How To Turn Old Jeans Into A Denim Skirt
You don’t have to be a seasoned tailor to breathe life back into your old, unused denim pants. With some creativity, a pair of workable hands, and a few sewing supplies, you can create a chic denim skirt that would not only save your old denim from going to waste but would also add a new, fashionable item to your wardrobe. So, go ahead with this step by step guide and soon you have a nice denim skirt to flaunt!
DIY: Transforming Old Denim Pants into a Chic Denim Skirt
Here’s how to do it:
Materials:
- Old denim pants
- Seam ripper
- Sewing pins
- Ruler or measuring tape
- Scissors
- Sewing machine or needle and thread
Steps For Making:
- Preparation: Start with a pair of denim pants that you no longer wear. Lay them down on a clean, flat surface for easy handling.
- Seam Ripping: Use the seam ripper to carefully rip the seam of the denim pants, beginning from the bottom edges and working your way up to where the legs of the pants intersect.
- Further Seam Ripping: Even after they’re disjointed, go a bit further to remove more of the seam.
- Adding Overlap: To create a snug fit for your skirt, take one side of the pants and arrange it to overlap the other by around 2 inches. Secure this overlap in place with the help of sewing pins.
- Measuring and Cutting: Now, it’s time to give the skirt its shape. Measure the desired length of the skirt – both lengthwise and widthwise – and cut the excess material from the lower portion.
- Sewing the Opening: There will likely be an opening at the lower part of the resulting skirt due to the join of the two legs. Take an extra piece of denim from the previously cut portion of the pants, place it over this gap, and carefully sew it in place with a sewing machine or by hand.
- Trimming the Excess: After you have firmly sewn the extra denim patch onto the opening, use your scissors to cut off any excess part sticking out, and voila! Your skirt is ready.
This ingenious transformation will give your old denim pants a second life as a stylish and comfortable skirt – a true testament to your creative prowess and sustainable mindset! In this era of fast fashion, your eco-friendly and cost-effective creation can surely inspire others as well.
