5.23.2012

Skinny Jeans DIY

Do you have a old pair of flare jeans that fit you perfectly but wont wear because of the flare? 
Well I do... or  I did. 
I was going through my closet and came across these old, light blue jeans that I just love but had stopped wearing because they were flared at the bottom. My sister had the same problem so we came up with a solution to turn your old flare jeans into new skinny jeans.


What you need:
Pair of flare jeans
Pair of skinny pants
Sewing machine (if you are really keen you can hand sew but I would recommend using a sewing machine)
Pins



1. Start out by turning both pairs of pants inside out. Lay your flare jeans out on a flat surface making sure that there are no bumps from the knee down.
2. Take a pin and mark where the knee part of your jeans are, you do not want to start sewing any higher then this spot


3. Lay your skinny pants on top of your jeans matching up the outside hems together



4. Pin along the inside seam on your flare jeans but following the line of the pants on top. 


 5. Sew along the pinned line making the line as straight as you can so that you don't cause any puckering
6. Try on your pants and if they fit turn them back inside out and carefully trim off the excess material. If they
 are not skinny enough at the bottom for your liking you repeat steps 3-6 until you are satisfied. 




7.Enjoy your new skinny jeans :)






*If you have any questions about this feel free to send me a email and I will try to help you as much as I can!

Jeans: DIY Skinny
Shirt: Value village
Necklace: DIY Wooden Tribal
Shoes: Havaianas  

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7 comments:

  1. Wow, that is super creative! I have a lot of old jeans that I never wear because of that! Thanks for this!
    the-creationofbeauty.blogspot.com

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  2. This is actually sort of brilliant! AND this outfit is great too!

    A Southern Drawl

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  3. Great idea - I do have a sewing machine somewhere.....not used for sometime though!!

    http://missbbobochic.blogspot.co.uk/

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  4. Looks so difficult to me! You did an amazing job!

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  5. oh wow good job with the DIY, it looks great now!!

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  6. great job! i need to do this with a few of my jeans. but my sewing machine scares me!

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  7. wonderful diy! i always have trouble finding well fitting skinny jeans so this is great! :)

    katslovefashion.blogspot.com

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