What can you do with old jeans? How to sew a bag, a backpack, a skirt, shorts, a sarafan and a vest from old jeans with their own hands?

Old jeans - great material for alterations, thanks to which your wardrobe can be transformed beyond recognition.

Old jeans, as a suitcase with a torn off handle, which seems to be and there is no need to discard and throw it away. But throwing out and forgetting out of fashion jeans is not necessary, moreover, they can be turned into a useful and beautiful thing .What you can sew from old jeans read in this article.

What can I sew from old jeans: a photo?

Internet expanses are full of many crafts that skillful needlewomen do, literally, from everything that falls under the arm of .And it's no wonder that a fabric made from old jeans has found its application in such self-made dresses, because it is universal, beautiful and quite practical.

Decorative cushion

Decorative cushion

Decorative cushion from jeans

Beautician from old jeans

Original backpack

Moccasins of jeans

Jeans skirt

Decorative cushions

Extremely beautiful shoes

Upholstery sofa from jeans

Stitches made of jeans

Dress for graduation

Notepad fromold jeans

Patchwork denim rug

Baby bag

Ladies' handbag from jeans

Bag of jeans

As you can see, you can make abs from old jeans Everything is everything. Since jeans are strong, it is rational to use as for tailoring, and for making toys , various items, often used in everyday life, interior details.

How to sew a denim skirt from old jeans? Pattern

Of old jeans that have long been out of fashion and just dusting in the closet, you can get a beautiful, comfortable skirt , and most importantly, it will be created by your hands. Create a new highlight of your wardrobe can quickly and easily.

To create a skirt, any jeans

will fit. To make the original skirt to the knee you will need a pair of old, out of fashion jeans, which probably lie and dust in your closet. At the same time, the does not matter what style and coloring the is, but ragged jeans for this do not work, as jeans with crystals and paetkas will also be undesirable.

Pair of jeans

For work you will need such tools and materials:

• sewing machine
• ruler
• pencil or chalk
• scissors
• threads and needles
• jeans
• decorative materials( at your discretion)

Stripped jeans

The first thing on jeans is to carefully trim seams , with the external seams left unchanged.

Blanks from jeans

Take one of the jeans and measure with the ruler and chalk a flat line below the pocket .Then cut off the excess.

Seams of jeans neatly steamed with a blade

Blanket for a skirt

Base of a skirt

Edges needed to be tucked

Rough edges

Second jeans will be skirt base .We bend them as shown in the photo. After that, place one of the parts of the first jeans inside the workpiece. Unprocessed edges of and pins with pins, do the same with the bottom edge of the skirt.

Aligning the Bends

Align the bends so that they are the same width, as is done in the photo.

Pins are pinned with

by making sure that the bends of the same size, fix them with pins.

The inside of the skirt

The inside of the skirt must match the one shown on the photo:

Seam stitching

If all the steps were done according to the instructions, then at this stage you can start sewing on the sewing machine.

Excessive fabric must be cut

After stitching the skirt, must be turned inside out and cut off all protruding parts of the fabric.

Then do all the above operations with with the front of the skirt: also bend the edges, pinch with pins, stitch and cut off excess.

Front of the skirt

At the final stage of making the skirt, cut it to the desired length and also stitch.

Chop the skirt to the desired length

Here is a jeans skirt that can come from old jeans. And most importantly - you will not spend on its production neither extra time, nor extra money , because materials and tools for work are at each house.

Ready-made skirt

Video: New skirt from old jeans

How to sew slippers from old jeans? Pattern

If you do not already have comfortable slippers , then immediately look for old jeans. Well, if you personally do not need slippers, then you can make a wonderful present, which will not only be done with the soul, but it will show how skillful you are.

Make slippers from jeans very simple, you need:

• synthepon
• old jeans
• scissors
• needles and threads
• cardboard, paper, pencil
• pins

Slippers from jeans

Slippers pattern

The first thing to do is to pattern the main parts. At home slippers they are only two - outsole and upper part.

You can create templates from cardboard, and then attach their fabric, traverse with a pencil or crayon and cut. To create the plantar part of the , you will need thick cardboard ( the denser the better), two denim blanks and a synthetone .

Of all these materials, it is required to cut out the same elements, as shown in the drawing , considering that the cardboard should be one centimeter smaller than the blank of jeans and sintepon.

Create workpieces from paper

When the elements of the sole are ready, they must be folded in this order: a denim blank, a sintepon, a cardboard and the remaining jeans pattern.

In doing so, do not forget that cardboard need not be stitched - it is smaller than the rest of the blanks and is needed for the strength of the structure.

By analogy, the second sole is sewn and sewn, after which it is possible to proceed to the manufacture of the of the top of the slippers .To do this, cut out the cardboard pattern according to the pattern and with its help create blanks of sintepon and jeans.

Each slipper requires one cut from the synthepone and two of the old jeans. They are sewn in such a way that the sintepon is inside the denim "shell".

Women's slippers from jeans

The finished workpieces are stitched together. Received slippers can be decorated with ribbons, pawns or beads. The disheveled jeans edge of the slippers can be hidden by sewing a small piece of jeans fabric , but leaving the disheveled, you just add slippers to decorativeness.

Finished slippers from jeans

How to sew an apron from old jeans? Pattern

For any mistress an indispensable companion in the kitchen will be an apron sewn from jeans. To make such a necessary thing can even a person completely far from sewing, because for this you do not need any specific knowledge and skills, and all materials and tools are sure to be at your house.

Apron of jeans

To create an unusual apron, you will only need one jean pants .It must be cut through the inner seam, leaving the outer seam untouched, and then making the workpieces.

Bundle for the base of the apron

For the edging is used the tape

Cut out of the jeans the rim of any existing fabric ( it can be jeans, but the contrast fabric will look better) and wrap the disjointed edges of the future apron by pinning them with pins. Then attach the fringing with a sewing machine.

From jeans, cut pocket and gently sew it to the apron in the center.

Base of apron

Permanent attribute of apron - pocket

The apron is almost ready, it remains only to cut and to sew to it the strings .They can be either of jeans or of fabric, which was used as a fringing.

Ready apron of jeans

You can make an apron easier:

1. Cut the top of the jeans by measuring the length just above the knee( preferably the back)
2. Sew the workpiece in the place where the legs begin to tear.
3. Sash the edges with a fringe to hide the dishevelment and sew the strings

A simpler version of the apron

How to sew a vest from old jeans? Pattern

From old jeans you can sew and a stylish waistcoat .This will require an tool kit and materials:

• jeans
• threads and needles
• white chalk
• cardboard
• scissors
• ruler or centimeter
• safety pins
• any decorative elements that you would like to decorate a ready vest

Vest pattern

Alternative pattern of apron

The presented patterns are a more sophisticated version of the creating a vest for those who have any experience in the sewing business. We will create a vest by a simpler scheme.

Before proceeding directly to the process of making a vest, needs to be washed, dried and ironed.

Jeans from which the vest

will be created Then you can start the pattern. It will be pretty simple, as the back of jeans, , where the pockets are located, will be used as the basis for the vest. It is only necessary to give this blank the correct form.

Line marking

Edges must be bent

After the cut lines are applied, you can safely cut out the elements of the future vest that we need. Then from the cardboard it is required to cut out the hexagon and, attaching it to the existing workpiece, cut out the two such hexagons from the jeans.

Create a hexagon on the

template. Finished hexagons sew together , make small indents for the seams and clip them with pins. After that, the elements are sewn on the sewing machine or manually.

Two hexagons are stitched

Place the main workpiece aside and go to creating the loops. Measure them from their neck to chest.

Creation of vests for a vest

Pre-marked strips for the hips, narrowed from the neck and expanding to the chest, cut out. Do not forget to leave 1-2 cm for the seams of and pin them with pins. Sew the harnesses with the base of the vest.

The edges are turned for joints

The seams in front should be absolutely imperceptible and neat. The most aesthetically and quickly this can be done using a sewing machine.

Front workpiece type

When the workpieces are joined together, you can proceed to the stitching of the edges of the hoods.

Stitched edges of vest sleeves

From the remaining pants, cut the back of the vest , based on your own parameters and considering that its width should match the width of the base.

Backrest pattern

The edges of the cut are also tucked into the joints and pinched by pins. Only after that, making sure that the lines of the parts are as flat as possible, you can proceed to darn the edges.

Stitching of the edges of the vest element

To decorate the backrest, cut two pieces of fabric from the pants, as shown in the photo. Of these, you need to make a bow.

Rectangles made of jeans

A large rectangle is stitched around the edges, and a small one is folded and stitched, as shown in the photo.

Blanks for the bow

Drag the big rectangle small so that the bow is obtained. From the rear part, make a seam securing the parts.

Decorative bow for vest

Sew a bow to the back and connect the waistcoat.

All elements are sewn to the basis of

Waistcoat - front view

Ready waistcoat from old jeans

Here is such a fashionable and easy to manufacture waistcoat you can get from your old, unnecessary jeans.

How to sew a blanket from old jeans? Master-class: photo

A durable and extraordinary veil of unnecessary jeans can be an excellent help for a picnic and even an attribute of the bedroom. At the same time, it is very easy to sew such a blanket - for this purpose a patchwork sewing technique is used, which even a beginner can master in needlework.

Patchwork coverlet from jeans

Get ready for the fact that the shreds will take a lot, which means using the requires several jeans .Before starting work, they are washed, dried and ironed.

Shroud pattern

Also except for jeans you need a cut of strong fabric with parameters 150 * 200 cm , which will become the lower part of the veil.

To create a coverlet, you need to cut out 35 squares of jeans with sides of 20 cm.

Squares of jeans

All squares sew in one canvas .Then the canvas is sewn on( on the sewing machine) the lower part of the curtain on four sides. After that, the side seams are covered with strips of fabric, which are tucked and create a fringe of curtains.

Ready-made denim cover

Coverlet from jeans

How to sew shorts from old jeans?

The traditional end of the existence of jeans is their circumcision to the level of shorts. It's not only economical, but also very stylish. In addition, to create shorts from old jeans is very simple - you just need to properly cut the legs and stitch the edges.

From old jeans you can sew shorts

There is also an easier method creating shorts, which does not involve manipulation with a needle and thread. Such shorts are created by the method bleaching , which we will consider below.

To create trendy shorts you will need:

• old jeans
• scissors
• chalk and centimeter
• bleach
• accessories( bucket and hanger)

The main tool for creating shorts are the scissors

Before work, jeans need to be washed and ironed. After this, you can start creating the shorts yourself: measure the required length with a centimeter tape and mark the line with chalk( it should go obliquely, as in the photo).Then cut off excess part of the leg with scissors.

Cropped jeans

The edges of the jeans shorts can be slightly messed up to create a fashionable effect of negligence, and you can leave an even line.

The next step is whitening .To do this, you need any bleach for clothes, which need to fill the bucket by a third.

Whitening shorts

Hang the shorts on the hanger and lower them into the bucket so that the shorts are immersed in the bleach for half. Withstand no more than three minutes.

Shorts should dry

After this time, remove the shorts from the bucket and hang them to dry for an hour. Whitening is not so noticeable, but do not put the shorts back in the bleach - the effect will manifest later. Just rinse the shorts in clean water, and then hang it dry until completely dry( for example, you can hang it overnight).

Creating disheveled edges

Ragged shorts

If you want shorts to have more hooligan kind of , then after drying you can disentangle the edges using scissors. You can also cut small incisions, creating the effect of torn shorts.

Ready-made shorts from old jeans

These original shorts can be created without a single seam - very quickly, stylishly and without much difficulty. Everybody will envy this work.

How to sew a backpack of old jeans? Pattern

Strength of material such as jeans, allows you to create from it backpacks and bags, which not only will last a long time, but will look good. Sewing a backpack of old jeans can guided by the photo-instruction presented below.

In addition to jeans, you will need a fabric for interior trim and rims

You will also need cardboard and sintepon

Backpack elements

Backpack design

Cut out jeans squares

Cut jeans out of squares with sides 13 cm

Backpack design

Connect the squares together with pins in one sheet

Sew the squares

Sew the squares of the squares with rape tape

Ribbon is sewn vertically and horizontally

Cloth trimmed with rape tape

Sew the canvas into the meshcheck without a bottom

Glue a tight cardboard to the jeans to give strength to the bottom of the

backpack. Bottom the stitched bottom to a cut of the same size

. Stitching edges and excess sintepon cut off the

. From the belt, cut two pieces of 7 mm long and,

Obtain the rings sewn to the bottom of the rucksack

Remove the backpack base inside out and staple the bottom

Cut out the valve on the pattern, stitch the edges

Sew the valve to the backpack on the inside, in the rings tighten the straps andrisheyte them to the top of the valve. Form holes and stretch the rope

Turn the backpack inside out and stitch the lining

Video: How to sew a children's backpack of old jeans

How to sew a sundress from old jeans? Pattern

If on the shelf in the closet dusted old jeans, and the child has not been updated for a long time, then you can easily make a children's sarafan from them.

Dress jeans for girls

Those who are familiar with sewing, can sew sarafan for pattern , which shows all the measurements and parameters.

Pattern for the sarafan

If you are new to sewing and sewing patterns for you, then the parameters can be copied from any children's dress, using it as a stencil.

Any dress will serve as a stencil for a sarafan

From jeans measure and cut out two identical parts( as shown in the photo), which will become the basis of the sarafan.

The main details of the sundress

From the remaining jeans flaps, cut out two rectangles with dimensions 10x27 cm .Fold them and sew the edges, forming two straps.

Create sashfur straps

Sew one another with the sides of the back and in front of the sarafan, cut out the square from the old jeans and sew a pocket. All details, as in the photo, sew with colored threads , forming a decorative seam.

Straps, sarafan base and pocket are stitched with colored threads

Stitch the top edge of the sarafan in front and behind, after which the stitch the straps.

Straps sewn to the base

To the straps sew buttons, at the base of the sarafan make loops for them.

Straps with buttons

Cut out the pattern from the paper. It can be absolutely anything - depict what fantasy tells. The best option is the favorite character of the children's cartoon .From the pattern, cut out the pattern from the fabric and sew it to the sarafan.

Creating a drawing on a sarafan

Durable and comfortable sundress for playing games and going to the garden is ready.

Ready-made children's sundress

How to sew a bag of old jeans? Pattern

Pattern of a bag

In a women's wardrobe, there are some types of clothing and accessories that are never too much. One of these accessories and the most practical element of the image is the bag. Try to create an extraordinary bag of old jeans and emphasize your personality.

Work order:

1. Work on the paper:
   1. Draw a pattern on the paper, then translate it onto the disjointed jeans
   2. . Obtain the two identical pieces face-to-face and, stepping back 1 cm from the edge , stitch one side
   3. Each tuck fold in half, pin, and then stitch along the bend line
   4. From the jeans cut pockets and sew them on the sides
   5. Of mottled fabric cut out the strip 1,2 x 0,7 m, which will be a ruff for the bag
   6. Protect the rufflesalong the entire length with pins so that forms folds and then make the seams
   7. in these places. Cut the belt and to the yoke of the from the jeans( triangular part under the belt) and sew the ruff to the wrong side so that it peeks out by 30 mm
   8. Sew a coquette to the top of the
   9. bag. From jeans and auxiliary materials, weave the braid with two straps, after which they are sewn from inside
   10. Decorate the top of the bag with pouches or beads in random order.

   Sequence paThe notes to create bags

   old jeans: tips and reviews

   As you can see, to breathe life into old, long forgotten jeans various ways. Jeans have long gone into the category of things that are stupid to throw out after they become unfashionable and unclaimed - it is much more practical to change them into a useful and beautiful thing.

   Analyzing numerous reviews about needlework from old jeans, we can say that from this material you can create absolutely everything - so universal is jeans. In addition, the jeans items are always in the fashion of , you only need to choose the right style and invest in the product a share of fantasy and creativity.

   Video: Things from old jeans