How to Make a Skirt From Jeans in 4 Easy Steps
Hey, guys! I’ve got an old pair of my dad’s jeans, and I’m going to show you how to make a skirt from jeans. It’s a pretty easy and fun upcycle, and it’s a great project you can do with old jeans that don’t fit you anymore, an old pair that is just out of style, or something you just picked up from the secondhand store! So grab your old jeans or thrift a pair, and let’s get started on this tutorial on how to make a jeans skirt.
Tools and materials:
- Old jeans
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Elastic
- Pins
1. Cut out the fabric
Measure 20 inches lengthwise, and cut through both layers of the jeans. After I finish cutting, this will give me four sides, ten inches wide each, that will total 40 inches, which is the measurement of my hips.
Then, cut along the smaller seam on each piece, leaving the bigger seam intact. You can also use a seam ripper to undo them if you'd like, but I’m just going to use scissors.
2. Sew each piece together
Place the pieces right sides facing and sew along the sides.
3. Sew the hem
Roll the top down on all sides to get a smoother hem. Pin and sew it together, making sure to leave an allowance for elastic.
4. Insert the elastic
Push the elastic through the open space, and tie it together once it’s through. Then, finish sewing up the open space.
Here is the finished jeans to skirt transformation! What do you think?
How to Make a Skirt From Jeans Tutorial
You can dress this skirt in so many ways. I decided to pair it with this super cute statement belt, and it looks amazing! Now you know how to make a denim skirt out of old jeans, so let me know if you decide to try this tutorial out for yourself.
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It looks really nice and I think I might give it a try. I might at least make one for my daughter. 😉
Interesting
but I found the tutorial a little hard to follow
especially for those that don’t sew
netter closeup of cutting and sewing what to what
nice finished product though