How to Turn Jeans into a Skirt

How to Turn Jeans into a Skirt(Easy Guide with Pictures)

How to turn jeans into a skirt? It is the time to transform some old stuff to something you could actually wear. When your jeans get little bit old and torn, you can turn jeans into a skirt. So don’t throw your old jeans away.

Many people have searched how to turn skinny jeans into skirt. Make sure not to take skinny jeans because it is difficult to do some sewing works. 

At the end of this article you will able to make a beautiful denim skirt from your old unusable jeans. You can turn any pair of jeans into a skirt. Let’s get started on how to turn jeans into a skirt.

Materials you need

  • Pair of scissors
  • Chalk or white colored pen
  • Pins
  • Sewing machine
  • Seam ripper
  • Needle
  • Ruler

Instructions

Step 1

Just fold the jeans into half. Draw a straight line across using a pen or chalk where you want to cut the jeans. Then cut it using a pair of scissors. 

It is easy to work with short piece rather than working with the whole jeans.

How to turn jeans into a skirt step 1

Step 2

Cut along the seam using pair of scissors. Stop near the the corner of legs. 

How to turn jeans into a skirt part 2

Step 3

Take the seam ripper. Rip off the fabric until the jeans become a flat surface. That means you have to rip off from both front and back side of the jeans. Sometimes you may require to seam rip the front side near to the zip bottom.

How to turn jeans into a skirt step 3

Step 4

Cut off the edge of the seam using pair of scissors. Then turn the skirt inside out. 

How to turn jeans into a skirt step 4

Step 5

Here you have to do some sewing work. Probably you need some sewing skills. Here you will realize why skinny jeans are not suitable for this transformation. 

Mark two guidelines using ruler in opposite sides. Then pin the fabric to hold it tight. 

How to turn jeans into a skirt part 5

Step 6

Here you have to get help of sewing machine. Use zig-zag stitch in both sides. Better to have two rows of stitches to ensure the strength. It will ensure that your assets won’t open to outside. 

After sewing, cut off excess parts. 

How to turn jeans into a skirt step 6

Step 7

Finally you can customize the skirt according to your requirements. If it is too long you can shorten the skirt. Like before step, draw a straight line using a piece of chalk and ruler. Then cut off the excess fabric part. 

Many people have searched about how to turn jeans into a skirt without sewing machine. You can do the above sewing steps using a needle too. But it will take some time. Also people have searched how to turn jeans into a skirt without sewing. That is somewhat impossible to do. 

At the end do the finishing works as well. 

Finally you have turned a pair of jeans into a skirt. 

Conclusion

So far we discussed how to turn jeans into a skirt in the easiest way. You may not success 100% in the first attempt. But try to do above steps perfect as possible. 

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