colors with such luminous colors. I just put dots of different colors along the contour of different cucumbers. Since during the day this paint is translucent, and she chose the color (and the dress is motley) - during the day it was completely unnoticeable. And at night it was a bomb! It looked very even - not at all vulgar, as elegant as possible - apparently due to the subtlety of the drawing.
4. Decorate a simple dress:
Zebra - not a zebra, a mask - not a mask ... in general, like this, with the help of an appliqué, an ordinary white trapeze dress was given an almost mystical look.
5. NedoBeckham reworked turtleneck dress by Joseph Altuzarra.
A promising new designer is Jezzef Altuzarra and his idea (he clearly sympathizes with Victoria Beckham and her models) to remake a sweater dress:
You will need:
Turtleneck in cotton jersey dress (they used American Apparel).
Two shoulder pads.
Scissors, needles and threads.
The recipe for “feel a little Wicca” is simple:
Cut off the sleeves so as to leave a little "wings" at an angle.
With the rest of the sleeves, we tighten the overhead "shoulders" on one side.
We hem them from the inside to the dress, at the same time slightly bending the edges.
5 ideas for altering jackets
1. This jacket costs $ 410 - and pins in the right amount - 500-700 rubles. And every second person has a Chanel-style jacket;).
2. The idea of altering the jacket from the 2011 lookbook by Junky Styling.
3. Sheer Back Blazer:
Jacket, part of the back of which was replaced with a transparent insert. In the showroom, the top of the jacket consisted of two parts, one on top of the other: when altering your jacket, you can simply cut it off and sew on the inside of the transparent fabric pleated, sewing it into the side seams:
By the way, did you pay attention to the decor of the trousers with a ribbon?
4. Another Zara Coat:
Zara seems to have finally remembered where they started and began to do “sharp” things again. Another Zara coat in my collections is another confirmation of this.
The original reverse side of the collar - usually the skin is sewn there (besides, it allows you to keep the collar "raised" - for example, I just go like that). It can be made from a beautiful tie) - here, it seems, this is done.
5 shirt makeover ideas:
1. ASOS.com shirt redesign idea:
2. Pants - saruel from a shirt:
Shirt alteration. If everything is clear with the topic (everything was cut off at the level of pockets and on an elastic band) - then an explanation for how to make panties a la "saruel" from a shirt- see under the cut:
source material).
Having outlined a semicircle, we make a collar along it.
We steam the pockets carefully - they will interfere with the material of the shirt to drape plastically.
As a result, it should turn out like this (after you sew the hole in place of the collar):
At the waist, the design is regulated by a knot).
3. Unusually "dirty" shirt:
Brilliant, unusually soiled shirt)! In a bright cage - turquoise - purple - I will definitely repeat for myself. It will be enough, I think, to dip 6/8 into black paint on a Dylon-type fabric (it does not need to be heated, boiled, and other perversions).
4. An elegant way to downsize a shirt:
5. Hybrid:
Hybrid GMO shirts and sweatshirts from Hussein Chalayan.
5 accessories ideas
1. 0_o suddenly!
Chain on a garter for stockings.
2. Congenial Clutch:
One of the few easy-to-sew clutch bags, which only benefits from ease of manufacture. And the pattern of such a clutch is nowhere simpler and is sold in every second store - just today I bought croissants at Azbuka Vkusa, for example) - in a craft bag of the ideal size for this case.
3. Ring Bracelet:
If you have been offered 8 times and you have never returned the ring back, you can make a bracelet out of them and wear it proudly, like a savage woman, a necklace from the scalps of defeated enemies. Well, like how they draw stars on planes for those shot down in battle).
4. Shoulder straps on the coat:
To make such leather shoulder straps on a coat, leather from one glove will be enough. Another thing is that they need to be “supported” with something then - for example, with a belt made of the same leather texture.
5. Bags and backpacks from leather jackets:
We wrote many times about bags made from old leather jackets. But personally, I adore, firstly, backpacks, and secondly, such a simplified, a la masculine, style in bags:
I couldn't even choose what to show you - I liked everything so much! And the prices are quite real, not overpriced.
and for a snack 5 interior ideas:
1. T-shirt rugs:
Laura is a seamstress with more than 20 years of experience and great taste. That is why she managed to build a successful business on what many are trying to make money on: recycling T-shirts from second-hand stores into carpets and rugs.
Laura's rugs always attract attention with subtle color combinations and original shapes. 20 photos - under the cut (and there you will also find a link to the photo - a master - class on crocheting a similar rug - the main thing is there - it’s clear how to hide the ends by tying cut T-shirts together). Laura herself, in my opinion, weaves them with pigtails, after which she painstakingly sews the pigtails together ( I would like to know with what machine or foot she manages to take such a thickness). It takes her 3-4 months to make one rug out of T-shirts.
2. How to decorate the wall with old magazines:
Idea by extra budget wall decor from Irina: these strips are simply folded into tubes and flattened magazine pages pasted onto the base.
Moreover, you can decorate in this way not only the wall, but also the vases:
And photo frames:
3. Bears - pillows from shirts:
Annika Jermyn makes teddy bears out of old shirts and calls them Mr._ then the individual name of each _ and sells for $75. You can even order from your own shirt. The toys are large - 40 centimeters high and 48 - wide.
4. Pillows with interesting textures:
Handmade sofa cushion with ingenious texture. For such laborious work and $ 265 is not a pity.
Although this one, for $110, a pillow with a British flag made of leather, is no worse.
5. Cool dude, yo! Mr. Ben Venom makes patchwork quilts from old T-shirts with heavy metal prints in the same style. For connoisseurs, so to speak).
In general, I invite you all to visit the "Second Street", who are interested in the topic of alterations in clothing or interior)).
PS. Lastly, we have contests going on there, participate with your ideas, the prizes will be good)!
Jeans are perhaps the most versatile piece of clothing that has never gone out of fashion for decades. Only the forms change, but nowadays you can successfully wear a 20-year-old model, you just need to slightly transform it. These 17 cool ideas for reworking old jeans will really give the old thing a new look.
1. Braid
To quickly freshen up the look of old jeans, black lace with pom-poms will help. Sew it neatly along the side seams and along the front pocket stitching.
2. Small detail
Carefully rip out the corner of the back pocket and grab it with a thread. Decorate the opened area with metal rivets. So insignificant, at first glance, will transform the old thing and give it a new fashionable look.
3. A scattering of beads
Beaded jeans are one of the fashion trends of the season. However, do not rush to spend money on buying another pair of trousers. You probably have a pair of plain old jeans in your closet. Gently sew a couple of dozen beads to the legs and voila - you are already the happy owner of brand new trendy pants.
4. Bag
A very old shirt or jeans can be used to create an original handbag. Of course, to implement such an idea, you will need a sewing machine and the skills to work with it.
5. Lace
Stylish trousers with a spectacular black lace insert on the sides - an idea that anyone can implement, armed with only scissors, a needle, thread and a piece of guipure fabric.
6. Short vest
Give a plain denim jacket a new look. To do this, you need to shorten it by about half, rip off the sleeves and fasten beautiful ribbon ties at the bottom.
7. Patches
Extend the life of kids' jeans by decorating knee holes with colorful superhero patches, or transform rips into fun monsters.
8. Mickey Mouse
Classic plain jeans can be turned into a unique trend piece by embellishing them with Mickey Mouse images. Moreover, to implement this idea, you will not need special artistic skills, only a special stencil and felt-tip pen for fabric.
9. Glamor fringe
Glamorous fringe ribbon, bright patches, sequins and half an hour of free time - that's all it takes to make a simple denim jacket look fantastic.
10. Leather inserts
Do you want to add a touch of audacity and sexuality to your everyday look? Decorate a pair of classic skinny jeans with eco-leather wide panels.
11. Plaid patches
Flashy red plaid patches look great when paired with classic blue denim. Therefore, if you have a pair of these jeans available, it makes sense to pick up scissors, needles and threads and start their fashionable transformation.
12. Gradient
Unusual painting will help to update an old vest. To do this, dilute a little special fabric paint in water, dip a thing into it, so that the water covers it a little more than half and leave it for a while. After removing the vest from the water, put it in the bath and carefully rub the border of staining with a stiff brush. After doing all these manipulations, rinse the vest well in cold running water.
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13. Bright pockets
With the help of shreds of bright fabric, you can transform summer shorts in no time. Such a bright detail will undoubtedly attract the attention of others and become the highlight of the image.
14. Unusual divorces
Bleach your shorts with bleach or dye them with fabric dye. Despite the fact that these methods are as old as the world, they have not lost their relevance even now.
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15. Embroidery
Denim vest with knitted details.
A stylish denim jacket with jersey sleeves and a hood is a perfect example of crossing an old denim vest and a worn jersey sweater.
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Did you know that jeans were originally just for workers? Read more
The easiest and fastest way to change your jeans beyond recognition. Forget everything we said about the sense of proportion, sculpt everything you could find in stores: labels, names of your favorite bands, cartoon characters, lips, lightning bolts, arrows and other emoji.
Lourdes Leon and Amanda Seyfried love everything at once
Click on photo to enlarge:
2. Lace
You can sew lace on pockets or sleeves, decorate a collar or back. The more chaotic your decor, the more interesting! The task is more difficult - to remove the old back and replace it with lace. But keep in mind, this option is good on its own, so do not add stripes, rhinestones and beads here.
3. Embroidery
If you yourself are too lazy to while away the evenings behind the hoop, you can turn to your beloved grandmother for help or go to the nearest second-hand store in the hope of finding a little thing with decent embroidery there. Found? Great, sew on the back - it will look very stylish there.
TV presenter Fern Cotton is not against embroideries
4. Scuffs and holes
It is necessary to make holes in a jacket or jeans with sharp scissors, just do not forget to place a metal or wooden plank under the fabric so as not to hurt the other side of the jacket.
Rihanna loves ripped denim
5. Beads, rivets, sequins and rhinestones
This item is for those who love bright decor. All these charms are sold in any needlework store. You can embroider the entire jeans with mother-of-pearl beads, decorate the collar and places above the pockets with studs, glue rhinestones, stones or spikes on the shoulders, and place an applique of beads and sequins on the back. Of course, not all at once, but one thing.
Miranda Kerr wears denim with studs
6. Color and ombre
Change the color of jeans with the good old white. If you can’t achieve a smooth transition, it doesn’t matter, chaotic stains also look great. By the way, with the help of bleach and a pin, you can apply even stripes on the fabric or make a pattern.
7. Patches
If you decide to decorate your jacket with patches, it is not necessary to cut it at all - you can sew pieces of fabric on top. There are also plenty of decor options here: neon, embroidery, a collage of old jeans and much more. One taboo: leopard.
8. Drawings
Don't limit yourself to the examples below. With the help of felt-tip pens for fabric, special paints and your wild imagination, you can create a real work of art from a denim jacket!
Don't know what to make from unwanted jeans? Then take these ideas into your piggy bank and start interesting work!
Jeans go out of fashion, get bored and frayed in some places. However, a durable and dense fabric can serve for many more years if you give it a second life, using it for sewing new things and crafts. What can you do with old jeans? Yes, anything from simple jewelry, door mats, covers for documents and books to bags, blankets and furniture covers. Everyone can try themselves in this needlework, because there is no risk - the old pants will still have to be thrown away!
Opportunities and ideas for inspiration
The most popular alteration of jeans is a bag. It can be a small cosmetic bag, a bag insert with many compartments, or a trendy shoulder bag. Most often, bags are sewn from the top, but sometimes legs are also used. For sewing, you can use the patchwork or weaving technique - such things look very impressive and stylish.
However, a bag is not the only way to use unnecessary trousers. From the pants you get wonderful rugs for the hallway and bedroom. Woven according to the grandmother's method, they fit perfectly into the modern interior.
Denim pillows can withstand even family battles, they can be safely thrown on the floor and put under your feet. If the pillowcase is made removable, then washing will not cause problems.
Plaids and blankets sewn using technique are ideally combined with such pillows. Original bedspreads are ideal for home, summer cottages and as eye-catching beach rugs.
Failed lampshades are easy to upgrade by removing the old fabric and replacing it with a new denim shade.
A little effort and you end up with an unusual laundry basket. To keep the product in shape, the case can be reinforced with soft cardboard.
All kinds of stands for office supplies can also be created from practical denim. The easiest way is to wrap or braid with stripes some solid base, for example, a plastic glass or a jar. If there is no space for a stand, make a wall organizer that can be hung on the wall of a closet or the inside of a table top.
For yourself or as a gift, you can make a cover for a notebook, taking as a basis the cheapest notebook in the stationery store.
Fashionable jewelry boxes and boxes of small items made on the basis of cardboard look great.
Old jeans can be used for, in such a beloved man will walk around the room with pleasure. And if your lover does not like to be fashionable, but prefers to do men's things, give him a brutal organizer for tools.
Hikers will love the handy cutlery storage. A similar thing can be sewn instead of a school pencil case or an organizer for cosmetic brushes.
Out-of-fashion pants can also be used in the garden! For example, sew an unusual hammock for relaxation from durable trousers. Or use whole pants as flowerpot decor.
If you are passionate, take note of these beautiful decorations. Girlfriends and colleagues will definitely not have these, but it’s not difficult to make them from old jeans!
Step-by-step master classes for alterations
If you like step-by-step lessons in which experienced needlewomen talk in detail about making crafts of their old jeans with their own hands, follow the links or click on the photo of the work you like.
Fashionable and beautiful, including necklace and earrings.
Designed for those who already know how to sew. sewing will require a sewing machine, time and patience, but the result is worth the effort.
School will appeal to young denim fans. Also on this MK you can sew a case for makeup brushes.
It is difficult to list what can be sewn from old jeans in one note! We hope these tips will be useful to you, and if you have new ideas, share them in the comments!
Take a look at our other articles, in them you will find many new ideas and pick up a new hobby for your soul.
Helpful Hints
12 birthmarks and moles beautifully covered with tattoosJeans- an item of everyday clothing that is worn by almost everyone. Denim or denim became so popular that today denim can be seen everywhere.
The main merit of this wonderful material is strength and durability, which is why the old jeans that you are tired of do not have to be thrown away. Denim can be made into a wide variety of items, from recycled other garments to dainty accessories, jewelry, rugs, pillows, and more.
We offer you some tips on how to update old jeans or turn them into another piece of clothing.
How to make ripped jeans
The biggest problem with old jeans is that they end up just get bored. After a while, even the most beloved jeans want to be changed for new ones, or at least updated. If you feel sorry for throwing away weird jeans, use the following tips. by their alteration.
As you know, jeans are the only wardrobe item on which holes will not look indecent. On the contrary, many jeans wearers love to rip their jeans. Surprisingly, holey jeans always look very stylish.
For work you will need:
- Old jeans
Chalk or thin bar of soap
- Scissors
Let's get to work:
1) Lay your jeans out on a flat surface. Mark with soap or chalk the stripes where you think make incisions. It is better to think over their location in advance so that there are no unpleasant surprises. Then, using scissors, start making cuts.
2) When all the cuts are ready, pull out from the edges a few threads to give the impression of being worn. Washable jeans in washer dryer then the threads will stretch themselves.
3) You can make cuts along the entire length of the legs on both sides, or you can make cuts only in a few places.
4) The slits on the jeans can be left as is, or you can add a small detail: sew on the inside of the lace.
How to dye jeans
To make old jeans look new, they can be dyed, and the pattern depends on your imagination. original version - drawing on a space theme.
For work you will need:
- Old jeans (dark)
Spray bottle with 2 parts bleach to 1 part cold water
Acrylic paints in different colors
old toothbrush
- Small containers for mixing paints
Let's get to work:
1) Lay the jeans on the floor, spreading the protective film before that.
2) Spray your jeans with bleach in different places. Be careful not to splash too much. Wait until they show up orange spots(a few seconds) and then spritz more if you wish to intensify the stains.
3) Mix first batch of colors and start using a sponge to apply it around the orange spots. Rinse the sponge periodically to keep the colors from being too uniform. You can experiment with color.
4) Do the same with the other side.
5) Highlight some places white paint.
6) To make stars, use liquid white paint diluted with water, and an old toothbrush. Dip the brush into the paint and then use your finger to spray some of it. You will get star clusters.
7) Repeat all procedures on the reverse side, and then pay attention to seam areas. Treat them with paint and bleach as well.
8) Wait for the paint to dry well (about a day). Your new jeans are ready!
Decorating jeans with beads
To give your old jeans a whole new look, you can embellish them. rhinestones and beads. One option is to bead the bottom of the jeans.
For work you will need:
- Old jeans (preferably tight)
Beads and rhinestones of various shapes
Ruler
Scissors
- Needle and thread
Let's get to work:
1) Using a ruler, measure the edge of the jeans and fold them several times to the desired length. Needle and thread neatly sew on edge so that it doesn't unroll.
2) Sew one by one beads in random order. Consider the pattern ahead of time. Combine large beads with smaller ones.
3) Rhinestones can be glued with glue.
Decorations are ready!
Patterned jeans
Jeans with an original pattern are always in fashion, but not everyone knows that patterns can be made on their own using felt-tip pens for fabrics or paint with a stencil. A very easy way to use plain old lace instead of a stencil.
For work you will need:
- Old jeans (preferably white or light-colored)
Felt pens for fabrics of different colors
Scissors
- Lace
Let's get to work:
Jeans with a similar pattern should wash only in cold water and also do not dry them in the machine. Fabric marker pens are washable, so if you use regular paper markers, they can ruin the fabric after washing.
1) Get started from the bottom edge. Insert cardboard into the leg to prevent the design from being printed on the other side.
2) Put lace on top, you can fasten it to the leg with pins. think it over what colors will you use.
3) Apply the drawing dotted through lace along the contours.
5) After completing the drawing, take off the lace, you should get something like this:
6) You can combine several colors. So apply drawings along the entire length of the jeans and from the reverse side.
The drawing is ready!
Another easy way to apply a pattern on jeans is using a stencil and liquid paint for fabric.
For work you will need:
- Old jeans
Fabric paint
flower stencil
tassel
- Sponge
Let's get to work:
1) Attach the stencil to the jeans with adhesive tape.
2) Using sponges apply paint.
3) The paint can be applied unevenly, for example, in some places more intense, then the effect will be very original.
4) Apply the drawing in different places jeans at both sides. At the end, you can make a small stroke with a brush: draw leaves.
5) The drawing is ready. Let it dry well and you can put it on updated jeans!
Shorts from old jeans
One of the most common wardrobe items that comes from old jeans is shorts. Making them is the easiest. To do this, you just need to arm yourself with scissors and carefully measure everything in advance. We invite you to learn how to original stylish shorts from old jeans bleached in solution.
For work you will need:
- Old jeans
Scissors
Hanger
Bucket or other container
- Bleach
Let's get to work:
1) With scissors cut off the legs of your jeans to make shorts. The cut should be slightly oblique.
2) Hang the shorts on a hanger and lower them into a bucket of bleach for about by 1/3 for 3 minutes.
3) Leave the shorts to dry about an hour and then rinse them in clean water and leave to dry overnight. As they dry, the whitening will become more visible.
4) Finish the edges of the shorts with scissors to get small fringe.
5) Can also be done incisions.
6) As a result, the top of the shorts will remain blue, and bottom - white.
A few tips for working with bleach:
When working with bleach, always use latex gloves to protect the skin of the hands.
Work with bleach outdoors or on the balcony to inhale as little toxic fumes as possible.
always water with bleach flush down the drain immediately after work.
It is best not to bleach stretch denim as it is mixed with spandex, a material that, when bleached, can give an undesirable yellow color.
Before bleaching jeans, carefully study the material. If it has a yellowish tint in the light areas, it is likely that the yellowness will remain after bleaching.
Sometimes some indigo paints can acquire during bleaching yellow tint.
Try bleaching first piece of test material. If you've just made shorts, you can test the bleach on a cut leg.
You should not expect that after bleaching the fabric will acquire perfect white color. If you want to achieve this color, you should use a special white fabric paint.
The threads that were used to sew the product may not react to bleach and remain the same color as before.
Short denim shorts
Shorts do not have to be cut straight and then fringed, although this is the easiest way. For example, you can do something like this original finished edges:
For work you will need:
- Old jeans
Scissors
Pencil
Cardboard and paper
Sewing machine
- Pins
Let's get to work:
1) First prepare template for patterned edge. To do this, use a piece of cardboard, paper and a pencil.
2) Pin the pattern to the legs and cut off the bottom of the jeans by drawing.
3) Process with a sewing machine edges of the shorts so that a fringe does not form.
Denim shorts with lace
If regular cut-off jeans are too boring for you, you can decorate them. original parts, for example, with such lace. Lace, as you know, looks very stylish with denim.
For work you will need:
- Denim shorts
Scissors
Lace
Needle and thread
- Pins
Let's get to work:
1) On the sides from the edges, cut off the shorts triangles as shown in the photo.
2) Cut out the lace two triangular parts so that they cover the cut out triangles. Attach them with pins.
3) Using a needle and thread, carefully sew lace to shorts, hiding the stitches.
Lace can also be trimmed shorts pockets.
Skirt from old jeans
Skirts are often made from old jeans. They are a bit more difficult to make than shorts and require more patience. There are several options for sewing skirts from old jeans. The easiest way is to sew flounces from another material to the top. We are offering to you baby skirt example. By the same principle, you can sew a skirt for adults.
Option 1:
For work you will need:
- Old jeans
Scissors
Cotton or other suitable material
Needle and thread
pins
- Sewing machine
Let's get to work:
1) Old jeans are completely cut off the legs.
2) You should end up with the basis for the future skirt.
3) Prepare two strips of fabric for flounces about 1 and 1.5 meters. The width of the stripes will depend on the desired length of the skirt. Sew both ends of each strip with a sewing machine. These are blanks for shuttlecocks. One of them, which will go to the bottom, should be longer. The photo shows three strips, two of which will be sewn together to make one long strip.
4) Sew the shuttle along the length double row. Do the same with the other shuttlecock.
5) Then pull out one of the threads to assemble the skirt. Don't pull it too tight, try on the flounce against the denim base so that it fits the width of the denim and can easily be sewn onto it.
6) Attach the shuttlecock to the denim base with pins along the very edge.
7) Using a sewing machine, sew the shuttlecock to the base, stitching it on the inside.
8) The second shuttlecock is sewn to the edge of the first. It is much longer than the first one, so you should also tighten the thread so that it matches the width of the edge of the first shuttlecock.
9) Finish the edge of the second shuttlecock with sewing machine.
Option 2:
For the second version of the old jeans skirt, you will need not one but two pairs of pants. This original skirt looks very unusual and is especially suitable for those who want to hide less than perfect legs.
For work you will need:
- Old jeans (2 pairs)
Scissors
pins
- Sewing machine
Let's get to work:
1) For the first pair of jeans, which will be the basis for the future skirt, cut off internal seams, ripping them Outside seams on the sides do not need to be touched.
2) On the reverse side, cut out the old seam until until the curved part ends
Skirt from old jeans is ready!
By the way, instead of the second pair of jeans, you can use some original cotton material, making inserts from it in front and behind, which looks very impressive.
