Sewing an Apron. An Easy Way to Upcycle Denim Jeans
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- I've been sewing myself a new pinnie and thought I'd show just how easy it was to upcycle a pair of denim jeans into a lovely apron. This would make a great Christmas or birthday present and is equally lovely for anyone at all. Good for the kitchen, garden or workshop...who wouldn't like an apron sewn especially for them? Extra stitching could be added to personalise this if you want to. You can make this apron as plain or fancy as you want.
This is also quite a quick project for those last minute makes...all you need is a pair of jeans and some spare fabric for ties and edges.
At the end I'll show you just what I'm on with now.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:26 What You Can Make
01:16 Making the Aprons
22:43 What Else I've Been Making
25:44 Knitting and Stitching Show News
#sewing #upcycle #denim #tutorial #apron
Sometimes I am almost lost for words at your creativity Marion! Does anyone else see you’ve uploaded a video and try not to watch it, because you want to ‘save’ it as there’s so much to savour, fortunately we can watch them over and over! Yes have a good time at the show and we will look forward to you posting about it. I sign off once again full of wanting to make ‘all the things’. Thank you for all your effort and inspiration 😊🧵🪡🙋♀️
Yes, and Marions soothing voice and clear instructions just make her videos so enjoyable ❤
What a lovely message to receive Jeanette. Thank you so much. It's a bit overwhelming sometimes to realise just how much you all are enjoying my little videos. I really appreciate it very much 💐🪡🧵
This looks perfect for a Christmas present for him and her. Thank you so much.
Fantastic tutorial, brought back memories of my father asking me to make him some aprons to protect his shirts at work, and he just loved them. He wore them every day, and when they were worn out, would ask for another one. Thank you for this apron project. I can still see my fathers cheerful smile as he paraded around the living room in his new work apron. So grateful you brought this memory forward for me.
It's funny what sometimes sparks a memory lie that. I'm glad you had a happy one today...
Enjoyed how the apron came together, you gave really clear instructions on how to achieve the finished look, thank you so much for sharing.😍
They're great to make...
I have a bag full of old jeans, now I know what to do with them. Lovely.
It's a good use of old jeans 👍
Such a neat way to make a pinnie. I have to give this a try. Thank you for the video. I'm always excited to watch your videos.
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We need more people crafting whatever it is, just to get a sense of achievement and purpose in life. That includes cooking from scratch.
I totally agree! I'm most definitely a home cook and love making jams and preserves too...
Thanks so much this is a great idea. I asked my grandson what he wanted for Christmas he said he wanted me to make him something. He with be getting a denim apron !
Hurrah! Denim apron to the rescue 😅
Thank you, Marion! I have some jeans and heading to sew! Thank you again! You are inspiring!
It's so easy to make and great to wear!
Thanks! For all your creative inspiration, I really appreciate U❤😊
Clever you, Marion! I love your channel! Smiles from Washington State!
Thanks a lot 🧵🪡
I LOVE THEM i HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO STITCH A SHIRT BY HAND. THIS IS WHY I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. I AM NOT YELLING I JUST DO BETTER IN CAPS
I'm in the middle of stitching a coat by hand. Hopefully it will be making it into a Sunday video soon...
I appreciate the simplicity of making this! I have the jeans to do it too!!😊
Brilliant!
I think I will go to the thrift and look for a pair with cute pockets! I think you could make a little bag too like the one you made before, but use the pocket off a pair of jeans. I think they call them cross body bags. Too cute. Thanks for the inspiration again on another great project to make. We all love them, keep them coming.
Thanks Michelle... You've reminded me that I could have shown my denim handbag....😏 I forgot all about it... I'll try and remember to show it at the end of the next video 😊
That would be wonderful to see your bag@@marionsworld24
Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea❤
Love the aprons. Looking forward to your video on the Knit and Stitch show. TFS Marion.
We had a really great time at the show!
Fabulous Marion! I’m going to make one for a friend that I had no idea what to gift her for Christmas. This will be perfect! Have a wonderful and fun time at the show! 😘🥰🤗💜
I hope she likes it 🤞
Thanks again for another compelling video. Im in Northern Ireland and never been to Harrogate, so can't wait to see what you manage to film. Enjoy your day out!
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I'm just enjoying my breakfast and getting set for a lovely day out thank you 🙂
Love the aprons, have a great time at K & S show look forward to seeing your video ❤❤
Thanks Bridget 🪡🧵
Lovely aprons, great tip about the binding making it a bit wider on the back so it catches the stitches. Sewing a coat by hand, wow, it’s looking lovely with the French seams. Looking forward to the video you’ll be making of the handcraft show, but don’t forget to relax and enjoy the show through your eyes too, and not only through the lens of your camera. 5pm e care, cheers from the Netherlands 👋🏼👋🏼
Thanks a lot. I did enjoy the stitching show. In fact, on the afternoon I kept forgetting to film anything.... The video will be live this evening. I hope you enjoy it..
Your coat is going to be so cool! I'm an Alabama Chanin fan, too! You are inspiring me to get back to my lingering Wips.
Great! It's always good to get something finished that's been sitting for a while 😊
Hope you have a great time at the show Marion, I'm going tomorrow.
Hope you had a great time Linda. I'm all set for an early start in the morning 🪡🧵
Hi Marion how exciting for you! Would love to see the film for the show! Also your coat looks amazing so far cannot wait to see it made and stitched soon. Tomorrow I am off to my stitching Guild group for a few hours so looking forward to that as well. Enjoy and have a lovely weekend.
Ooh.. what stitching guild are you a member of? I always fancied joining the embroiderers guild, but years ago it just wouldn't have been able to ..and now..well I'm not sure I would do it now.
Hi Marion Just my local one when I moved up the Coast three years ago, out of the city. I did it because I needed to meet likeminded people like myself however I do prefer the creativeness of your world much more. @@marionsworld24 I really like all your ideas and clever ways to create lots of things.
What a great idea, I love working with denim. I make journal covers out of them. I’m excited for you to go to the show and can’t wait to see your video. TFS ❤
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A great make. Denium is so versatile. Those are lovely. Looking forward to seeing some of the Stitching show in Harrogate.
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Another lovely log Marion ❤
Have an amazing trip Marion. Hope you treat yourself to something nice! Love the apron idea. I really want to make one now!
You should try one. They're great to wear.
I will be having a go at making an apron as I have a huge pile of denim jeans collected over the years to use in another crafting project that never happened. Also I would love to see a tutorial regarding hand sewing clothes. I had a very forbidding needlework teacher at high school in the 1970's who put me off dressmaking for decades! It is only as I have got older that I have felt able to make very simple tunic tops for myself as I feel the sewing machine starts to take over, if that makes sense. By the way my great grandmother used to hand sew shirts for her older brothers and could do one in an evening! Hope you had a great time at Harrogate.
Isn't it awful how some teachers can really put you off a subject? Hopefully there are more that enthuse their students with wonder and joy. Yes a hand sewing video coming soon 🧵🪡😊
Thank you for this, Marion. Hope you have a lovely time at Harrogate.
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There are so many things that can be done with worn jeans. This is another wonderful example.
Thank you for this tutorial. 💖💖💖
Thank you again for a interesting video. I will try to do something with my old jeans. I really need a new apron! I am looking foreword to next episode from you! 😊 ❤ 🧶🧵🪡
That's great Ingela. You'll have some good denim left over for other projects too.... The legs would make a good outer layer for a Japanese rice bag. Put a bonny lining in and there's another Christmas present!
Very clever indeed. Watching from Wyoming, USA
👋hello from the UK 🪡🧵😊
Such a great idea! I have made purses out of jeans before.
They're just so flipping useful! I keep all the seams, the pocket bits.. everything!
So cute. Love it!
What a great idea! Now I will have to go through my stash of old jeans.
Great!
Hi I think this is a great idea, you are super clever , Thanks for the tutorial
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Oh Marion! This was so much fun! I buy the biggest jeans I can get at the thrift store so I have lots of fabric to use. Great ideas! Thanks for sharing ❤
😊 denim is so useful for thrifting...
What a great use of discarded jeans.
Brilliant! And by the way, your nails look lovely 😊
You noticed!😂 It's the very first time I've ever had my nails done like that... I was so nervous about it... I think I quite like it though....
Fab idea, an apron for the garden, love it. When I am searching for second jeans in my local charity shops I always look for the BIGGEST ones on the rails. In fact I look out for the biggest sizes in pretty much anything because you get so much more yardage for your money. Even a pretty blouse in an extra large size will give you lots of binding, frills , matching pockets etc. If you are lucky enough to find any garment in, for eg Linen, Wool, Silk…… always think ‘outside the box’……. think about making your own lovely little embroidery books with your re-cycled fabric. Marion teaches so nicely, gives inspiration to …… DIY❤️.
Yes. Me too... The biggest with the most fabric for the money!😂
I love this sewing project as my sewing skills (clothes-making) are limited. I think a homemade present is better than a bought present in many cases.
I like all your sewing projects.
I agree Wendy. I quite often make foodie presents too nearer the time. Little selections of cheese, cheesy biscuits and fruit cake maybe with a jar of chutney....
You can't go wrong really 😊
Who would have thought you could get a pinnie/apron out of a pair of jeans, what a great idea and so easy to make. I am never going to look at a pair of jeans in the same way again Marion 😁thank you for sharing
Thanks Jean... There's all sorts you can make with a pair of jeans. They make great handbags too..😊
So creative - as always! I go through a few aprons a year because I use them in the shop when I am silversmithing. The sanding, soldering bits are always so hard on the apron fabrics and they need to be replaced quite often. Making them out of denim is fantastic because they may last me a little longer. I will sure try and let you know how it holds throughout the year. Have fun at the show!
That's great Cris.. If you needed extra length you could always add onto the bottom by using one of the legs. 😂
Love your sweater!
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What a great idea!!! Thank you.
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Very enjoyable Marion. Thank you great idea and easy to follow your teaching. 💖🐕
What a lovely way to make an apron. I must say, I never wear trousers. Even in the '70 when everybody at school wears jeans, I was the only one wearing dresses or skirts. And because I don''t like blue, I don't have something denim in my house. I have see people makes bags out of jeans, but not aprons. I hope you have a great day at the show. What a good thing you asked if you could film for your you tube channel. Love to see it. Have fun.
Thanks Marjan. I too mainly wear dresses or skirts. I thrift the jeans especially for sewing with. They make good strong shopping bags and even handbags. I find the denim really useful. However... I do quite like blue 💙
Awesome idea
LOVELY apron! Enjoy the show!
Thank you... I'm wearing it in tonight's advent diary!😊
Thank you for this great 😃 dea. My daughter is a new lunch lady at our school. She will look ve this 😊
Brilliant...
Very nice Marion, love the apron ( pinnie) I think you have given me the idea to make one for myself ❤
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, xox
I must admit I love wearing mine!
Great idea for aprons Marion ! Your top & coat are coming along nicely too ! The thread show you’re going to sounds very interesting!!! I’d love to go to something like that here in Tennessee ! Enjoy that for me ! Thanks again !!!
There must be some sewing shows where you are surely..🤔
@@marionsworld24 I wish…I’ll have to look harder, there are plenty of fabric stores, but, haven’t seen shows.
Maybe because you have plenty stores there's no need for the shows. Here the amount of fabric or wool shops has definitely declined. I do have a good fabric shop about half an hour away. There are a lot less yarn shops around than there used to be though. The show at Harrogate is every November and there's just so many sellers all brought together it's a great experience. They also have display galleries too..☺️
You are so creative. I always look forward to your tutorials ❤
I'm pleased you like them Sheila
Great idea Marion, I'm sure whoever received these as a gift, will be very pleased. You are amazing, hand stitching clothes.
I find I get a lot out of making some things by hand. Of course I'm still not averse to running something up quickly on the machine... But taking time with a project is a different kind of slow stitching...🪡🧵
Lovely❤
Love the aprons so cute, as always great instructions Marion. Always enjoy your videos .i knew yoou knew about alabama chanin clothing . You hanother top you made in yhat style , loved it😊
Yes I really enjoy making clothes in that style.
What a clever project . Those aprons will stand up to all sorts of wear and tear . 😊 Hope you all enjoy the trip to Harrogate and find some exciting goodies. ❤
They do. So hard wearing... But pretty at the same time 😊
Hi Marion fab aprons. Enjoy the K&S show on Friday, I'm going tomorrow but I promise not to buy everything so there's some left for you, shame I'm not going on the same day as you I'd have looked out for you to say hello. Happy stitching, Helen.
I hope you did leave me something! Did you manage to find everything you wanted?
@marionsworld24 Hi, just about 😅, I bought some lovely threads, a few kits and other bits and pieces for my embroidery projects. There's plenty to choose from and lots of ideas to worm around in my head for future stitching. Hope you find everything you want. I look forward to seeing your video on your experience x
We had a lovely day. A lot of stallholders were saying how packed it was on Thursday ...
Another great idea Marian. You could make the pinny longer, if you wanted, by putting a piece of the other leg across the bottom. I hope that you all have a wonderful time at the show. And that you find lots of lovely goodies there.
Yes. You definitely could make it longer. Also there's a way of making a pinnie just from the legs as once opened up you have two lovely flat pieces to work with...
Absolutely adorable! Can't wait to make a few. Thank you for showing how to do this!!
This is an awesome idea!!! I agree that it would make a neat gift 🎁
I'll add this to my ever growing list of sewing ideas 😊😊
Blessings to you dear Marion ❤ thank you for always sharing your creativity with us!!!
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Oh.. my next project 😂
It's so simple to make and sturdy to wear ☺️
So clever ❤
I absolutely love your channel. There are so many things you do and with each one it's just amazing. I do most of what you do but no way do mine turn out like yours. I want to try and stitch a bird. I am a beginner and would like to know which one to start with. I love all kinds of birds and we have quite a few here in Florida (Ormond Beach). i have really got interested in cranes and sea turtles. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
You must have such different birds to me! Why don't you just choose your absolutely favourite one and start with that one. I'd like to know which you choose. I'll look it up as I'll probably not know it unless it's a common one...
Terrific!! ❤
What a great idea Marion. Loved the video and look forward to seeing your next video at the show. 😊
What a fabulous idea for a Christmas present xx
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Hope that you all have a fabulous time at the Show in Harrogate. Thank you again for your inspirational stitching. I’m trying out something new for me in crochet, snowflakes.. a bit fiddly but enjoyable. I’m going to use PVA and water to stiffen them to turn them into tree ornaments to gift for Christmas.
Excellent... The pva should do the trick... They'll look great on your 🌲💕
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😻 I love it! New subscriber ❤
That's great! Welcome to my channel Catherine 🪡🧵
Can you tell me about the sweater you're wearing? Was it pieced together?
I just made it up as I went along. I had just two balls of variegated wool. I started knitting at one wrist. Carried on up my arm, split for the neck, knit across the chest, then rejoined and knit down the other arm.
The second ball was the same yarn in a different colourway. So I decided the easiest thing to do was crochet downwards from the chest until I ran out of wool.... 😊🧶
Wow! It is beautiful and unique
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Vlog lol 😂
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Brilliant 👏
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