Since their inception, jeans have been loved as a practical and fashionable item. Whether it's for work, leisure or fashion, jeans are a great choice. Although jeans are very wearable, over time they will inevitably fade and wear out. So what do you usually do with it? Throw it away or put it somewhere in your closet? However you can give your old jeans a new lease of life and make them shine again with just a few tricks and ideas.
Scissors: for cutting fabric.
Sewing machine: for quick and neat sewing if you have one.
Hand sewing tools: including needles, thread, sewing needle inserts and bobbins.
Ruler or tape measure: to accurately measure and mark fabric.
Chalk or washable markers: to mark cutting lines on fabric.
Stitch remover: if you need to remove existing stitches.
Iron: for smoothing the fabric to ensure it is flat when sewing.
Sewing clips or pins: to secure the fabric and keep it in place while sewing.
Decorative materials: such as lace, beads, sequins, rhinestones, etc. to add decoration according to your design.
Glue: for sticking embellishments such as sequins or rhinestones that do not need to be sewn.
Dye: if you plan to change the color of your jeans.
EASY REPAIR: For those who are less crafty DIYers, sew your prepared fabric to the holes and frayed spots of your jeans. Ergo, it's not much difficult, but it will extend the life of your jeans, and the personalized pattern will show your taste.
Creative Patchwork:You need good sewing skills to create unique patchwork jeans by stitching together fabrics of different materials and colors. Lace, plaid, prints and other fabrics are good choices.
Dyeing:Wash your old jeans, in the meantime you can prepare your dyes (the exact steps can be made according to the instructions), when ready you can start to dye your old jeans, directly submerge them in the dye, during which you need to turn the jeans several times to ensure that the dyeing is even.
Add embellishments: Lace, embroidery, pearls, rhinestones, and sequins are just a few of the embellishments that will make your jeans look more sparkly and eye-catching.
Modify the style: Don't want jeans? Then you can transform them into shorts, suspenders, skirts and other styles. However, this process requires skillful sewing and a lot of cutting and sewing to get the style you want.
Choose the right jeans: I don't know what style of jeans you have, but you need to be careful to choose good quality jeans with a classic style. After all, you don't want a complicated process or a short life span.
Define a solution: As I said in the how to make new jeans section, you need to choose a solution that suits your sewing level and prepare the appropriate materials and tools for it.
Attention to detail: You need to pay more attention to the details that will make or break your jeans. For example, the stitching of lace and rhinestones.
Thank you for reading to the end, and I believe that these suggestions will make your Jeansato shine again. Let your ideas and creativity come to life on your old jeans and have fun DIYing in the process!
Benefits of Refashioning Jeans
So what are the benefits of refashioning jeans? First of all, you get to have fun DIYing and adding your own fashion ideas to your jeans. (If you don't like DIY then ignore this message.) Secondly, you can save the environment by not only saving the material used to make the jeans but also by not having to dispose of it as garbage. And you can save money on buying a pair of jeans, keeping your money quiet in your wallet.
Prepare the tools
Grab your scissors and prepare your needle and thread. Ahem, I mean prepare the tools.Scissors: for cutting fabric.
Sewing machine: for quick and neat sewing if you have one.
Hand sewing tools: including needles, thread, sewing needle inserts and bobbins.
Ruler or tape measure: to accurately measure and mark fabric.
Chalk or washable markers: to mark cutting lines on fabric.
Stitch remover: if you need to remove existing stitches.
Iron: for smoothing the fabric to ensure it is flat when sewing.
Sewing clips or pins: to secure the fabric and keep it in place while sewing.
Decorative materials: such as lace, beads, sequins, rhinestones, etc. to add decoration according to your design.
Glue: for sticking embellishments such as sequins or rhinestones that do not need to be sewn.
Dye: if you plan to change the color of your jeans.
Ways to recreate jeans
Once you have your tools ready let's move on. Here are some sewing tips and creative inspirations I've compiled, follow me and bring your jeans back to life!EASY REPAIR: For those who are less crafty DIYers, sew your prepared fabric to the holes and frayed spots of your jeans. Ergo, it's not much difficult, but it will extend the life of your jeans, and the personalized pattern will show your taste.
Creative Patchwork:You need good sewing skills to create unique patchwork jeans by stitching together fabrics of different materials and colors. Lace, plaid, prints and other fabrics are good choices.
Dyeing:Wash your old jeans, in the meantime you can prepare your dyes (the exact steps can be made according to the instructions), when ready you can start to dye your old jeans, directly submerge them in the dye, during which you need to turn the jeans several times to ensure that the dyeing is even.
Add embellishments: Lace, embroidery, pearls, rhinestones, and sequins are just a few of the embellishments that will make your jeans look more sparkly and eye-catching.
Modify the style: Don't want jeans? Then you can transform them into shorts, suspenders, skirts and other styles. However, this process requires skillful sewing and a lot of cutting and sewing to get the style you want.
Precautions.
Although recreating jeans is not that difficult, you still need these pointers:Choose the right jeans: I don't know what style of jeans you have, but you need to be careful to choose good quality jeans with a classic style. After all, you don't want a complicated process or a short life span.
Define a solution: As I said in the how to make new jeans section, you need to choose a solution that suits your sewing level and prepare the appropriate materials and tools for it.
Attention to detail: You need to pay more attention to the details that will make or break your jeans. For example, the stitching of lace and rhinestones.
Thank you for reading to the end, and I believe that these suggestions will make your Jeansato shine again. Let your ideas and creativity come to life on your old jeans and have fun DIYing in the process!
