VIDEO: Sewing jeans pockets yourself

Sew chic jeans pockets out of old jeans

Depending on how big you want the bag to be, you will need old children's or adult jeans.

1. This cut off the trouser legs and then sew up the leg holes with the sewing machine. You don't need to neaten the cut edge, you can even fray it extra. Alternatively, you can also wear a denim mini skirt instead of trousers.
2. Sew up the area of ​​the trouser buttons or the zipper as well.
3. The closure for the jeans pocket goes into the upper opening of the jeans. A zipper is suitable for this, but you can also use magnetic or snap fasteners instead.
4. You can sew the strap of the jeans pocket either from a matching denim or from the cut trouser legs. Either one or two short, rather narrow shoulder straps or a long, wide shoulder strap are possible. To do this, simply cut the fabric to the desired length and twice the width, fold the sides together and fold the cut edges inwards. If the fabric does not stay, you can also iron it to shape it. Then sew everything together.
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5. Now simply sew the shoulder straps securely on the inside of the right and left side of the bag. To the sew you can either choose a thread in the same shade as the denim or you can rely on color contrasts.
6. You can now turn the finished jeans pockets into an individual designer piece as you wish transform: Glue a pattern of rhinestones on it and / or embroider the bag with Floral motifs. Children will love a bag with an embroidered name. You can also conjure up beautiful motifs on jeans pockets with fabric paints. You can give your jeans pocket a punk look with safety pins and patches.