What to make of old jeans?

In every house, of course, there are old jeans. The fabric from which they are sewn is surprisingly sturdy. But the trouble is that they often go out of fashion, and sometimes just cease to fit in size. It happens that they suddenly burst. And what should we do with them? Clear out of sight? Or give someone as a rag? More often we just throw them away. And in vain ...


Out of fashion or obsolete jeans, it turns out, may well come in handy. Applying imagination and skillful hands, these pants can experiment with, using the ideas of folk craftsmen and masters.

To favorite children

So what can you do with old jeans? What kind of exclusive clothing can be built from them for children? We will talk at once - in case, if you do not know how to sew, then it's not worth starting this venture. But if you wield a little mastery of tailoring art, then do it without thinking.

In order to carve children's clothes, you initially require the trousers, which, cutting off your pants, you need to wash and iron. Start making. With what to begin? Let's make a sundress. If the girl is small, then for the tailoring of the sarafan there will be enough and one leg. It does not need to be severed especially, just supporting or cutting off the seams, spread it out with a naked surface and proceed to cut out the front part of the sarafan (here you need one half of the leg). To do this, apply a pattern and sketch it. Do the same with the back of the future sundress. Having cut out both parts and then stitching the shoulder and side seams, treat the edges of the armhole and the neck of the neck. The sarafan can be decorated with all sorts of appliqués, patch pockets and embroidery. That's how the new wardrobe of your child appeared.

In the same way, you can sew a fashionable skirt with a kerchief, complemented by a visor, breeches and kepi. Also very fashionable will look a bag for shoes, a soft case for school accessories, a case for phone and glasses, and many other handicrafts that will be useful for children. Ask your child, and maybe he will have some clever ideas in his head?

For lovable little animals

If there are animals in your house, then they need to give their time and love, because they are also members of your family. And who else will make it better? So from old jeans for your pet, you can invent something interesting and useful.

Do you dress up your four-legged friend in beautiful clothes? Then dress it beautifully and fashionably. To do this, prepare the trousers as well in the first case. If you have a ready-made pattern, scissors and a sewing machine, get to work.

Here are some ideas that we want to share with you-it's possible to sew a new upholstery for a cat house or a denim cover for a mattress. Denim fabric, by the way, is so strong that you can make a harness and a harness, and a collar, and a leash.

Subjects of the interior

I must say that there are many ideas here, for the implementation of which can serve as old jeans. So, we take our old jeans out of our boxes, arm ourselves with the necessary tools (scissors, iron, sewing machine, crochet hook and strings of bright colors). Are there any suitable ideas? If not, then, as always, we will throw them to you.

Let's start with covers that look very cozy on the kitchen benches or on upholstered furniture. You can also sew luxurious items for decorative pillows. There are no special wisdoms here, because the rasp of the neck and stitch the edges of the cut-out cover with a straight line can each ruler. Putting a fantasy, these products can be made even gorgeous, ie, they can be decorated with embroidery, relief stitches, appliqués and crocheting.

If you own the technique of patchwork sewing, you can make paddles and capes. To do this, simply cut the jeans into shreds of any shape-triangles, squares, etc. Then think of a pattern and use the method of assembling puzzles to connect these pieces.

Denim fabric is very convenient because the cover, made of it in this way, will look attractive both from the front and from the inside. Another nuance - shreds can be joined without stitching, by the method of tying them with a hook, and then connecting them with his help.

Next, consider the rugs. They are made in the same way as the veil. Just the difference is that here, on the side of the thread, the lining is sewn, being, as it were, the basis of the product. These rugs can decorate not only a hallway and a bathroom. With a little patience and imagination, you can make a luxurious carpet for the hall or bedroom. By the way, this carpet is the one of its kind, i.e. exclusive. You can also cut the jeans sashes and tape the crochet. If you know how to sew at the same time, then this idea, we think, you will like. The wall panel will decorate your walls and give comfort to your home.

For your love

Here you will need, again, old jeans and time, which for your loved one is never a pity. So what do you spend your time and jeans, which you used to wear with such pleasure? And on this score there are some other ideas ... These are home slippers, handbags, wallets, all kinds of cases for phones and pencils, hats and aprons and much much more, everything depends on your imagination.

If you want, you can update the kitchen products of textiles-it is a tablecloth, a pillow for a kitchen stool, potholders. If you have a car, then it will be very effective to look covers, made of a piece of cloth. In short, the time spent for a loved one will never be wasted, because all the things made by your hands will bring you a lot of positive emotions that are never superfluous.

Give vent to your imagination and ingenuity ... Decorate your life with new ideas ...