Fix worn out jeans

Using elements of sashiko and embroidery in her visible mending, Erin Eggenburg shares clothing repair tutorials of how to extend the life of what you wear with simple mending techniques.

Yup, everyone's got 'em. Those once expensive blue jeans with mysterious rips and blow outs at the seams and pockets! The Welding Man will wear his jeans as long as there are seams and not much else but for the rest of the fam, sometimes we want to salvage our jeans and our dignity. You know what I'm talking about...those gaping holes in the involving the the whole crotch area. View the disasters below..... Unfixable, right? Just throw them in the rag pile and start pinning "Denim Projects"…

Distressed jeans is one of the biggest trends in fashion right now, so how do I not own a pair of distressed jeans? Well, I can not wear th...

Becs | Mending Tools & Supplies ✂️ on Instagram: "Stretch Denim Repair TIPS👖↔️↕️ If you wanna avoid a disaster 😱 when it comes to repairing your well-worn stretch denim jeans👖, I've got some true wisdom to share... Here's my Do's & Don'ts when it comes to fixing the v.tricky stretchy ↔️↕️ kind of denim: 1. PATCH WITH STRETCH DENIM Save an old pair of stretch jeans that are quite frankly past the point of repair and cut them up for patches. The commercial ones are almost never stretchy…

I bike to work regularly, even during winter. As a result my jeans wear off often, every time in the same place, let's call it "the saddle a...

Here's how to distress a new pair of jeans, using things you have on hand at home. Distressing them will help you make them your own style!

How to Alter Men's Work Jeans to Fit Women: I work in a shop, so any pants I wear to work will inevitably get ruined. Just as my last pair of work pants became too full of holes to wear anymore I found a brand new, never been worn pair of small black Carhartts in a free pile! Those pants will…

Subtle Mends for Unmentionable Areas I teach workshops on visible mending regularly, and by far, the most requested mend is the dreaded crotch repair. Luckily, it's a pretty simple repair. If you are like me, jeans are my favorite article of clothing to wear. And a well fitting pair of jeans is magic, and also tragic

Our expert tailor shares the secret to how to patch jeans with holes quickly. Don’t throw out your favorite denim, save money by fixing your ripped jeans!

If you're doing it right, you'll squat yourself right out of your wardrobe. Discover the best jeans for muscular legs on the market, and how to modify them!