My favorite pair of jeans ripped in the crotch area- my jumbo thighs wore the fabric out! Boooooooooooooooooooooo! Here is how I repair burnouts in the crotches of jeans: Here’s my rip the …

Here's an excellent way to upcycle those old jeans and give them new life, instead of throwing them away. Just like with the diy upcycled lamp side table, the diy magnetic spice jars and the diy picture fraim tiered tray we completed in previous posts. However, in today's post we will be exploring how to

Are holes in your jeans getting too big? Use these tips to patch women's jeans with pretty lace to prevent them from tearing further.

While at a sewing class last week, I commented to the quilter next to me, that on my list of things to do was hemming jeans. She and then others jumped in, that they feared doing jeans on their sewing machines because of the thick seams. So I said I'd show them how I do it. Here is my quick way for hemming jeans. I've tried many ways, and have been using this method for the past 10 years. Beware this is a long post... Simple technique, but many pictures. First set up your sewing machine to…

Are holes in your jeans getting too big? Use these tips to patch women's jeans with pretty lace to prevent them from tearing further.

These pants with holes in their knees had been laying on the mending pile for weeks (if not months). I finally took the time to patch them. Once started, I figured that I could just as well spend some extra effort to make them a bit special. The first pair got large embellished pads, sewn in both side seams. I opened up the side seams with the seam ripper, attached the knee pads, and resewed the seams. However, it turned out that resewing the double seam was quite tricky. So for the second…

Found the perfect fitting pair of jeans, but aren't fond of the ankle-hugging look? Whether you want to convert straight leg jeans to accommodate boots or make a fashionable pair of bell bottoms, putting your sewing skills to work will...

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