DIY Upcycled Jeans Dress Tutorial
Image credits: MEE YA via Youtube
Don’t just throw your old pairs of jeans yet! This tutorial from MEE YA on Youtube will teach you how to turn it into a cute denim dress! We all know how expensive denim clothes can be, so why not just repurposed what you already have? You also help mother earth by doing this. It’s not a problem also if you are a beginner in sewing as this tutorial is so easy to follow! Get your crafty hands at work by watching the tutorial below.
Materials:
- old pair of jeans
- scissors
- measuring tape
- fabric marker
- ruler
- pins
- buttons
Directions:
Step 1
Cut out both the pockets of the jeans. Next, Cut the inseam of the right leg up to the crotch area, then turn left, and cut all the way through. Do this also to the left leg of the jeans. You should end up with two pieces of denim. Next, fold one of the denim pieces in half, then cut a bit of fabric on top. On the top corner, measure 10 cm at an acute angle. Next, measure 4 cm below the acute angle mark, then a 28 cm length mark from the 4 cm mark. Draw clear linings to those marked points using a fabric marker. Next, from the 28 cm length mark, draw another line downwards at 40 cm length. The linings should shape like a half square collar sleeveless dress. Cut the fabric by following the lines, leaving some allowance. Repeat the process to the other denim fabric by tracing the first one into it. Overlock the dress. Next, cut out two identical rectangles of denim fabric, pin them to both sides on one of the denim dress pieces, then sew it. After this, get two small rectangle pieces of denim, then fold them in half (make sure they are in reverse). Lock stitch the top and bottom parts, then flip them inside out. Attach both to the sides of the other piece of the denim dress.
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Step 2
Next, attach both the denim dress pieces by sewing the sides. After this, get the two pieces of pockets. Sew them on the lower side of the dress. Get the jeans again and cut out the waistband. Cut the button and the buttonhole parts. Divide the waistband into four parts, then cut it. Attach them to the strap part of the dress. This will help elongate the straps of the dress. After this, sew buttons on each side of the strap side of the dress, then put a hole on each end of the top strap. Also, put two buttons on each side of the dress.
