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Sewing: Making a Tote bag using recycled jeans
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Sewing: Making a Tote bag using recycled jeans

Recycling a pair of jeans into a stylish tote bag
Highest Rated
Created byAriike Ruban
Last updated 9/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • You will be able to sew a complete tote bag.

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 1h 33m total length

  • Introduction - What you need for this course3:54

    Here I set out what you will need for this course.

  • Preparing the Jeans9:54

    In this Lecture you will learn how to disassemble your used pair of jeans into flat pieces ready for the pattern pieces.

  • Cutting the pockets for your Tote bag6:56

    You will cut both the inside and outside pockets for your tote bag from the jeans' pocket sections.

  • Cutting the body of your Tote bag6:22

    This video shows you how to make and cut the patterns for the body of the tote bag.

  • Preparing the men's tie13:02

    In this section, you will learn how to disassemble a used men's tie and prepare it for use at the top edge of your tote bag in Lecture 10 below.

  • Sew on the pockets5:18

    You will learn how to place the pockets on the inside and outside of the tote bag, fix it down with some glue, ready for sewing.

  • Sewing the pockets to your Tote bag7:53

    In this lecture you will learn how to stitch the pockets to the tote bag.

  • Sew the two panels of your tote bag together10:28

    You will be stitching the panels of the tote bag together after stitching the pockets down.

  • Finishing the top edge of your Tote bag4:24

    In the first part of two lectures you will be finishing the top edge of your tote bag.  You can choose to leave it raw, unfinished, or you can fold it down and stitch it.  

  • Finishing the top edge of your tote bag using the men's tie14:43

    In this second part, you will be finishing the top edge of your tote bag with the used men's tie you prepared in Lecture 5 above.

  • Attaching the straps to your Tote bag10:13

    In this lecture you finish your tote bag by adding the straps to it. 

Requirements

  • This course is appropriate for all levels.
  • You should have a sewing machine and should have a basic knowledge of how to use a sewing machine.

Description

In this course you will learn how to upcycle a used pair of jeans into a stylish tote bag. This is a course about sewing and upcycling, you will use all parts of the jeans.  The used pair of jeans is taken apart and the the tote bag pieces are cut from the legs of the jeans, the bag straps from the side seams or the waistband. You will also learn in additional free tutorials how to customize your bag to your taste. 

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants an easy, straight forward sewing course where they can complete effortlessly.

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