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An easy way to turn your old jeans or trousers into a cute dress :D
A quick and easy way to turn jeans and a vest top into a cute dress

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  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 1
    Step 1

    First cut of the bottom part of the jeans off depending on how long you want the dress to be

  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 2
    Step 2

    Then cut along the inside seam of the jeans so that there is a big empty triangle on both sides

  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 3
    Step 3

    Then, cut a triangle (slightly bigger then the gap between the legs) out of the material

  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 4
    Step 4

    Next, sew the material to the jeans at the front. Then sew it to the other leg as well so that the empty triangle is now covered up by the material. Do the same on the back.

  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 5
    Step 5

    Then you must hem the bottom of it.

  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 6
    Step 6

    Next, cut a long strip of material and sew or tie it around the dress

  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 7
    Step 7

    Then, take the vest top or t shirt and using the superglue, stick the studs all the way around the neck

  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 8
    Step 8

    It should end up like this.

  • How to recycle a pair of trousers into a dress. Jeans And Vest Into Dress - Step 9
    Step 9

    Then you can either sew the top onto the skirt part or you can just put the top on and tuck it into the skirt part.It should end up looking like this. :D

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Jolanda
Jolanda · Nederland, Colorado, US · 54 projects
cute fabric you used for the skirt!
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