DIY vest from old jeans

Many in the wardrobe there is more than one pair of old jeans. Let's figure out what can be sewn from them. We offer to give a second life and make a vest. Wash and iron the jeans before work. This will make it possible to carve out the details without any problems.

What do you need?

  • old jeans;
  • sharp scissors;
  • sewing machine or needle;
  • strong threads to match the material;
  • tape measure;
  • pins for fastening workpieces;
  • decorations for decorating vests;
  • paper for making a template;
  • a piece of soap or crayon.

How to rip an old vest?

Instead of making patterns, you can use the old vest. On the wrong side, gently spread along the seams. Put each detail on open jeans, from which you are going to sew a new vest.

Attention! Unzip all seams, the stitched places will come in handy for increasing the size and hem.

What details from old jeans will go to "expense"?

Take the back of the jeans where the pockets are based. Give the right shape. For firm contact of the template with the material, press down with your hands and pin with pins so that the product does not slip. If you choose complex styles, then the ripped jeans will go to the pattern as a whole, and if not, then only half.

Features of the cut

The first way . Circle a piece of soap with each detail, remembering to retreat 1.5 cm to the seams for firmware. Then carefully, slowly, cut the blanks separately.

The second way . If you use paper, just cut a hexagon to begin with. Next, attach to the material and circle the lines with soap for cutting. It will take two such hexagons.

Sewing Stages

For the first method . Sew finished blanks together. Use a sewing machine or manual method. For manual sewing, use a thimble, since the jeans weave is quite durable, and you can prick your finger when piercing it.

For the second method with hexagons:

  1. From the bottom, from the thigh to the lower leg, cut the harness. But first, take your measurements, cover the neck to the chest area of ​​the body.
  2. Prepare the template by standards, and then attach the pins to the fabric.
  3. Step back two centimeters on the sides and cut.
  4. Sew harnesses along the fold lines, then sew to the base of the vest.
  5. Cut a back equal in width to the base. Make sure the edges are flat. It is better to pin with pins for confidence, and only then thoroughly stitch on a typewriter.

What to do with pockets?

Pockets can be zipped and made "tricks". Or make a decorative ornament that will give an accentuating, individual, stylish look to the vest.

How and how to decorate?

You can decorate with anything. For example, use the remainder of the jeans and make long ribbons in the form of narrow tubes and sew in the shape of a pocket (patch method). Or make fashion applications. Just do not choose primitive figures. Hand embroidery on pockets looks original. Decorate the back according to the chosen style.

We suggest using rhinestones for women. For men, more masculine themes will look beautiful. For example, any wild animal with an open mouth. On the vest from the back, you can sew leather decor such as inserts. Do not oversaturate with decoration, this can ruin the appearance of a new product.

The vest is ready, now let the new thing sag to shape. Hang on a hanger for a couple of hours. Then you can wear and be proud that you sewed it with your own hands.