Wouldn’t it be fun to transform your boyfriend’s old or ripped denim trousers into a cute skirt, especially when he’s your Ex …..don’t waste any time go ahead and cut those cloths into something you can wear . you don’t need a professional for this you can do it yourself.
MATERIAL NEEDED
1. A pair of old jeans ( using those jeans with tattered hems gives you a cute result)
2. Scissors
3. Thread– you can sew the seams in a thread that matches the denim
4. A sewing machine, if you don’t have that a needle and thread will do
5. Measuring tape–to measure the length you want.
STEPS
Measurement
Measure the length of your skirt on the material…..remember the shorter the cuter
Ripping Out and Cutting
To transform jeans into a jeans skirt you will need to remove stitching without ripping or tearing the fabric.
- Lay the jeans flat on a table. Smooth from the waist until you run into a spot where the crotch seam will no longer lay flat. Mark this spot with a pin. Turn the jeans over and do the same thing for the back seam, marking with a pin where the seam begins to curve.
2. Carefully remove the inseam stitching.
3. Remove the stitching from the crotch to the pin on the front and the back of the jeans.
4. Trim the legs off of the jeans leaving ample length for a hem.
5. Lay the jeans flat and lay the crotch seam flat on the skirt, pinning it in place with the seam allowances turned under.
The Wedge
- With the jeans still flat, use a piece of the leg to “fill in” the wedge opening. Rough cut this wedge of fabric to start.
- Pay attention to the wedge fabric grain. In most denim, you can see the threads of the fabric. You want the threads to run vertical or perpendicular to the waistband.
- Turn under the edge of the wedge on the underneath wedge edge so that the edge of the wedge matches the original seam line on the “leg”
- Pin the wedge in place with the original seam allowances turned under.
Start Sewing the Wedge
- Leaving the pins in place but removing them as you come to them, stitch the edge of the under neither (the side the crotch seam is facing) seam that will attach the wedge.
- Reach under the upper layer as you sew the edge. Remove pins if you need to but lay the garment flat to replace the pins.
- Remove pins as you come to them. Never sew over pins!
The Seam Allowance
Go to the inside of the skirt and trim the seam so that it is just wide enough to be caught in the second row of stitching you will add to create a mock flat felled seam.
Create the Mock Flat Felled Seam
Stitch the seam allowance in place by topstitching the second row of stitching to create the mock flat felled seam.
The Curved and Long Seams
- Make sure that all the seams are laying flat and raw edges are turned under.
- Stitch along the edge of the curved seam and the remaining flat seam.
Seam Allowance
Working on the inside of the skirt, trim the seam allowance as you did for the first seam.
Apply a seam finish to the new seam allowances.
Finish the Seam
- Be sure all seam allowances are pressed flat.
- From the right side sew a second row of stitching to create a mock flat felled seam as you did on the first seam.
- Repeat the wedge seaming process on the opposite side of the skirt. If desired, open the side seams and add a wedge to the seam to create more flare on the skirt.
Hem the Skirt
- Try on the skirt and straighten the skirt hem edge.
- Apply a seam finish such as zigzagging or serging the fabric edge. Many manufactured skirts have nothing more than a seam finish for the hem edge.
- Optional: Turn the hem edge to the inside if desired and press well. Sew two rows of straight stitching to match the seam stitching.
- Press the skirt well and wear with pride!
If you don’t want the seem or if the trouser isn’t your size, the simple way to change a denim trouser to a skirt
Measure the skirt length. cut the length you want, turn to the inside of the material and fold to one side, sew the sides to fit your waist.
Here is a DIY video on how to make a denim skirt from trouser:
