Options for shorts from jeans, how to make a fashionable model with your own hands

When the heat comes, tight and skinny jeans have to be put on the far shelf of the closet until autumn. In summer, girls prefer dresses, sundresses, skirts, overalls and shorts. During this period of time, many young ladies have a question: how to make shorts from jeans to get a stylish and original wardrobe item? Several tips will help you create a truly creative thing.

How to choose jeans for making shorts

The first thing you need to do to get a fashionable product is to choose the right jeans for this procedure. Here are some recommendations:

• if you pick up old women's jeans that fit loosely on your figure, the shorts will turn out too baggy;
• when choosing skinny tight jeans, there is a risk of getting a product that is too tight: the legs where the shorts end will look puffy, which will require additional cutouts in the altered product, which will increase the time for processing the edge;
• when making shorts from old jeans with your own hands, you should not use stretch materials: after cutting, they will look unsightly - plastic threads will come out, which will cause aesthetic discomfort to the fashionista;
• Pure denim pants will be relevant, they have a straight cut. Such jeans will not fit too tightly on the leg, they will also not be loose, which is exactly what is required for sewing stylish shorts.

In addition to denim, you can choose cotton trousers of any color, also cutting them to the desired length.

Let's decide on the length

Before making original shorts from old jeans, it is recommended to wash the product well. This should be done in the usual mode, on which the jeans were previously washed. After washing, the material will settle a little, which will cause difficulties when determining the length.

To make jeans fit your figure again after washing, you need to put them on and walk around the apartment for an hour - after that you can choose the length.

There are several variations of length that are popular among young and older generations.

It is worth remembering about the presence of pockets: it has become fashionable now when the pockets of cropped shorts are casually visible from under this wardrobe item. Whether to leave this move or hide the pockets inside is up to the fashionista herself.

How to cut straight

Once the length problem is solved, you need to move on to cutting the shorts. To cut jeans beautifully and evenly, it is important to follow a few simple but effective rules. First, you should arm yourself with sharp tailor's scissors - regular office scissors will not work, they simply will not take thick denim. You will also need a piece of soap, it can be replaced with white chalk.

The most optimal method for cutting jeans evenly into shorts is to mark the lines on yourself first. To do this, put on the jeans, fasten them at the waist, and check that the garment fits perfectly on the figure. After that, go to the mirror, arm yourself with chalk, and draw two even, identical lines at the level of the future cut. Remove the jeans and cut along the lines with scissors.

To prevent the legs from being different lengths, before cutting the jeans, take a measuring tape and measure the distance from the crotch to the drawn line - the segments on both legs should match.

Next, you can use the following tips:

• if the future shorts will be decorated with fringe, it is necessary to take into account the fact that over time they will become shorter: therefore, it is necessary to measure the length with a reserve;
• don't forget about seam allowances if the shorts are a classic cut;
• If the model has a fold, you need to leave an additional 7 cm for the hem and edge finishing.

Before turning up or decorating the garment in any other way, it is recommended to process the edges using a sewing machine: subsequently, the threads will not come out of the jeans.

Methods of decoration

The most popular and easy to make is the decoration of new shorts with fringe. To make such stylish shorts, it is enough to arm yourself with tools that are in every home.

Don't throw your cut-off jeans in the washing machine in the hopes that the fringe will appear on its own after washing. This method can lead to damage to household appliances.

How to make shorts from old jeans was described above, and to make the decor yourself, you can use 3 methods. You can make torn edges, paint the item and decorate it with lace and rhinestones.

Torn edges

To make frayed edges on shorts yourself, you need to prepare sharp fabric scissors, a blade, a sharp object to make torn places. When all the tools are ready, you can start working:

• you need to take one leg of the shorts, fold it in half, and make neat cuts horizontally;
• using a sharp object, pull out the cross-grain of the jeans;
• When a characteristic hole is formed, it is necessary to pull the threads a little closer to the edges.

In this way, you can make fashionable shorts from jeans: they can be of any color, sewn from denim or cotton. The resulting fringe can also be made original with tweezers. It is necessary to carefully pull out the protruding threads so that each of them is of a different length.

Painting

Another interesting way to transform shorts made from old jeans is painting. This method is no different from painting regular cotton pants. To work you will need special fabric paint, washing powder, salt, vinegar essence and a washing machine. When choosing a paint composition, it is worth paying attention to acrylic and aniline options. Painting is carried out in several stages:

• the powder dye is diluted in water according to the instructions on the package;
• add 3 spoons of salt to the solution and pour the liquid into the washing machine drum;
• The temperature on the control panel of the device is set to 95 degrees, shorts are also placed there and the wash is started.

When the program is finished and the signal rings, the shorts are taken out and rinsed in cool water with vinegar added. This will help to fix the paint on the fabric. The last step will be rinsing the product in warm water and drying. It is recommended to dry denim shorts in a suspended state.

Using lace and rhinestones

Another interesting option is shorts with lace. Stylish denim products are ideally combined with lace of various structures and colors. If you add rhinestones to the fabric, you can get a fashionable wardrobe item. The process looks like this:

• a 5 cm wide strip of lace is cut into 2 pieces, the length of a shorts pocket;
• lace is sewn on top of the pockets so that it is visible;
• if desired, you can decorate the bottom of the denim product with lace;
• Rhinestones are attached to the edge of the pocket: they can be glued with superglue or rhinestones with rivets on the fabric can be purchased.

Now, knowing how to make shorts from old jeans with your own hands, you can go in search of the necessary material. Self-made original shorts will be individual and unique.

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