How to make jeans | Sewing tutorial

Making my own jeans is a very big milestone for me. They have a lot of details, a contrasting thread color that makes any mistakes stand out and it's tricky to get the fit right. Now, I finally crossed that hurdle and I can't wait to make more!!
This video was made possible by Brother Sewing, who gifted me the Brother 2104D Overlocker for use in this video. #BrotherSewing
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Even though my videos are set up as tutorials, I'm not professionally trained in any of these crafts. The tools that I use can be dangerous. Don't try a craft if you are unfamiliar with the tools and the necessary safety precautions. Be safe!

[@schoolwork232]

Good job Ellen! I admire your resilience! Once I know how to make my own clothes, the shops ain't seeing my money! :)

[@swaggy3987]

ITS BLOWING MY MIND that this is even possible.... thank you so much for making this video!

[@FigmentsMade]

They look fantastic! Seeing how that stitch works down the outer sides of the jeans is so interesting. I can only imagine how good it feels to wear jeans that not only fit great but knowing that you made them yourself! It's so awesome! And adding your logo is the perfect touch!

[@historygradstu]

totally agree! making trial patterns is the way to go to check for fit, after my third pattern adjustment, its about right to commit to making my pants!

[@russellstephan6844]

Very nice! Thanks for taking the time and effort to share your journey with this project.

[@MichaelKieweg]

They look great! Well worth all the effort

[@ericgillespie2812]

My current plan is to use 10 weight firehose grade cotton to make an incredibly tough pair of jeans. I know they will take forever to break in but im tired of my clothes tearing! P.s. i know i can buy firehose work pants but im not spending $90 when i can spend $50 on fabric and 1 month of time to gain a new skill.

[@harleyjames1878]

Girl!!! I feel you and thank you!!! So much of what I do is by trial and error! This video is so helpful...more then you will ever know!

[@opeobasanya7525]

It's so beautiful, great job 👍

[@nananaabrams6721]

Omg thank you so much!! I've been looking for a good jeans sewing tutorial for so long.. 💓

[@lmgtulsa]

Wow. Great job! You make it look easy.

[@KarolineHinz]

I was looking forward to this since you first mentioned sewing your own jeans! They turned out SUPER nice and I can't wait to get back to my sewing machine now!!😍(also....an overlock is long overdue on my list! Hopefully sometime!)

[@CraftsWithEllen]

An overlocker is pure magic and wizardry 🧙‍♂️

[@thejasonofalltrades]

Really great work! I've made a bunch of backpacks, duffles, messenger bags, etc., but I still find the idea of making a pair of jeans really intimidating. Your approach makes me feel more confident that I should just give it a try! Thanks for sharing!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

You can totally do it!

[@jszubin]

those turned out nice! Very helpful to see the process. Thank you!

[@ijessup]

i am absolutely blown away by this 🖤

[@CraftsWithEllen]

❤❤❤

[@WayofWood]

Amazing project. Well done! 👍👍👍

[@EB-yx4fn]

Hi, thank you very much for sharing! This really helps me understand the order that everything goes together in :)

[@auntieann3000]

I am going to try this for my daughter. She, too, doesn't have an "average" shape. I've done 3 t-shirts that fit her much better than store bought & look great so jeans are next! Thank you!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

That's great!!

[@IdowuTehillah-TheMuse]

I'm also super proud of you. You were very meticulous and i love that. Well done

[@reforzar]

Wow. What a great process. Five tries for fit is pretty good. They look fantastic.

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thanks so much Brian!

[@AnnasWorkshop]

They look amazing Ellen, Great job!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thanks Anna :)

[@lindamain6355]

Thanks for your informative videos Ellen, they were a great help

[@kimberlysmith2688]

Hi. You did a super fine job with those jeans! I am really impressed. That looked like a lot of hard work but fun as well. Thanks for sharing.

[@GentlePace8]

Beautiful 💓 love your tutorials!

[@SewMuchBlack]

Well done! working on my first pair of pants right now, so this is pretty encouraging! Got some great softshell fabric, and translating the non-stretch pattern from muslin to a stretchy fabric will be an added challenge. But on the other hand side this is another learning opportunity ;)

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Ooh cool! Let me know how it goes!!

[@queenthomas2012]

Amazing! you made it look soo easy lol. They came out great

[@zacr4664]

THANK YOU! This is a great tutorial, very informative. I'm not ready to make jeans yet but I am hoping within a year (or two)

[@RedSmith]

I'm impressed. Nice work Ellen!!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thank you my brother

[@cleanermctowel1143]

Amazing video! I can already tell I’ll be coming back to this video as a reference when I’m making my own

[@jandavis1523]

Well Done! Your hard work on the patter paid off. And you have enough room to account for shrinkage when you put them in a hot dryer.

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Right, I totally did that on purpose and planned on leaving room for shrinking in the dryer 😋😅

[@MaltandMake]

They look fantastic, great job!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thanks James. Your turn!! ;)

[@rherize]

Beautiful project. You're brilliant, thanks for such gem of a video 🩷

[@nickideepwater]

Wow, they look fabulous, I think you did a fantastic job on them, I have made a lot of clothes over the years myself including bridesmaid dresses etc but I wouldn't like to try jeans. Well done.

[@CraftsWithEllen]

I found them pretty intimidating too, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected!

[@decietaylor7157]

BEAUTIFUL demo ! ... I WILL STAY IN TOUCH !

[@zanden69]

Wow , this is the video i was searching for. Thanks Ellen !

[@patrickjarolim2043]

I just bought my first sewing machine, a SINGER. I’m excited to get started on a new hobby and journey learning to sew and create my own clothing. Thanks for sharing , amazing work!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

That's so exciting! Have fun!

[@rickjames8961]

Indeed! So glad I watched this before I just dove in. I collect vintage levis 645, and 501s and 00s Abercrombie jeans. I bought an old 457 singer at a yard sale. My experience in this field is ironing my uniforms in the navy. So after shortening the length, taking in the rise and the last pair of cheap thrift jeans I took from a relaxed boot cut fit to a Robert Plant circa 1970s fit. Waiting for the needles and denim arrive to start making my 1st pair.. hopefully I can make the lowrise slim fit flared jeans that fit me and are not made for women ive always wanted

[@mikochild2]

how did it turn out?

[@rickjames8961]

@@mikochild2 they fit perfectly. not to small not to big. that was my biggest fear, that I would make them to small in my effort to make them true vintage hip huggers. the stitching looks fantastic, well from the outside. lol turn them inside out and the stitches look... well they look sus af lol. other than that the denim I ordered is very heavy. I'm always careful not to over-launder my jeans. so I have this internal struggle between wanting to loosen them up and not wanting to wear out the denim haha

[@mikochild2]

@@rickjames8961 thank you for the update! I thought you might not notice or respond since it's been a year since you originally commented. I'm glad they came out mostly how you wanted. I haven't sewn anything in 30 years so I probably won't start with jeans. But I will work my way up to them. Wish me luck!

[@dogsewdance]

All that hard work totally paid off! A good fitting pair of pants is so hard and you tackled it. And of course you explained it so perfectly ❤️

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thank you Patti ❤ You're definitely part of my inspiration!

[@dogsewdance]

@@CraftsWithEllen💜

[@hooverreba5428]

Ellen, you made the dang best jeans ever, salute to denim lover! Peace

[@trebalero3273]

Thank you. These things will come handy especially with prices going up on everything.

[@Lildoc911]

They look better than the other jeans. Impressive to say the least.

[@nyeisha]

I love this!

[@JENNISWISS]

hey ellen! BIG compliment. sooo great💪🍀 welcome to the club of jeans makers🤗

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thanks Lukas 👊 Is there a clubhouse?

[@virtusleather]

very nice! thanks for the tutorial!

[@justinbourne5888]

amazing work

[@mikochild2]

they look great

[@shanksre6186]

Really helpful. Thank you 🇬🇧

[@sje70]

thank ellen they look great, I'm taking on the challenge myself now, so needed a bit of courage ;-)

[@laurinos8774]

So much effort but totally worth it, they look amazing. I guess washing it a bit hotter might fix the size issue.

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Yeah, I'll give that a try! But for now I'm not washing them yet, so that I can get some nice fading in the fabric :)

[@FredMcIntyre]

They look amazing Ellen, awesome work! 😃👌🏻👖👍🏻👊🏻

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thank you Fred :)

[@dianewujko223]

I like that pocket on the leg. Looks good!!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Fantastic instructions. Jeans turned out fabulous looking. So much effort paid off. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thanks so much!

[@misledactions2433]

i love your sewing

[@barbaramatthews4735]

The jeans look great.

[@DJSouthFlorida]

They look really good 👍🏽

[@debbiebridges5121]

You did a great job!

[@dianewujko223]

Bravo!!! good job!

[@martinseelig585]

SMUDO!!! 😻😻😻 ...also great jeans!

[@disebolekhu6098]

Love it,love it, love it.

[@crystolslimbracey]

You did great!

[@RobertBoerner]

Great video, and bonus points for the dog cameo at the beginning. Now I have to go lookup more information about the 'overlocker' (sp?) machine you used and how it works...

[@CraftsWithEllen]

The mechanism of an overlocker (or serger) is fascinating!! I spent quite some time cranking the handwheel to see how it actually works :)

[@G.W.H.]

Love it!!!

[@Madein515]

Those are awesome! Great job!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thank you!

[@MarcelDiane]

That was awesome Ellen.

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Aw, thank you Marcel!

[@AlbertoZaccaria]

Wow! That’s a lot of work!

[@Kkuts37]

You are amazing! Great job!! :)

[@madonnamartin8143]

You did a great job. Keep it up

[@ellieboa]

so awesome! well done!

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Thank you Ellie!

[@edwinalexandercalvachezamb3136]

Congratulations is a beautiful work.

[@Cat39391]

AWESOME JOB

[@GhettoJawa]

Thanks for the inspiration 🙏

[@Eurok666]

Wowww good job !

[@googlesux1291]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing

[@nitinpatel9402]

Wow great unbelievable you have make it so easy fitting and length were perfect nice 👍 enjoy your life God bless you mem.

[@aaronv6109]

Im looking to get into sewing so I can make my own clothing, thanks so much this was pretty easy to follow, now just to work up the courage n time to do it lol

[@TravisTellsTruths]

This is great.

[@didintlemonyai1973]

you did a grea job, buy yooh! it looks like a lot of work

[@JuanVichannel]

Wow how inspiring

[@importantvideo3545]

That's great thanks for your help

[@pstory8634]

You just went crazy 😂‼️

[@danmaltby3271]

ok I probably wont be making a pair of jeansm this looks like a whole lot of work

[@jessiegrant9930]

I am not at this level yet, but will come back when I am ready

[@neishatan]

Great video

[@AshleyMinney]

What an accomplishment!! So good Ellen ❤️

[@runecoon]

Thank you

[@RestorationAustralia]

Well done.

[@mycatsheenacashappid4240]

Thanks 😊

[@Dhuudhhp]

I love it

[@estjunk]

i'm following your video step by step...very helpful thanks. I hope i can do as well as you did :)

[@IvanIvanov-po6nw]

Great video! Thank you! What do you think about the double needles for sewing the seams? Isn't it easier or you get a more consistent seam with a single needle? Thank you in advance for your response!

[@Eddies_lawn_maintenance]

Look great.

[@vladspb_]

Amazing job, Ellen!!! I am proud of you :-) You really need some industrial sewing machine though. Good luck!

[@MrGaffeltand]

The jeans have a pretty nice fit.

[@chunlisupernova2636]

Wow 💓😍👑 impressive

[@ebbram9879]

Your jeans are brilliant, and i love your dog

[@reforzar]

Bbb Rrrr that’s Smudo! Laura Kampf’s pup.

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Yep, not my dog, but he's a cutie

[@stryker94]

good job

[@peem1244]

Hi Ellen, hope you are well. Super video and very interesting to see you tackle jeans-making. I think Smudo wants a pair too! Maybe you could do a video making dungarees sometime? Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. 👍🖖😎🐶🦴

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Not sure if Smudo wants a pair to actually wear, or to play tug-of-war with 😂 I'll keep the dungarees in mind, would be fun!

[@projectdave7132]

wow, proper smart!

[@TandaMadison]

They turned out so good! Learning some of these techniques by watching you has nudged me a little closer to attempting a set of coveralls. #smudobombed

[@CraftsWithEllen]

Yes please, I'd love to see you make coveralls!

[@user-ot6em3yt4k]

Nice thank you 🙏 GOD Bless Everyone