The appearance on the beloved jeans of attrition, which is not today, so tomorrow finally worn, and then torn, comparable to the tragedy. Of course, unless you are a fan of ripped jeans.
This inevitability can be prevented with the help of a sewing applique, using floral motifs made of cotton lace, for example. In this way, you simultaneously save your favorite jeans and decorate them.
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Step 1
Using a sprayer on clean ironed jeans, spread the leg seam on one side to the required length, but not less than 15 cm.
The length of the open joint depends on the size of the motif of the appliqué.
Important!
Unpack only a simple seam, as the original denim stitch or factory stitching seam will be difficult to restore.
Step 2
Put a floral motif on a place with pronounced attrition.
Step 3
Tailor pins pin a floral motif to your jeans,
and then catch it with long notched stitches in different directions.
Tip:
Place a piece of paper or a notebook between them to prevent the rear part of the leg from getting caught.
Step 4
Remove the pins.
Remove the sleeve platform from the machine.
Using the foot for satin stitches, sew a floral motif with a narrow zigzag stitch or a special stitch for appliques only along the outer contours of the appliqué.
Tip: use special stitches to apply only on smooth surfaces.
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Step 5
Lay additional zigzag or straight lines along the inner contours of the floral motif.
Step 6
Tail pins on the wrong side.
Step 7
Iron seam allowances.
With tailor's pins, chop the details across the seam and sew them so that the new stitch fits exactly into the original seam on the jeans.
Process the seam allowance on the overlock or with a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine.
Step 8
Sew on the sewn-in appliqué slightly from the front and back.
Done!
Tip
To further strengthen obvious scuffs or rubbed places, before setting up the appliqué, in the damaged area, lay several straight lines in different directions, as if you had to patch jeans on a sewing machine. At the same time, from the wrong side, you can iron a small piece of non-woven fabric or sweep a cotton cloth suitable for jeans. How to do this correctly, you can peek in our master class:
How to save your favorite jeans: we put patches in "uncomfortable" places
The author of the master class and photo: Julia Dekanova
