Tutorials
Tutorial includes how to do a faux oil cloth finish
Tutorial at Upcycled Design Lab Blog
- Tutorial - Make An Upcycled Jeans Sunglasses Case
Upcycle old jeans pockets into a sunglasses case with a useful pocket Tutorial at Pillar Box Blue Blog "The sun is shining and my shades have come out. I’m fed up of damaging my sunglasses when I’m not wearing them, so decided to design a really...
- Tutorial - How To Hem Jeans
Hem jeans so they don't look hemmed Tutorial at Simple Living Blog "I had 5 pairs of jeans to hem. Kev is such a shortie.. nearly all his jeans need hemming. I'm such a lucky girl, lol, I did a google on hemming jeans. I new the...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Recycled Denim Mug Rug
A nice way to recycle denim into a lasting (and useful) item Denim Mug Rugs Tutorial at Inventive Denim Blog "Today I am excited to share with you a set of mug rugs made from one of my Dad’s Hawaiian shirts and a pair of his jeans. My Dad passed...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Swirly Jean Skirt
Recycle well worn jeans into a cute child's skirt Jean Skirt Tutorial at Shelley Made Blog "I've been saving old jeans. I admit - I wasn't sure why, but I was sure they had a use. In fact, I've been saving them for 5 years...
- Tutorial - How To Bleach And Re-dye Jeans
Be sure to do this in a well ventilated area and wear gloves ReDyed Jeans Tutorial at The Little Giggler Blog "Don't use jeans that have holes. The bleach will just eat them away. -Don't use too much bleach. Slow and...
Tutorials
Tutorial - Make a Wide Brim Hat from Old Jeans
Tutorial at Upcycled Design Lab Blog
"Today's project came together all at once. For days I waited for any kind of inspiration and then finally yesterday I started playing with the idea of making a hat from some of the hubbies old jeans. I searched the internet for a pattern to work with and ended up with this pattern for a wide brim hat. The brim piece needed to be made into smaller pieces to fit on the jeans which required a little pattern alteration so instead of one piece the brim became 5 pieces that had to be sewn together. Here is where it gets a little weird. I decided to experiment with making an oil cloth finish".... Read more
- Tutorial - Make An Upcycled Jeans Sunglasses Case
Upcycle old jeans pockets into a sunglasses case with a useful pocket Tutorial at Pillar Box Blue Blog "The sun is shining and my shades have come out. I’m fed up of damaging my sunglasses when I’m not wearing them, so decided to design a really...
- Tutorial - How To Hem Jeans
Hem jeans so they don't look hemmed Tutorial at Simple Living Blog "I had 5 pairs of jeans to hem. Kev is such a shortie.. nearly all his jeans need hemming. I'm such a lucky girl, lol, I did a google on hemming jeans. I new the...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Recycled Denim Mug Rug
A nice way to recycle denim into a lasting (and useful) item Denim Mug Rugs Tutorial at Inventive Denim Blog "Today I am excited to share with you a set of mug rugs made from one of my Dad’s Hawaiian shirts and a pair of his jeans. My Dad passed...
- Tutorial - How To Make A Swirly Jean Skirt
Recycle well worn jeans into a cute child's skirt Jean Skirt Tutorial at Shelley Made Blog "I've been saving old jeans. I admit - I wasn't sure why, but I was sure they had a use. In fact, I've been saving them for 5 years...
- Tutorial - How To Bleach And Re-dye Jeans
Be sure to do this in a well ventilated area and wear gloves ReDyed Jeans Tutorial at The Little Giggler Blog "Don't use jeans that have holes. The bleach will just eat them away. -Don't use too much bleach. Slow and...