How to Sew Hobo Bag from old Jeans easily Miarti🪡🧵✂️ 👜, by Miarti - Sewing Tips on YouTube. 2 min 48 s.
- Video length
- 2 min 48 s
- Time to do it
- 1 to 2 hours
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Wash and dry the jeans, then cut along the inside leg seams to open the fabric flat. Cut off the waistband, hems and any thick double seams.
Draw your bag shape on paper first. A hobo bag is wider at the bottom and curves in at the top, so make a pattern about 35 cm wide and 30 cm tall.
Pin the paper pattern to the flattest parts of the denim and cut two matching pieces for the front and back. Cut two more from the lining fabric.
Place the denim pieces right sides together and sew the side and bottom seams with a 1 cm allowance. Use a jeans needle and a longer stitch.
Clip the curves at the bottom so the fabric lies flat, then turn the bag right side out and press the seams with an iron.
Sew the two lining pieces the same way, but leave a 10 cm gap in the bottom seam. This gap lets you turn the bag later.
Cut a strap from the leftover denim, about 8 cm wide and 70 cm long. Fold it in half lengthwise, right sides together, and sew along the long edge.
Turn the strap right side out, press it flat and topstitch along both long edges. Pin the ends to the side seams of the denim bag.
Put the denim bag inside the lining with right sides facing. Sew around the top edge, catching the strap ends in the seam.
Pull the bag through the gap in the lining, close the gap with a small hand stitch, then press the top edge and topstitch around it.
Tips and common mistakes
Use a jeans needle and go slowly over thick seams so the machine needle does not break.
Backstitch at the start and end of every seam so the bag does not come apart with use.
Press each seam as you go, because flat seams make the finished bag look much neater.
Add a magnetic snap or button before you sew the lining in if you want the bag to close.
Questions
Can I sew this bag without a sewing machine?
Yes, but denim is thick and hand sewing takes much longer. Use a strong needle and a backstitch, and keep your stitches small and even.
What part of the jeans works best for the bag?
The back leg panels are usually the flattest and least worn. Avoid the knees and the thick side seams if you can.
How do I make the strap the right length?
Measure from your shoulder to the top of your hip and double it, then add 4 cm for the seam allowance. A 70 cm strap gives a short shoulder bag.
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