How-to make Overalls out of old Jeans
You will need:
two old pairs of jeans
a seam ripper of your choice
scissors
and a sewing utensil
Start with the bigger pair (in this case its the white pair) and remove the bottoms of all your belt loops from the jeans.
Remove the entire top part of the jeans and put it aside till later
Now, rip the seams out of both sides of the first pair of jeans
Take out the second or smaller pair of jeans and using the length of the first pair as a guideline, cut both legs out of the front of the jeans.
Pin each of those pieces to opposite sides of the first pair of jeans. and sew along your pin lines. *Please use caution when sewing especially when using a sewing machine. jean material is really thick and can cause the sewing machine needle to break off if you are not careful. Make sure your machine is on the proper setting and sew by hand when the areas are too thick.
Cut the remaining parts of the legs off.
Take these "shorts" and cut down both side seams. open'em up and cut the middle so the front and back are two separate pieces.
Take the front piece of the "shorts" and pin it to the back side of the first pair of pants.
Fold in the sides and pin.
Now, take the butt piece and rip the crouch seam up a little so it lays flat.
Pin the butt piece to the front of the first pair of jeans.
Fold in both sides to make sort of a triangle shape.
Sew all of your pieces together.
Take out a left over leg piece and cut it so it's an equal rectangle.
Fold it in half and cut down the crease.
Pin each strip to opposite sides of the butt part of the second pair
Sew on the straps. Try em on
Cut a slit in the other end of both of the strips and tie each one to a separate belt loop in front.
Take out another left over piece and cut two small strips from it.
Gather the sides of the overalls and poke a hole through both layers of fabric.
Thread a strip through each side of the overalls and you are done.
wOOt! New overalls for the garden or painting or whatever your heart desires.
xoxox
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