jeans upcycle: DIY pleated skirt Y2K inspired

In this video we are transforming and old pair of men's jeans into a 2000s inspired pleated skirt! These jeans were damaged in the crotch and a little too wide around my waist, however this upcycle works for any pair of jeans that you would like to transform!
I love working with denim and it is such an easy material to use, as long as your machine can take it, so I would actually say that this is super doable for beginners too :)
Thank you so much for watching!
Lots of love, Divi
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My name is Divia and I have been making KZbin videos since June 2020! I started sewing during the lockdown and just really wanted to share my little successful (and sometimes unsuccessful :D) projects I have been working on! I personally love watching from old to ne upcycling videos and I would love to bring that same value to others that have been brought to me!
My first videos are terrible and I am really sorry about that :D I have learned so much in these last months and I hope that you can tell!
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Thank you so much for watching! :)
Love, Divia
timestamps:
00:00-02:39 the before and taking the waist in
02:39-05:42 making the skirt
05:42-06:18 final outcome and outro
#upcycling #thriftflip #diyclothes #upcyclingoldclothes

[@recreatefulchannel]

Hi guys! :) Did you enjoy this transformation? 😊 If you have old/damaged jeans lying around that you no longer wear give this transformation a try! :) Let me know your thoughts on this DIY! I'd love to hear from you :)

[@princessjennywren]

This is brilliant! All the tutorials i've seen don't account for damaged Jeans and mine are damaged in exactly the same place as this video so i'm excited to try this!

[@recreatefulchannel]

I'm glad to hear this helps! 😍 such a typical place for them to rip, isn't it 😂 xx

[@naynay-iw2vr]

you deserve soo much more credit!!!! my favorite sewing channel

[@recreatefulchannel]

😭 this is so sweet of you! Thank you so so much, it has absolutely made my day 🥺❤❤

[@emmalol5311]

it‘s so nice i love your creativity 😻😻

[@recreatefulchannel]

Thank you so much 😍❤❤❤

[@tinearosesmith6179]

Great tutorial!! Impressive!

[@recreatefulchannel]

Thank you so much 🥺❤️❤️❤️

[@joostlangeveldorigami]

Nice tutorial, thanks!

[@recreatefulchannel]

Thank you! 🩷

[@julietojedaa]

thank you!!

[@recreatefulchannel]

Thank you for watching! 💕

[@kyokajirou8061]

I'm gonna try this!! Let's see how it turns out xD!!

[@recreatefulchannel]

Aah amazing 😍 let me know how it goes!

[@kyokajirou8061]

@@recreatefulchannel it turned out really cute omg, i even added a bow to make it cuter i hope i can show you!!

[@recreatefulchannel]

@@kyokajirou8061 please dooooo 😍 you can send me pictures on Instagram if you'd like to ❤️️

[@kyokajirou8061]

@@recreatefulchannel sure!!!

[@sewing.79]

Wow I love this tutorial I cant wait to try to make it! I have 2 questions. What needle did you use for this project and what can I do to prevent the fraying at the bottom of the pleats? Thank you💗

[@recreatefulchannel]

You can do a rolled hem, or a single hem or a lettuce hem, whichever way you prefer to finish the bottom 😊

[@recreatefulchannel]

Oh and for denim it's best to use a denim or thicker universal needle :)

[@sewing.79]

@@recreatefulchannel Alright, thank you!

[@lauraIarua]

Que lindo! Queria fazer em uma peça que tenho, pena que não sei costurar:(

[@recreatefulchannel]

It's a steep learning curve, you can do it! 😃🩷

[@ItsTotallySophia]

Ok dumb question but can you hand sew this😭 gotta ask before I even try

[@recreatefulchannel]

That's not a dumb question! Technically you can handsew anything, but it will take forever 🩷

[@alys2321]

would this work with regular pants too? i recently got a hand me down from my mom but I'm not 100% into them but i believe i would use them more had their style been different but i believe i would wear it if it were turned into a skirt

[@recreatefulchannel]

Of course :) with pants you might want to hem the pleats with a rolled hem though depending on how/if they fray :)

[@alys2321]

@@recreatefulchannel thanks for the input!! I'm very new to sewing so we'll see what come out of this 😭

[@Xoxo_Scarlettxoxo]

I’m so confused if I don’t need to take the waistband in what do you do

[@recreatefulchannel]

Just all the other steps where you don't take in the waist

[@ashimreyeb147]

I have a question with these skirts 😭 how do I get them to lay flat and look nice?

[@recreatefulchannel]

It's the topstitching and ironing :)