Recycled Crafts: Old Jeans in a New kind of jean skirt.
I have a ton of old jeans that don't fit right or people have given me. I love denim as a fabric, it looks good new and old and all stages in between. I am always looking for new ways to recycle old jeans. I don't really like the things I make to look like jeans though. You know what I mean, like the purse with the back pockets and front zipper. That just makes me think butt purse. So for this skirt I used three pairs of jeans and cut strips of fabric half the width of the jean leg and half the length of my waist measurement. Then I shingled the pieces until I had my desired length trimmed edges. Made another sheet of "fabric" for the back and sewed everything together and then to the waistband of a pair of jeans that still fit in the waist. Oh yeah and I added two darts in the back.
I love how it turned out. The only thing I would do to improve it is to add a kick pleat ( I think thats what its called) to the back. Walking is fine but I definetly don't have enough leg room to run or kick.
Skirt modeled by tree stump |
I love how it turned out. The only thing I would do to improve it is to add a kick pleat ( I think thats what its called) to the back. Walking is fine but I definetly don't have enough leg room to run or kick.
I really like this! It's definitely better than the old way of opening the inner leg seam and adding a triangle of fabric. I'll try it after I finish my denim quilt.
ReplyDeleteThanks, M Bryant, I love denim!
ReplyDeleteI found this pin on Pinterest awhile back and just yesterday I made a similar skirt using this as a guide. Thanks for the idea!
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Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
Sounds cool and basically do-able. Except I don't know how to make darts or kick pleats.
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