16 Ideas to Recycle Old Jeans into Useful Things

DIY Jeans Bucket Bag

Needables:

• A Pair of Jeans
• Thread to Match
• Sewing Machine
• Pins
• Scissors
• Measuring Tape/Ruler
• Grommets
• Chalk or other Fabric Marker
• Lining Fabric (optional)
• Small piece of pocket for hidden fly pocket

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Denim Snack Bag

Needables:

• An old pair of pants, 
• An old belt, 
• Needle 
• Thread,
• Sewing machine

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Denim Rosette Headband Tutorial

Needables:

• Plastic headband
• Old pair of levis
• Scissor
• Hot glue

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Drop-Dead Denim: One Tough Pouf

Needables:

• Denim scraps in different shades
• 18" round template 
• 5" round template
• paper templates as drawn out in #2 below
• Pair of scissors
• Sewing machine
• Ruler and pencil
• straight pins
• needle and thread
• stuffing
• Optional: embroidery thread and dimensional fabric paint

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Denim Fabric Basket Tutorial

Needables:

• Old Jeans
• Sewing Machine
• Scissor
• Thread and Needle

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Camera Cover Using Jeans

Needables:

• Pair Of Jeans
• Scissor
• Sewing Machine
• Liner cloth
• Thread
• Needle

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Recycled Denim Beads

Needables:

• Fabric Paint
• Old Jeans
• Iron Box
• Scissors
• Paint Brush
• Tooth pick

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Recycled Denim Coaster

Needables:

• Old Jeans
• Thread
• Needle
• Fabric Glue
• Scissors

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Denim Bulletin Board

Needables:

• STYROFOAM Brand Foam: 1” x 12” x 36” sheet
• Old jeans
• Quilt batting, ½ yd.
• Grosgrain ribbon, 3/8”, 2-1/2 yds.
• Embellishments of your choice: Buttons, brads, pins, charms, ribbons, etc.
• Thick, white craft glue
• Low-temp glue gun & glue sticks
• Scissors 
• Ruler
• Sharp pencil; 
• Serrated knife  
• Bar of soap OR dental floss
• Straight pins

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Denim Pencil Cube

Needables:

• STYROFOAM Brand Foam: 5” cube
• Old jeans
• Grommets, ¾” (we used eight)
• Thick white craft glue or Yes! Paste
• Embellishments of your choice: Patches, buttons, charms, appliques, etc.
• Scissors
• craft pins
• 1” putty knife
• craft knife with new blade

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DIY Denim Whale

Needables:

• Old jeans
• A tiny bit of blue fabric
• Filling
• Sewing thread 
• Sewing machine

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Denim Armrest Project Bag

Needables:

• pair of adult jeans 
• scissors
• pins
• thread
• sewing machine
• denim needle for sewing machine 
• weight such as metal washers or fishing weights 

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DIY Denim Tote Bag 

Needables:

• Old Jeans
• Thread
• Needle
• Pin
• Sewing Machine

Method:

• Cut legs of the jeans below the pockets
• Take a strip of jean cloth for the base
• Now pin the base to the cloth in step 1

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Woven Jean Seam Coaster:

Needables:

• Jeans
• Thread to match jean thread
• Jean/denim needles 
• Scissors
• Sewing machine

Method:

• Cut thin strips of about 5 1/2 inches long 
• Sew the strips together at the small raw edge. 
• Hold them close so they stitch together as tight as possible. 
• Stitch up the bottom edge in the same way making sure the strips are flat and lay together.
• Cut few more strips approx. 4 - 4 1/2 inches long. 
• Weave these strips through the already connected strips pushing them together.
• Top stitch around all four sides lining stitches up with the original seam stitching. 
• Trim edges and Pull sides to even out.

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Jeans As Placemats

Its as simple as what you see in image. just cut this particular part and trim the edges for transforming your old jean into placemats.

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DIY Denim Basket:

Needables:

• old denims, 
• a pair of scissors, 
• a sewing machine, 
• a container to use as a model for your basket 

Method:

• If you are familiar with twinning and tying knots then this basket is an easy task for you to achieve.
• Cut 1″ wide strips from you jeans and sew them end to end to make a long strip of cloth.
• The number of strips depends on the size of your basket.
• Begin with tie a knot at the centre with strips you have and start weaving by passing the strips above and below.
• Once the base is complete , place the model container and twine along the edges.
• Depending on the size, you may have to add strips of fabric.
• Once you have completed weaving, cut the extra strips and fold them inside the basket or sew or glue them.

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