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Skinny Jeans cost so much in the stores, why spend $$$ when you can make them yourself :P
I go to thirft stores/good will stores and buy jeans then just sew them up myself!
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Turn your jeans inside out then put them on.
*click image to see full size
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Sit down, make sure your legs are flat and that the pants legs are straightened out.
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Draw a line from the bottom of the pants leg to the thigh (I usually just go all the way up to the crotch area). What your doing is your drawing the line your going to sew on, so make sure it isn’t too close too your leg (so that its not too tight) or too far (so that it‘s not too loose). Make sure you can get your foot in and out of the pants hole too.
*Click the image to see the full size.
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It should look like something like this after you‘ve draw the line (just pretend the jeans in the pic are inside out :p)
Once you’ve got your lines drawn, you can start sewing along them. One leg first, then the other.
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If your sewing by hand be sure to check (try them on) every now and then to see if they fit okay. If they don’t you’ll have to redraw your line and possibly start over.
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When you finish sewing up both pants legs try them on.
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If they fit then you can take some scissors and cut off the excess jeans.
After cutting them: To keep the parts thats left from fraying, you can stich them up. (thanks tama_sempai!)
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Turn them back out. They should look something like this:
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YAY you made some skinny jeans! Now wear them!
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Miss Marionette
This is such a good idea. Thanks.
Mia
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been answering you guys questions right away! :[
So I'll answer everyone now, the best that I can. :)
@Emily:
Well, there are needles that you can buy specifically for sewing jeans(I think they're called denim needles) so you can buy those, but I don't use anything special unless the fabric is tough.
@Sarah T.:
I think it really just depends on the denim. From my experience, I've found that it's muuuuch easier to sew on jeans that have a stretch to them. But I've sewn some that didn't and it was a little tough if I didn't have a good enough needle.
@Lady Pattern:
When hand sewing I use the double stitch.
So, I hope my answers are helpful lol. :D Thank you everyone for faving and commenting! <3
Lady Pattern
if you hand sew this, what stitch would you use?
awesome project. :)
Sarah T.
Is it really difficult to hand sew through the denim?
Emily
yaaay! this is awesome!
do I need a special needle for my sewing machine to sew the denim?
Lindsey N.
AHH!! THANKYOUU! :DDD
Lindsey N.
AHH!! THANKYOUU! :DDD
Mia
Well, it depends on
1. How well(tight?) you sew the pants, like make sure the stitching isn't spaced too far apart.
2. What color thread you use.
The first few skinny jeans I ever made were hand sewn(and they weren't perfect lol), one being a pair of white jeans :D Luckily I had white thread though, so I guess it just blended in.
Ayesha I.
Okay question. I just did this to a pair of my black jeans and they turned out great :] I didn't use a sowing machine and you couldn't see where I hemmed it. I'm just wondering, if I hand sow on a pair of white pants will the thread show?
:]
Jessica K.
I think I need to learn how to sow first lol.. I kinda destroid my pants lol. They were old pants though that I havent worn in years lol.. So.. yeah,, And not my mom needs to fix her machine lol.. Oooppsy !! I'll try in another time.. :] Thanks anyway !
addy p.
AwesomeNESS! ;D I did it after a couple of tries! make SURE you sew all the way up to the crotch area, otherwise you will have a bump where you finished sewing (halfway up the leg).
So glad this project is on here because i have a bunch of bell-bottoms in the bottom of my closet lol!
Maddz103 S.
wow. i REALLY screwed these up. i sewd on the outseam. oops. well i didnt like those jeans anyways.
Hello Fascination ♥
i've been looking for something like this! thanks! :D
Andy
i have so many jeans that are so ugly now i can fix them ya!!
frainky
absulutly(i think thats how you spell it)loved it!!!it worls up shizzzzz:DD
Eszti
really awesome :)
i just have this bad luck of measuring things wrong and i am too worried about ruining a pair of jeans X0
Cosmical Sage
Update: Okay, I'm a boy--rough and tumble boy who happens to like sewing. Anyway, I ripped the pants in several places because we started jumping around on coaches and whatnot... But I'm going to redo them with JEANS as they were intended. But I found out that you can use the skinnies as a stencil for the new jeans.
Cosmical Sage
I tried it and as a novice it was sooo easy and fast! I messed up on the left leg (my foot wouldnt go all the way through because I have some big feet -eyeroll- but it took 55 mins (timed).
Tip:I found that it was good if I sat down and used pins to test the comfortability and I hope that others would think to do that because they could look great and feel great when you're standing but sitting could be a #&*@! if you arent thinking about these things :D
10 thumbs up! 5 stars!
KiLLA KEE
this is realy cool :D
i tried this and
did this with 3 pair of my jeans
Gabby.
thanks for the great idea!!
KellyGalactic
:DDDD
amber s.
this was awesome, i usually cant find jeans my legnth
( 5ft11)
so this was a awesome idea:)
JennyFish(:
sweeeet:D
i had baggy jeans
and this shall help mee((:
thanxx
:D
LibertySavage
I love skinny jeans but I just got a pair thats baggy on me.
I know what I'm going to do :]
DIS.AR.RAY
Thats awesome! I've got to do that when I get my sewing machine [I would have hand sewn that a few years ago... but now... I am TOTALLY not that focused :D] and thanks for the tut. I've been looking for some white skinny jeans to tie dye, but I can just get some old baggy white jeans ! :D
Fashionista Baby
great idea i love it! im gonna try that one day =)
Mia
Oooh! Riiiight lol!
I'll add that, mucho thanks to your mom! :]
tama_sempai
awesome idea
just did them last night and my "new" jeans look great for the cost of pretty much $0!
one tip though, from my mum lol, when you cut off the excess jeans, in part 7, you might as well sow together the little excess flanges together using one of your special binding stitching patterns on your sowing machine, that way it makes the inside of your jeans more comfortable and will prevent those flanges from fraying
but other than that, thanks so much! i have new jeans!
b0neshaker
This is fantastic !
I can finally tailor some of my baggier jeans now, thanks !
Brendon L.
this is way smart and who ever came up with this idea is a genius
xrenaxriotx
awesome!
MIHO
I love this how-to! <3 Thanks for posting this!
Alexa S.
(Hyperventilating) OMG! (Runs to her closet for some old worn out jeans)
EbonyMae.
if i wanted to buy Skinnys from New Look it ud cost me £20! this FOR FREE! (somewhat!) :]
R0oster
SucH a Good IdeA! I Heart SkinnY Jeans , I'm soo Gonna Do this!!
Manda Z.
I tried this yesterday
it works! and its super easy!
Joni
excellent, much better than buying new ..x
tarrah.
thank you soooo much this is uber rad and it only took me 1 hr!
tarrah.
thank you soooo much this is uber rad and it only took me 1 hr!
Kendra P.
Freakin great tutorial. I was wondering how to modify non-skinny pants into skinny pants but was too nervous to try messing with it on my own.
TL H.
YES!
Finally - buy for your own hips and waist and do the alter yourself. Even the skinny jeans in Canada aren't meant for size 12s!
Sari
Thanks so much! I just did this on a pair of my jeans today and it worked very well. :D
Nessah.
mm heck yesssss..this makes me wanna sew more jeanss. butt im too lazyy blehhhhh. =]
michaelasaurus
I am attacking my jeans as soon as i get home. =D
Mia
Hmmm, if it helps any, I'll take pictures of what I meant and put them up tomorrow :)
dee j.
I don't get instruction numbers 2 and 3...
O___o
ramonehead187
i've made these before. they totally rock.
Arko
It's good if you can get Jeans with a little stretch in 'em before you sew in my experience.
Awsome tutorial :3
Cat Morley
Wow this is a great idea and much cheaper than buying.
'Gemyz
i love skinny jeans
great idea :]