Craft Uses for Old Jeans

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RE: Craft Uses for Old Jeans

Here's a great idea...

Blue Jean Quilt

Cut the jean material into squares all the same size, fray the edges sew then together below the fray line. Make it as big as you want! What a great funky look.

Post by karensheart

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I've used them to make a toilet top cover, window balance, toilet paper holder, bathroom rug and decorated even the towel all for my bathroom set.

Post By Crimilda (Guest Post)

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I found some cool ideas too. If you take the worn-out knees off and patch the knees, you can use the threads of the worn-out part to make a funky fringe. I did it on my cousin's favorite cloth belt and she fell in love with it. I also took the seams, which are really sturdy, and made them into a bracelet that tied off with a small bit of blue embroidery thread. It hasn't broken and I've had it for ten years now.

If you don't want to look like you're carrying around a butt, no offense, you can take about ten inches off of the end of each leg and split it on one side. Then sew together both legs on one side and then the other. Remember to firmly sew the bottom so that nothing falls out. If you want the purse to be made out of denim and nothing else, use the jeans' waistband to make the handle. It works nicely and it's a bit lighter. You can sew on pockets in whatever way you like-there's a lot of really creative ideas on this page alone.

Post By Vera (Guest Post)

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Hey Randi,

I never made one of these, but I remember reading about it, thinking what a great idea it was. Use the good part of the leg fabric from jeans to make strip blocks, whatever shape you need, whether square, rectangle, but every so often, make sure to use a piece that has the back pocket left on. Piece the pieces together to make a picnic table tablecloth. The back pockets work to hold the silverware and napkins, keeps them from blowing off, and the weight of the tablecloth helps it stay on the table! I thought it was a great idea! Good luck!

Pam

Post by bzladi

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At one time I had a small purse from old jeans of my son's. I used a chain for the handle. I used pockets off of several pairs on the inside and outside to seperate things.
I have also made a purse from placemats and used the jean pockets on the inside. I am not quite sure how I did it now as it has been awhile. I am thinking I need to get the jeans my cousins are growing out of and do it again.

Post By SunshineRose (Guest Post)

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If you have a lot of old pairs of jeans, you should cut squares of the legs out,(that don't have seams on them), and make them into a quilt. After one wash, it gets softer than you can imagine.

Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)

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I LOVE DENIM! I've always loved denim, I've even told my kids when I die, to bury me in a pair of old jeans and a t-shirt! I really enjoy reading about all the things you guys are doing with this wonderful material. I've wanted for years to make a denim quilt and am in the process as we speak. And I"m enjoying seeing the purses. I made one back in the 70's out of a light colored purple and I loved it.The only thing I didn't like but didn't know enough back then to have done it, was I felt it needed and extra piece placed in the bottom so that it would sit up instead of fall over when I sat it down.

I took one of my old hip hugger belts and put it on my purse and I got lots of compliments back in the day! You guys keep on with all the cute projects cos I love new ideas!

Post by CindyM56

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Hey I got a good one I had gained some weight and had a lot of jeans that didn't fit me so my sister said hey lets make a jacket. She designed it and wow does it look great and hey I still fit into my old jeans just in a different way LOL! I just love it she quilted it in the inside and its so warm and a bit heavy if you are just carrying it but I love it.

Post By Rita Aguirre (Guest Post)

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My mother-in-law cuts up old jeans and makes quilts.
The pockets on the jeans are an added bonus. To personalize the quilt, she cuts letters out of the jeans to spell out the name of the recipient, then stitches the name onto the finished quilt top.
Jeans make nice purses; add bead work, or embellish as desired.

Also, you might want to tear the jeans into strips and crochet them into rugs.

Post by Dibbs

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I love to create Junk Jewellery from remnants of Jeans like fly button, zipper, blet loops and the leather patch behind. This is one of my favourite pendant. You can see more pictures in my facebook. Search for me with my name Kate Khwa. I'm from Singapore.

Post by katekhwa

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You can cut out the pockets and make a new hunting vest.

Post By Alan LUEHMANN (Guest Post)

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Is there any way to make belts out of old jeans? Weaving pieces together, then tie them together in front as a belt, or use two rings to fasten the belt together. Anyone have an idea of how to do it? I just have no idea how to keep the denim from unraveling. If anyone has an idea, please email me @yahoo.com with kaypgirl as the username. Thanks! - A trying to be crafty high schooler.

Post By kaypgirl (Guest Post)

MINI <3

i think you should make this stuff more easier to understand... I mean like for teenagers and kids... not for adults who have jobs and no time to sew or do anything else!
thx

lots of love from LINDA!

Editor's Note: Here's the one pictured with instructions:

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Post By Linda (Guest Post)

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Michelle's
Painted Buniful pockets.

jmgreenmachines@aol.com

Post By michelle perkins (Guest Post)

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I have seen a short skirt made from jean pants-- really cute, too. I also have saved denim for quilts-- and the handiest thing-- one Head nurse of mine-- she sewed together jean pockets with some edging denim-- and made "mail" slots for the staff.-- now THAT is neat-- and it took only wall room-- it hung up.

Post by 2oma

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http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_accesso ... article/0,,HGTV_3225_2740191,00.html
this is the link for denim paper pins on HGTV-it was a segment on Carol Duvall. They made pulp simular to paper making but using denim.

Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)

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My next door neighbor makes rugs by cutting or ripping the jeans and other fabrics into long strips, sewing the end of the strips to make them longer and braiding them. She makes braided oval rugs, circular ones, placemats, chair pads and pads to put your hot pots on.

Post by Flowergirl51

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Re: Purse made out of denim . . . . . ADD POCKETS!

To make pockets inside the denim purse, instead of using the denim shorts, use jeans with legs. When you turn the jeans inside out to do the bottom stitch, DON'T CUT OFF THE LEGS ! Just pin up a leg ~ the left leg and right leg will be on opposite sides of the inside walls of the purse. These form the two pockets ~ one on each side (inside).

Cut the legs off a little taller than the top of your purse, 'cause you will want to create a seam with this little extra denim so that the top of the "pocket" doesn't unravel. Just don't make the seam so high that it jams up a zipper ~ that is, if you want a zipper instead of a velcro closure. Then you just press the legs flat and stitch up the left and right vertical sides of the legs to secure the "pocket" to the purse wall.

If you want a baggy pocket, kinda pooch and straight pin the leg pocket to the purse side and stitch up the left and right sides of the leg. This way you have pockets to hold bulky items like a cellphone or overstuffed coupon holder or checkbook with IDs/credit cards or big sunglasses, which would otherwise get squished by a skinny, flat pocket.

You will find that each jean leg forms TWO compartments after the left and right stitches are made. Now you have a total of four pockets in your denim bag, two on each side. If you want narrower pockets, just stitch vertically somewhere in between the left and right stitches to get more pockets (like for those narrow reading glasses, pens and pencils, lipstick or mascara, nailfile, extra house keys, a penlite, a hand fan, a comb or narrow hairbrush, pocketknife, etc. You could even save a longer piece than what you saved for the top seam of the pocket and make a little snap closure or two to offer further protection of purse items.. Be creative! Now ~ back to the beach!

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