Blue Jeans to Baskets

[@susanowen1709]

Great tutorial, and a fantastic way to upcycle. I don't wear jeans, but I do have some leftover fabrics that I think will work. Adding this to my "crafts I might actually try someday" playlist for future reference 🙂

[@xmobile.]

It's s o m e d a y now 😉

[@susanowen1709]

@@xmobile. Ah, it's also spooky season & much of my time is being spent on prop-building. But in November it'll be sewing time again, so who knows?? 🙂

[@gclepine]

This technique would also make nice thick coasters!

[@zsuzsannabodonyi9229]

Phú,ez elég nehézkes, megélni ne tervezz belőle.

[@charlottesmom]

@@zsuzsannabodonyi9229 Who mentioned anything about "making a living" from making coasters?? 😂

[@MadhuSingh-rl8ve]

​@@zsuzsannabodonyi9229to hu

[@mrwiggiewoo]

Just what I was thinking !😄

[@mrwiggiewoo]

Thank you for the clear and thought- out instructions without all the chatting. What a great techinique I have learned now to make lots of things.😉

[@Sonyasha]

You have no idea, how much this helped me understand how to crochet the baskets. i have been looking and this popped up on my feed today. Thank you for showing how it is done!

[@joancook8454]

her video was informative, clear and concise so easy to fallow.

[@veronical3135]

Amazing idea of reusing old pairs of jeans. I’m more interested in this because it looks sturdy and I want to make one for my cat.

[@lm2205]

GREAT idea! Tx

[@bambinaforever5720]

Great idea. Put it on a place u DONT want your cat to be

[@bluefirephoenix1977]

I've made one for my cat and my small dog. They're pretty sturdy

[@lisapisane7251]

This video is fantastic. I really appreciate you tilting your work for multiple points of view. That is so helpful & I wish more people did their videos like this.

[@sherrieburcham6287]

Good idea!

[@emmab7658]

This is adorable! I am thinking of making a lid for the basket in the same manner. That would be so cute. 😊

[@joancook8454]

This is one of the BEST tutorials I've ever seen, your instructions are clear, concise and the speed you crochet allows us to really see what and how you make this basket. Thank you ! 👏👏👏💜 p.s. wonderful MUSIC!

[@CraftyMomma05]

I used to love working with denim; I made a bag out of old jeans when I was 15; I got so many compliments on it! Thank you for another idea to recycle and make a beautiful piece of art at the same time!

[@xmobile.]

This has probably been a thing for a very long time, but a couple of decades ago i thought of using this method on my own after trying to figure out how some rag rugs were made, which i now know are weaved on a loom. Makes lovely rugs.

[@jeanninethames2523]

Love this, I make baskets out of pine needles, another way to recycle. These are beautiful. Thanks for another medium to use for baskets!

[@MayimHastings]

I’ve wanted so badly to do the pine needle basket thing, but its so small and fiddly, i think it might give me a nervous breakdown lol! Not to mention my pup would surely eat it, she thinks that anything that comes from outside is fair game, but she's a real pine connoisseur 🤣

[@DawnDavidson]

@@MayimHastings 😂😂😂

[@billiwickey]

Thank you for this awesome tutorial. Everything from the music to the speed of your stitches was fantastic. I absolutely love the way you show the different variations of size, shapes and colors that are possible. Now maybe I can recreate the bowls and placemats that my great, great grandma made when I was a child. I sat at her feet for hours watching her crochet before I started school. She used whatever fabric she had available from the clothes we had worn out. I have a small basket she made from my grandfather's, her grandson, work shirt that I treasure. Unfortunately, she passed when I was 6 years old before I was able to learn her techniques and no one took up her recycling crafts because "that's what the poor people do and we're not poor anymore." 😢

[@katjaamyx2922]

Thanks for this tutorial. I also appreciate all the examples of different variations at the end. Using different colors of yarn (or a color-changing yarn) produces a very attractive result.

[@lorettawallace7811]

Never saw this process before but it's absolutely beautiful work! Love it!

[@createwithbarbbl4125]

This is so clever. And beautiful. Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

[@sabresister]

I’ve been looking for ways to use my old ripped jeans this is perfect!!

[@rawforyou5514]

I have been storing jeans fabric left overs for years and this is definitely something i am going to try. Thanks for sharing!

[@joancook8454]

I have a box full of jeans just waiting for me too! 🙂

[@alisoneyers2450]

Really nice effect. Far better finish than machine sewing rope! Thank you. Xx

[@stinkbug6827]

Awesome video. Very well thought out and demonstrated. Thank you for sharing your handiwork. I have been wanting to make fabric coiled baskets out of recycled fabric, especially jeans. Lovely sweet helper, Ophelia! 💕

[@ForestGirlTeresa]

Thanks for this detailed view of making a denim basket. I love how they look with the varying shades of crochet cotton.

[@iwondery1725]

Beautifully shown, and I loved your music choice. Thanks for a new use for old jeans.

[@deannaseder-massengale8484]

Great idea! I have a bunch of heavy material (upholstery, corduroy, etc) that will be ideal for this type of project! Guess what I'm going to be making this year for Christmas gifts? Thanks bunches for sharing!!! ☺️💞

[@theresaakin2284]

One of the first quilts I made was blocks joined together with crochet. Looked so good. This reminds of it.

[@janetyoung903]

I'm blown away😮 just think I know all the stitches 🎉ty ty for sharing❤I will start making them as gifts and craft shows❤️

[@potatotronix7308]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@MOwhitail]

It makes me happy to see you creating things and posting again, Varina! Beautiful baskets. My wife will love watching this, too!

[@VarinaPatel]

Thanks Chad. Hello to you both! I’ve been more sedentary than I’d like, but I keep myself busy. I can always find something new to try.

[@lisacatley-furlan8279]

Recycling: a creative hobby and a useful product. Fantastic! You remind me of my Gram! (Maternal Grandmother). I am tired of the current circumstances where no matter what you pay for products they expire too soon! .... only last a month, a year, for two years or five at best! ....trying to PLUS SELL short term product protection at time of purchase. Our systems are broken and need to change! ... all systems need to change! We must be part of the change. The couch is comfortable, but things will only get worse if we continue to do nothing. Products once serviced users. Now we serve the products’ producers. We are slaves! Work to acquire...leads to work to live... in some cases leads to no work... at any stressful stage leads to illness... early death for some ... and more with each generation. We have choices! Some of the products that were produced before I was born continue to do what they were designed for ....with regular maintenance and replacement parts. I embrace NECESSARY change ... but I cannot accept or endorse the production of goods and services that misuse resources and are not upgradable, waste precious resources and end up in landfill ... the creators of today continue to make money in our artificial systems .... we are slaves to these producers .... We have never be truly free. Some of us have benefited from the illusion of being free. THERE are MORE of US then there are of THEM!!! Yet WE DO NOTHING! We watch the corruption, are directly and indirectly affected by it yet we do nothing... ??? We deserve what we pursue. We are reaping it now. We have CHOICES! We can be compliant, we can be tech zombies, and continue to be slaves to this system .... or any other system... ..... OR WE CAN BE PART OF THE CHANGE. There are prices to be paid. YES, and they do not have to be radical! Like CANCER TREATMENT, we do not need to kill all the cells with chemotherapy to have change...we can have targeted change .... like a laser. We all have choices. Choose with your dollars, your voice, your support, your humanity and with investment in the future of our children. They deserve better lives not empty dreams and promises like that of white picket fences that have been baited and switched! Instead of being a cancer to each other and the world we can be the pursuers of change that benefits most instead of a few!

[@TheSewingCircle-LesleyRosas]

These are fantastic! I will definitely be making my own! Thanks for sharing!! ❤

[@iloveyourtattoos]

This is great! I want to try it with some tshirt "yarn". Thanks for such an easy to understand tutorial!

[@wendyhoechstetter3236]

Beautiful - and the first of this kind I've seen that doesn't require a sewing machine.

[@susanbanack4855]

Love the snail shell look in the beginning of the project and love the finished piece.

[@ilovethisworld3059]

Great video. And beautiful music. Thank you!

[@CarrieMtn]

Super well taught. Very meditative too. I will love trying this. Thanks

[@marzyehayoubi487]

I love your work & the choice of music. ❤

[@DeborahOlander]

What a wonderful tutorial. So clear. Such careful demonstration. Thank you.

[@sprhtiger]

Thank you for sharing that craft with us it was very interesting and you made it look very easy too. Shan from Australia. 😊

[@rajithadaggupati4324]

Thank you so much for this wonderful idea

[@patriciapazalomia403]

I am really surprised! For sure I will try. Thank for share this beautiful technique. Also I love the music, remind me of the melancholy of Mexican charros.

[@bondee5865]

Thank you for this detailed tutorial; the possibilities are endless of colors and different things that can be crafted with this technique🧵✂️ 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@MoniqueAO888]

Wonderful idea and I love the trick with the yarn-tube !!! 🙂

[@thesincitymama]

Much love to you, nice to see this video. I’m losing mobility in my fingers and I hope that doing crafts like this at my own pace, might help. Thanks for making this thorough tutorial! I’ll be able to follow this and make my own basket.

[@auntdello5286]

Thank you for an excellent tutorial. I now have a new winter couch project to do.❤

[@VickyCooksalot]

I bet a bias tape maker would work great for this. Love this craft idea. I'll be trying it soon.

[@blackmber]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@brendamedina6635]

Hey there and thanks for posting your idea regarding the bias tape maker. After reading it, since I didn't know what it was, lol, I watched a video on how to use one. I wanted to know what size tape maker could be used. I crochet alot and this really looked like something I could make a ton of things with. Thanks again!

[@lisap5615]

Love your baskets and your techniques. Thank you for sharing your talents and ideas.

[@debbiestewart7942]

My hands hurt watching you! But I’m still going to give it a try! I love them. And you are a great teacher!

[@nellybranda6314]

I love your work! And the guitar music! Thank you. Greetings from Argentina.

[@camilleodonoghue3322]

This video is just beautiful. Your crafting is very inspiring

[@JamesGower-ch5zj]

This is amazing.

[@MeretrixTricks]

Such a cute little container! I love idea of upcycling old things. Could you please consider making a video how to make a lid for this lil beauty?

[@pegibevins6883]

Very cool! The jeans I've outgrown can live on!

[@cheriekalel9578]

Thank you for making this video, as watching you work this and the music, just soothed my soul!❤

[@annehartmann6572]

Thanks for sharing, very well explained and demonstrated. I can‘t wait to try ist myself!

[@lindarosario2813]

Gorgeous craft. Thank you for sharing! I’m hoping to make some soon!

[@angelapleasants8285]

These are lovely and they look easy to make. This is a great idea 💡. Thank you ❣️

[@no_]

I never knew you could make baskets by crocheting! this will make alot of things easier

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

Cheers from New Orleans!! I make dolls out of fabric scraps and found items..They are beautiful and one of a kind..I am always looking for new denim inspiration!! Many thanks for this post, dear...

[@NanarooTX]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Very Helpful

[@kristanpettigrew-youngbloo1370]

This is fascinating. How interesting.

[@sheliaporter6795]

What a beautiful way to create a basket! ❤

[@Crazyempathichands]

The making of the ripped strips. 😮I love it. I am definitely going to be making THESE❤❤❤

[@TC-rv6sz]

Obsessed with this video. Two months in and I still think about and use this technique ❤

[@pilarmella2613]

Has hecho un trabajo precioso que además da ideas para otras cosas. Gracias ❤

[@ahryia2476]

For the number of repeats, what works well for me is : row 1 ->6 repeats. Row 2->2repeats in each bridge (double). Row 3->1 double, then 1 repeat in one(single). Row 4->1 double, 2 singles. Row 5->1 double, 3 singles. Row 6->1 double, 4 singles. And you just go on adding one single for each row. (Not sure if it makes sense how I've written, but yeah XD)

[@cherylcarnes4207]

A work of art. Very beautiful.

[@berthacruickshank2288]

Your work is lovely.

[@brendamedina6635]

Thank you for posting this video! Your work is beautiful! 😊

[@kayjosephineporteous444]

Yes i can crotchet have 6 pairs jeans my husband dont fit anymore as his bodies shrunk to small mens now wow this is awesome subscribed an on playlist saved thankyou not for the faint hearted goodluck to those who can crotchet

[@xedra]

I have several pairs of old jeans I can use for this! Great idea!

[@lennymac5915]

I have done this with paper cord & denim, but this looks like a much cleaner finish. TY

[@fransak2723]

This is amazing. Well done!

[@dlmcder]

What an incredible genius brilliant idea ❤️❤️❤️

[@jillachen7217]

Nice job! BEAUTIFUL WORK!! Please share the name of the sweet melody accompanying you as you work! Thanks, from Baudette Minnesota USA

[@mickigarvey7608]

Wonderfully useful, well-filmed video. Thanks 🙏 so much. Think I might get my mojo going soon

[@janesawyer1342]

That is so groovy cool. I want a denim basket.

[@debjanisinha690]

Very creative and innovative ❤❤

[@wildedibles819]

Very nice idea I crochet with plastic twine and it makes baskets sturdy

[@ОксанаКовалишин-ч6з]

I like how nearly you do it. It's beautiful! 💛💙

[@gaylescovel7308]

🤗, i got to try this to make my own yarn bowl! And a big one for to store whatever project i currently could be working on with a lid to hide it in for tidyness! I think a froggy would look nice in my livingroom, 😃!

[@michelemcguire8995]

I've even made an oversized handbag out of an old robe..with the pocket on the front. With a beautiful cross..and extra robe material made the shoulder strap.

[@dorothydishman4664]

It is a clever way to use up those odds and ends of strips aftrr squaring up the jeans for other projects...waste not want not.

[@annweitoish8856]

Just love how you do this Thank you so very much for the vedio absolutely Awsome

[@zalialyon1853]

That is so clever n the most unique thing i have seen in awhile..my friends would love to see this..sharing you on fb..thanks

[@jeannine4251]

Thank you! I knew there was a reason why I saved those dog waste bag tubes!

[@michelemcguire8995]

A few years ago I took an old pair if my favorite jeans and made a purse..with extra material made a shoulder strap and ,an old zebra print belt .❤

[@mrscpc1918]

Very glad to see this and such a well presented film ! Thankyou. New subscriber ❤

[@LDcreates]

Love this! Thank you so much!

[@dawnmason9558]

I’d use a dab of fabric glue to the overlapping ends just to keep it from sliding when trying to hold both bits together. I can’t crochet though cos I’m left handed & I have never been able to do it.

[@graceswan4353]

there are videos here on KZbin on how to crochet left handed!

[@dawnmason9558]

@@graceswan4353 I have tried umpteen times I can make a fantastic thimble knotted lump but nothing comes out right. I’ll still to sewing. All my Children & Grandchildren don’t wear home knitted stuff now anyway.

[@dawnmason9558]

@@graceswan4353 I knit backwards too but can only do plain & purl nothing fancy cos again I get knots not lacy

[@valkyrie1066]

I really like that technique, looks like it goes quick once you get started. I have wool and linen scraps leftover from medieval garments; wonder if the technique would work with them? (You couldn't do the tear method so likely it would take much longer.) I might use a white t-shirt to make bathroom organizers. Thank you for the ideas!

[@theguywitheyebrows]

this is a neat upcycle!!

[@kathrynpearce7662]

What a lovely idea!

[@Sunshine-zm1fx]

What beautiful, beautiful bowls. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@Beautifull13100]

i love this video omg i'll try this idea very soon! I hope you're well btw

[@lisamaxwell7291]

I cut the seams out and have been saving for a few years and now have a way to recycle then, should make extra firm baskets maybe a purse with a fabric liner.

[@7hvwdn645]

Wow, you made a jasket!

[@rosebrubaker3743]

😂

[@bevfitzsimmonds3382]

Thankyou...useful, and very clear. 🙂👍

[@TheWingedLemming]

Fantastic!! What if I want to make rectangular baskets? Are these baskets washable? How should they be dried? I love the look overall sense of these!!

[@joyreno1034]

I wonder if you put a thin wire in last round if you could make the basket larger and higher and still have it keep shape.

[@Amritadivya54]

This is a great idea!! I'm thinking that a pipe cleaner-one of the large ones could work and not slip around inside. What do you think?

[@HollyLart]

Thank you! I can't wait to try this!!!

[@MamaWolfof9]

Thank you so much for creating and sharing this video. I knew it was possible to do this but couldn’t make my mind remember how so I’ve been searching for weeks, every word combination I could imagine!! I can’t begin to tell you how delighted I am right now! Varina, I will be thanking you with each project I make using your teaching. ❤

[@lisascenic]

Really lovely!

[@bestcrossroad]

Very creative!

[@nonotoo3208]

Beautiful I should try it

[@margaretnorris5840]

What a great idea!

[@patricialescano8323]

Great presentation ! I have lots of old jeans I might try this . I hate to throw fabric away.