Complete the punky look by adding safety pins and/or studs to your item. Great items to add patches to include: plain T-shirts, backpacks, shoulder bags, totes, and jean jackets. 4 Turn several cut T-shirts into a cozy quilt. Using the square cutting method, cut several T-shirts apart...
In a monthly column, Jean Files, editor, writer, and designer Jane Herman will decode all things denim.
Everyone, whether plus size or not, has to pay special attention togetting the right fitin skinny jeans. This often means trying on a lot of pairs of jeans, so be prepared and give yourself enough time when you go jeans shopping. What you're looking for is a slim legged jean that fit...
making jeans. I have a 25 year old singer/kenmore mechanical with only two needle positions. It took a little trial and error, but I got some nice top stitching done. JILL C. Great workshop Learned a lot. About jean construction and all sorts of tips and tricks. Really pract...
They’re from the MiUSA [made-in-USA] era, so they have a high rise and straight fit, which I like from a jean. My shirt is a cotton sportshirt (Cuban collar) from the 1940s, though the long points are tucked in to avoid the #menswear ‘runaway collar’ that is often done with...
How to paint on denim, our top tips for successfully painting on jeans. Includes a tutorial for mushroom painted hanging jean pockets.
Claire your creativity never ceases to amaze me! I especially love the nostalgia element of capturing all the old jean labels too – remember Lee jeans?! #HomeEtc Reply Claire Armstrong 21 January 2018 at 22:32 Thank you Lins. Yes I deliberately kept some of the labels to add interest. ...
For example, I roll one sheet into a ball and add nothing more to it. If I have a couple of the same thing, let’s say 2 white sheets, I will roll them together and if I have several jean strips from different jeans I will roll those together. Cut the strips with the grain of...