Handmade by Carolyn

Thoughts on sewing, knitting, and looking my best

  • Home
  • about me
  • my patterns

Tag: jeans

burnt brown bootlegs

10/08/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on burnt brown bootlegs

I’ve made some jeans/pants/jeggings type of things… hmmm, I’m still not sure what to call these!   My oldest jeans, my olive/greys, are holding up so well, the best out of all my jeans! and I think it’s due to…

Read More→

Purple jeans; 6 different ways

06/11/201319/06/2016 CarolynUncategorized21 Comments on Purple jeans; 6 different ways

My purple flares have been such favourites ever since they rolled off the sewing machine; an unlikely wardrobe staple.  Who would’ve thunk purple jeans would turn out to be such useful things in my life??  Ask the ignorant old-me back then…

Read More→

White-y tighties

06/09/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized49 Comments on White-y tighties

hai there  🙂 oh sorry, were you expecting some fashion?? My set-up photo with just one lonely loyal dog sitting there really made me smile, so I had to put it in here.  For fun. I’ve made some new jeans…

Read More→

Strawberry pink jeans

29/04/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized35 Comments on Strawberry pink jeans

I have made some new jeans!  Au Bonheur des Petites Mains PLH08002: Pantalon droit avec decoupes.  (my less than perfect translation: trousers right with slices?, hehe) Now; to say I am grateful to shams for helping me to obtain this…

Read More→

Khaki skinny jeans; 6 different ways

15/11/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized27 Comments on Khaki skinny jeans; 6 different ways

It’s hilarious to me now how when I had first set out to make these jeans I was slightly skeptical whether I would wear them much…  they have so become the backbone to so many outfits!  I think I was…

Read More→

Black straight-leg jeans; a post mortem, and 6 different ways

06/07/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized22 Comments on Black straight-leg jeans; a post mortem, and 6 different ways

So, I mentioned yesterday that my year-old black straight-legs had bitten the dust, but I hadn’t gone into much detail and I thought it would be helpful to any others starting out with their own pair of jeans to list…

Read More→

Flares in Black

05/07/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized44 Comments on Flares in Black

I have made myself a new pair of jeans! They are of black, stretchy corduroy with black cotton for the pocket lining and the waistband lining, and are very near perfect; if I say so myself 😉  It seems my…

Read More→

Flares in Plum

27/05/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized31 Comments on Flares in Plum

Hot off the press… my new flared jeans for winter, and for Joy’s Bell-Bottom challenge! I adore flares, after half a lifetime of trial and error I have finally decided they could be the most flattering jeans shape for my…

Read More→

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3 … 5 Next
Copyright © All rights reserved.
Blog Kit by WP Charms
Switch to desktop version
↑
↓