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Tue, Jun 26 2007

13 Things You Can Make Out of Your Old Blue Jeans

 

recycle-denim.JPG Getting ready to throw out those raggedy jeans? Don’t do it yet, at least not until you read about some great ways to recycle your old denims. Most of these are easy projects and make great gifts.

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  1. By Men's Loungewear

    Those are some really cool ideas! You can also make skirts from jeans by splitting the inside seam and adding in a piece of fabric..
    Thanks for sharing..

  2. By Men's Loungewear

    Great tips! You can also make skirts from jeans by splitting the inside seam and adding in a piece of fabric..
    Thanks for sharing with us..

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  6. By laurel

    in the vein of making a quilt. make a blanket of patchwork denim on one side, soft cotton on the other. makes the best picnic blanket ever, the denim keeps your bum dry in dewey grass

  7. By Monique

    Those are some really cool ideas. I’m thinking about making a lunch sack and a quilt. I have a lot of old jeans I can no longer fit into after (finally!) growing a few inches this past year or two.

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  9. By Shala

    I like making potholders with old jeans. The heavy cotton is great for it.

  10. By sir jorge

    a great list, a great amount of reuseable methods.

    I enjoy this greatly.

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  17. By latoya

    Great tips! You can also make skirts from jeans by splitting the inside seam and adding in a piece of fabric.

  18. By Jen / domestika

    I have a secret hankering for a bag made of cut-off jeans. But that’s probably just because I can never bear to throw out a favourite pair, no matter how threadbare they get… Thanks for a terrific list!

  19. By Molly, NYC

    I recovered the dining room chairs in old jeans. Very comfy-looking , and I love that shade of blue.

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