Upcycling: Jeans to Gathered Skirt

UPCYCLING: JEANS TO GATHERED SKIRT

Learn to reuse and repurpose denim fabric into something new and trendy. You will go home with your own one-of-a-kind upcycled denim skirt, plus new skills for transforming denim in creative ways!

Skills you’ll learn: How to cut and rework jeans to become a skirt, how to topstitch on denim, use a denim needle, and how to gather fabric. 

SKILLS REQUIRED:

This is an intermediate level class.

• You MUST know how to operate a sewing machine to take this class. This class is for sewists who are comfortable using a sewing machine and have some sewing experience. 

• You MUST have taken our Learn to Sew 101-103 classes or have the equivalent skills.

SUPPLIES REQUIRED:

Student MUST bring ALL of the following items:

• A pair of old jeans that fit the waist of the person the skirt is for.

• 1.5 - 2 yards of supplemental fabric for the gathered skirt (lightweight apparel fabric, such as cottons like lawn or voile, linen, rayon, etc.

  • DO NOT bring a stretchy, slippery, or furry fabric for this project

• Matching all-purpose thread (choose a color that blends or contrasts with your denim for a creative touch)

• Denim or jean sewing needles for your sewing machine, size 16 or 18. (We'll go over why this is important).

SUPPLIES INCLUDED:

• Instructions

• Sewing machine (but you are welcome to bring your own)

• Scissors

• Pins and clips