DIY Handbag from Old Jeans Miarti🪡🧵✂️ 👜, by Miarti - Sewing Tips on YouTube. 1 min 34 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 34 s
- Time to do it
- 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Wash and dry the jeans, then cut off the legs just below the crotch seam. Keep the waistband and back pockets for the bag body.
Cut the back panel of the jeans into a rectangle for the bag body. Cut a matching rectangle from the lining fabric.
Pin the jeans rectangle and lining rectangle right sides together along the sides and bottom. Sew a straight stitch with a 1 cm seam allowance.
Clip the corners, turn the bag right side out through the top opening, and press the seams flat with an iron.
Fold the top edge of the jeans and lining inward by 1 cm and pin. Sew around the top to close the opening.
Attach a zip or sew a button and loop at the top if you want the bag to close.
Cut two strips from the leftover denim for the strap, about 5 cm wide and as long as you want. Fold and sew them into straps.
Pin the strap ends to the inside top edge of the bag and sew them in place with a box stitch for strength.
Tips and common mistakes
Use a denim needle in your machine so it can push through thick seams without breaking.
Sew slowly over the thick waistband seams and turn the handwheel by hand if the needle sticks.
Press each seam as you go so the bag sits flat and looks neat.
Questions
Do I need a sewing machine?
A machine makes it faster and stronger, but you can sew the whole bag by hand with a backstitch. Use strong thread and small stitches.
What can I use instead of a zip?
A button with a fabric loop or a magnetic snap works well. You can also leave the top open for a simple tote style.
How do I make the strap stronger?
Sew the strap ends with a box stitch and an X inside it. This spreads the load so the strap does not pull out.
This guide was drafted from the video's details and general task knowledge. It has not been checked against the full video. Check the video and relevant product instructions before following a procedure. Report a correction.
