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I don't know you, but I know a little bit about the whole style of ripped jeans. I have a few pairs, but whenever I put them on, I always feel sad that my knees are cold. When I sat down, the string that passed through the hole pierced my skin. The ripped jeans everywhere do not resonate very well. Now that I have exposed my grandmother's identity, I am comfortable to say that I did not throw away the torn jeans, but repaired them with colored fabrics. Although I did not enter this project with a specific plan, the results are still great. All I need is some spare fabric and a sewing needle. Follow my journey of patching pants, maybe try it yourself!
First, I chose the fabric I want to use. Fortunately, I happened to have some super old quilted squares around me. If you want, you can go to the fabric store to buy some, but because you really don’t need a lot of materials, it’s best to go to other places first. If you really don’t wear some of the fabric left by the cropped shirt or floral skirt, this is a good way to reuse the fabric. You can even use old tablecloths or pillowcase materials. No matter what method you choose to use, you can cut a piece of fabric to make it slightly larger than the hole you want to cover.
If you are like me, you have cracks in your pants (I was really crazy in high school). You may have several pairs of ripped jeans to choose from, so it’s best to start with the simplest one. Although I have a few competitors, I decided to wear a pair of jeans with only two knee holes. To prepare the jeans, I cut off most of the white frayed parts while still leaving the frayed edges. If you want a rugged style, please feel free to leave more strings.
To actually sew the patch, I turned my pants over and placed the fabric on the hole I wanted to cover. If you have a sewing machine, you can use it, but I used a needle and some white thread. Make sure that the right side of the fabric is facing out. I sew the fabric to the hole without worrying too much about whether the stitches are the most neat. If the threads are a bit obvious, that's okay-it's just part of the frugal style. However, if you sew by hand, make sure the stitches are small and tight enough so that the pants will not fall apart during washing.
Now that you have completed the actual sewing, flip out the front of the pants and try them on to see what they look like. It is important to make sure that you are not sewing too tight and that you can still bend your knees comfortably without tearing the stitches. At this stage, you can cut off more white threads, or add some embroidery threads to really exaggerate the patch part of the jeans. Be sure to pull the patches a few times to make sure they are safe, especially if you are sewing on worn materials. If you are really festive, you can use any remaining material to sew additional patches on the other parts of the pants. It might be fun to make a patterned belt loop or any other creativity you might have.
That's it! All that's left to do now is to make yourself take a small photo of yourself wearing fashionable pants. Seriously, this project is very simple and fun, assuming you reuse old fabrics, it doesn't cost anything. Try it!
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