Seven garments you can sew from old jeans – news Lifestyle – Tips, advice and insight

Autumn is high season for flea markets. One thing you always find at flea markets and in thrift stores are sweatpants. Some fit and can be used the same day. If the shape is wrong, you can cut it up and make other things. Oda Øye continues with a shirt made of wool fabric and has sewn blankets from old jeans before. – It’s nice to sew from old jeans, because it takes a lot to make the fabric. It is a hard-wearing material that it is wise to reuse, she says. Are they both named Oda? Yes, laughs Oda. There are many seams that must be sewn before the shirt is finished. Oda fastens a thread to the ola shirt. Oda Øye tries on what will become a shirt. Oda Bjerva sews a shirt from patterned fabric. The seams must be fine. The namesake sisters compare shirts. The list of what you can make is very long, but here are seven simple garments you can test straight away. 🪡🧶🧺 1️⃣Long skirt The fashion picture this summer has shown countless variants of long ola skirts with splits at the front or back. Oda Bjerva thought that she could only make a long sleeveless skirt herself. – I had trousers that fit in the waist and I didn’t like the fit and length of them. I cut it up and used another pair of trousers in addition to make the long skirt. It wasn’t difficult and took an afternoon, she says. Almost all trousers can be converted into such a skirt. ✔️Recipe for a long skirt on TikTok ✔️Recipe for a short skirt on YouTube 2️⃣Tie The shirt goes with a tie. But how stylish would it be if you wore jeans, a white shirt and a bow tie? You just have to start sewing. ✔️Recipe from the Sewing Association can be found here 3️⃣Bag A shopping net or a large bag for training, the beach or work is rarely a mistake. Make it with or without pockets on the outside and inside, snap button or zip as you wish, and you decide the length of the handle yourself. If it becomes a favourite, it’s just a matter of driving on with several sizes. ✔️You can find the basic recipe from Fæbrik here. ✔️If you want to vary the shape, there are several variations on YouTube here. ✔️And a Totebag from YouTube here ✔️Nine small and large bags on YouTube here 4️⃣Hair tie Everyone with long hair needs a tie now and then. The “scrunchie” is one of them, and you can make it from all possible fabrics and colours. It is also nice to have around your hand when it is not being used as a hair band. ✔️Recipe from YouTube for scrunchie hair knitting 5️⃣Kitchen apron Behind the kitchen counter or in front of the grill, an apron is nice. It can be sewn from trousers or other fabrics, with or without a pocket and with any length. What about matching aprons for you and your partner? ✔️ Proposal for a recipe from the sewing school 6️⃣Top Or how about a top? An ola top is great with trousers, skirts and shorts. You decide the length and details entirely yourself. ✔️Halterneck top on Instagram ✔️Open back from TikTok 7️⃣Short pleated skirt Another variant of a short skirt is to add a pleated edge in any length. Here you can also use a different fabric than the trousers themselves to spritz it up. ✔️Recipe from Pinterest can be found here – You can also make other bags, bucket hats and other hats from the ola remains, says Oda Øye. Cut up the trousers, make a garment from the large parts and use the leftovers for smaller things such as ties or knitwear. You can find more inspiration for things you can sew from denim garments on Pinterest here. Hi!🙋🏾‍♀️I write financial matters for young people. If you have tips for things I should do, it would be great if you send me an e-mail! If you want to read more financial things, you can find the other things here. Published 17.09.2024, at 10.51



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