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Colorful, cut jeans modification

Colorful, cut jeans modification
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Ever wanted something unique but not over the top?

Try this jean modification!

It shows just the right amount of skin, adds color to a boring pair of jeans, and makes you stand out.  And is nice and breezy on a lovely summer day.

I've had a pair of jeans with the green... "garter hole thingy" in it for years, and this instructable will go through how to make one with pink ribbon.  You can try what ever color you like.  If you make the ribbons black, they kinda look like a garter.  Or you can make the "hole" thing rainbow colored and sew buttons and draw pretty pictures on the rest of the jeans.  It's up to you!
 
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Step 1Materials needed

Materials needed

-A pair of jeans
     Try using an older pair if it's your first time in case you mess up.  Also, people will notice if you wear these for consecutive days, so you might not want to use your best pair of jeans.

-Length of fabric ribbon
     For doing one leg, measure around the leg twice and add a little for leeway.  (I got 1.25 yards for my pink pair).  I get my ribbon at Walmart, but you can get it at some at any craft of fabric store.  Make sure the ribbon has a double edge and is meant to be sewed onto the edge of fabric, such as quilt edges.

-Some regular ribbon
     Get some regular ribbon to connect the leg of the pants.  This should probably match the color of your other ribbon.

-Scissors
     Using big sewing scissors is best to cut through jeans.

-Sewing chalk or pencil
     this is to outline where on the jeans you are going to cut.

-Sewing machine
     This makes for sewing the edging onto the jeans much easier and looks neater.  But you can do it by hand.  With a lot of patience that is.

-Colored tread
     To match your ribbon.

-Pins
     To hold the ribbons in place.

-Tape Measure
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18 comments
Jul 13, 2010. 9:52 PMkingmii says:
These are so cute i would so do this if i were a girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 21, 2012. 9:47 AMhifuqua says:
You could make a few simple changes to make it suitable for guys, too. Instead of lace maybe a strip of faux leather wide enough to accommodate grommets. Then link the two pieces together with decorative chain.
Jul 13, 2010. 10:11 PMWesley666 says:
Same here! Awesomeness! But I'm not a girl... :( Wellllllll, you could make this anyhow, just make sure you don't wear then in some of those really redneck southern states...Noice 'Ible though! :D
Jul 14, 2010. 3:17 AMkingmii says:
I could. I do love the pink lace.there are so many great instructables for woman's clothes.
Jul 14, 2010. 11:16 AMWesley666 says:
Too bad we aren't woman though...
Jul 14, 2010. 12:06 PMkingmii says:
Yea =(
Oct 16, 2010. 2:03 AMChildofLore says:
OK, that looks awesome.
Jul 21, 2010. 5:02 PMSiderAnne says:
This is a great 'ible! I've been looking for something for my steampunk costume that was a little more covering than the short skirts but not as hobbling as the long skirts. Black jeans and some red and black lace/ribbon make for a great vampire hunter!
Jul 14, 2010. 5:05 PMakagoldminer says:
Nice job i love it . one thing though you could do it to both legs and attach the ribbon with a buttton sewn on the inside to make the legs removeable to convert to shorts. great idea for my wife.
Jul 14, 2010. 2:57 PMgeckits says:
I know my girlfriend would love wearing this! And I can certainly say I wouldn't mind seeing her in it either ;)
Jul 14, 2010. 1:29 PMPSPerson says:
you could make a killing on store shelves....
Jul 14, 2010. 8:31 AMlovebirdy says:
Wow that is so cool. Very sexy indeed
Jul 13, 2010. 8:57 PMdeofthedead says:
Quite nice! I've got a pair of retired work jeans that I love, but have holes wearing along the insides because of how much I walk around... I think this would be a great way to rescue them, and make them super cute to wear outside of work! Yay!
Jul 13, 2010. 7:17 PMtcup120 says:
That's super cute! The only things that would worry me is the strength of the ribbon, and the tan line it would leave behind. I love the pink one though - and I'm definitely going to try it. Great job!
Jul 13, 2010. 7:18 PMJohnJY says:
Nice job, very sexy.
Jul 13, 2010. 6:41 PMchndt2008 says:
Temptation!

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