This is very easy. The difficult part is protecting your ripper and your sewing machine from the thick fabric.

The lucky pair of jeans that I reconstructed was this:

IMG_4675.jpg picture by miwiyam

I bought this more than five years ago. It’s large not because I lost weight. It doesn’t fit me well because when I was still an undergrad I had no idea how to buy a pair of jeans that hugged my legs in all the right places.

TUTORIAL

1. Measure your skirt length. IMG_4676.jpg picture by miwiyam

2. Cut. Do not forget hem allowances. IMG_4677.jpg picture by miwiyam

Read the rest of the tutorial HERE.

15 Responses to “Kiddie Doodle 6: How to turn jeans into a skirt”

  1. mirela said

    This skirt rocks! Thanks so much for the tutorial!

  2. Monica said

    nice!!!

    (although mine would have to be a tad longer!!! my legs are not like yours…)

  3. Myam said

    Well, my legs…Must be a camera trick (although I did not edit them pics) because they never look that good in front of the mirror. tsk tsk

  4. uzi said

    Girls envy the asssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

  5. Above said

    You are so talented, i must sign up.

  6. Tee said

    now, this one is also great!!!..gonna try this..
    thanks for this, Yam!..
    pwede ko laag sa inyo? pa-tutor ko sewing and cutting..i’m serious! ^_^

  7. maka said

    thanks! i just said a few days ago that i needed more skirts for the summer. i made a couple of quick & easy t-shirt mod skirts the other day, but i’d totally forgotten about this idea. i KNOW i’ve got old pants i can use for this.

  8. Lemons said

    Wow thats pretty im 13 and i guess i can sew well. i might try that ONE day llol

  9. Mark Tesch said

    nice;) really nice;p

  10. [...] cut, ripped, and then sewed this skirt, basing off of this tutorial. I didn’t go step by step, just got the basic idea of ripping and cutting, then [...]

  11. Estercity said

    Congratulations
    ¿ Can I post this work in mi blog?
    I only will put one photo and the conection to your blog

  12. I have to say, that I can not agree with you in 100%, but it’s just my IMHO, which could be very wrong.
    p.s. You have an awesome template . Where did you find it?

  13. Ske said

    Hehhe pretty cool!! awesome!

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