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Skinny Jeans

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convert your jeans to skinny jeans!

when i ride my bike my pant leg always get caught in my chain, but skinny jeans wont do that. so my plan is to convert all my regular pants into skinny minnies.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    turn your jeans inside out.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    put 'em on and get a feel for how tight you want them. Then draw a line with a fabric friendly marker or crayon.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    measure your lines and make sure they are straight and even on both pant legs. loosely hand sew together and try on to make sure its the right size.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    take the hand sewn stitching out. put pins in the accross the line you made. and sew together with machine. make sure your thread matches.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    cut off excess fabric, and turn pants right side in. vwala, skinny jeans.

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EVEnl

EVEnl

11 Dec 07:05

Thank you for this how-to ^__^ I'm definitely going to convert my jeans - I love skinny jeans!!

mangolicious

mangolicious

11 Dec 13:11

love ya for putting this up...i have to do this one!!!

chiriga G.

chiriga G.

13 Jan 02:51

I tried it and it worked out great. thanks

DeeDeeJ

DeeDeeJ

05 Feb 19:47

My husband hates skinny jeans.....BUT I love them so i'm going to go make some :)

minty

minty

13 Jun 14:03

very cute:D

Maddz103 S.

Maddz103 S.

24 Aug 20:42

i tried to make these and i had kind of a problem...i'm supposed to sew on the inside and cut after i've sewn right? also i didn't tighten them at the thigh and the poof out really weird.how can i fix em? *glares at messed up jeans on floor*

Charming.Junkie

Charming.Junkie

18 Nov 20:05

OMG! This is so handy! I am like to skinny (Seriously) So all my apparently 'skinny' jeans are baggy on me! Now they wil actually fit! :L

Rachel T. Posted By:
Rachel T. »
December 10, 2008 20:15
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