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Diy: Low Rise Jeans To High Waisted Shorts

An easy and quick DIY to recycle your old baggy jeans.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/diy-low-rise-jeans-to-high-waisted-shorts • Posted by anne jenamae a.

Transform and recreate your old low-rise baggy jeans to this uber trendy high-waisted shortswith this very easy steps.

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Transform and recreate your old low-rise baggy jeans to this uber trendy high-waisted shortswith this very easy steps.

Instructions

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    First you need to cut the jeans into shorts. Fold it in half, put a mark & cut

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    Don’t throw the other half yet, cause you’ll use it for the waist area. Sew the sides(with the arrow on image A) together. Don’t forget to measure the circumference & height(from waist line to hips) of your waist.

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    Next is, get the lower portion(of the image above) and sew them together with the waist area of your jeans(see the arrow).

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    Sew the sides, add the buttons and voila! you now have our own pair of high waisted shorts recycled from an old pair of jeans!

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    the finished product