hello! I’ve made a new skirt, using all bits and pieces from old denim jeans .. or should that then be an old skirt? Hmmm.. a debatable concept!
I like using old textiles to make something different, however it must be said that old fabric often does look old, and not necessarily in a good way. In this case, the denim is actually very well-worn and I may or may not subject it to a brief navy blue dye bath, just to maybe jzoojz (spelling?) it up a bit? as yet, undecided…
I used our own Carolyn & Cassie Meelup skirt pattern, and I think this could be one of the first ones I’ve made for myself without a lining? well, it is just a denim skirt! The skirt is partially cut from a pair of Tim’s old jeans shorts, and a bit extra from some other, previously cutup, old jeans.
The pocket linings are a lovely cotton lawn, leftover from this old favourite dress… I picked off the old pockets from the shorts and added them to the back of the skirt, and another one to the right front. I also made a large, slanted edge patch pocket for the left front, and this one has a totally superfluous coin pocket on it too… superfluous in that I put one in the right hip pocket too. This brings the number of pockets to a grand total of eight! Hurrah for pockets!
The hem of the skirt is the original hem of the jeans shorts, and I unpicked a little to sew the side seams, before resewing the original hem in place. The original topstitching on the jeans shorts was a mixture of navy blue and a kind of dull, mustard-y orange, but all my new topstitching is quite a brighter orange.
The buttons were harvested from off an old cushion here. The buttons for this skirt don’t matter at all actually since they’re not seen on the outside at all. Just one more of the things I love about our pattern!
It’s a bit daggy, let’s be real, but I guess I’m an 80’s girl at heart really so daggy is set in stone into my DNA. I’ll happily wear it as a knockabout skirt on the weekend and when I just feel like slouching around. It’s fun, very comfy, and I often kinda like that scruffy vibe anyway, hehe.
wearing it here with a Booragoon top and a hand knit cardigan
Hurrah for pockets indeed! I’m a bit amused by the timing of your post, since I’m in the beginning stages of a recycled jeans project myself.
Love the creative reuse!
Love this, the skirt looks super cute and reusing the coin pocket within the side pocket is such a fab idea. I’ve recently been working on some denim upcycle projects, too – I just made a crossbody handbag and a kids bucket hat from one pair of ladies jeans! Looking forward to seeing more of your upcycle projects 🙂
Have you released this pattern yet? I’m not finding it on your Pattern Page. Love all the pockets- although not all are very useful…
This is awesome. I love blue jean upcycling projects. I also love your Meelup skirt pattern. Think I will do the same for my next make of your pattern.