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make your own jeans! A step by step guide

Make Your Own Jeans!

Make your own Jeans! Have you ever scoured through an entire city or spent hours on the internet in search of the perfect pair of jeans? Look no further. With Wardrobe By Me's new jeans sewing patterns, you can easily sew them yourself.
We have created the ultimate classic Jeans sewing patterns for both women and men. We have worked through all the details of a classic, long-lasting model.

Find the Men's Five pocket jeans #1 here 

Find the Women's Five pocket jeans #1 here 

Why do we love jeans?

One of the reasons we all love to wear jeans is their versatility. You can wear them year-round and look both comfortable and bright, depending on your choice of top and shoes. Wear them with a t-shirt and sneakers, or dress them up with a beautiful shirt and heels, and you will be comfortable throughout a night of fun. 

With Wardrobe By Me's new jeans patterns, you get a relaxed, classic, original fit with straight legs. Sew your jeans in as many colors as you like and get a really versatile, valuable addition to your wardrobe. 

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Last but not least, people tend to think that making a pair of jeans is much more complex than it is, so you can for sure enjoy your friends' and family's admiration. A new pair of favorite jeans that fit you perfectly and are in style. Not a bad combo. 😊

Our best tips for sewing jeans:

  1. Measure twice, sew once... Check your measurements before choosing your size. Don't assume you'll fit the same size as you do in RTW jeans.
  2. Choose your size based on your waist and hip measurements. If you are unsure which size to make, measure a pair of your favorite jeans at the waistline and choose the size based on the garment measurements.
  3. Wash your denim before use. Denim shrinks, and it would be sad to put in all the hard work only to find your jeans have shrunk after the first wash.
  4. If your denim is heavy (12oz and more) you may want to skip interfacing, or use it ONLY on the fly. Test a swatch and see how it turns out.
  5. Use heavy denim thread (such as Gütterman 100) for all topstitching.
  6. Increase the stitch length for topstitching and use it consistently. Test the length before starting.
  7. Use a denim or topstitching needle when sewing. Skip the double needle. It doesn't handle thick fabric or heavy thread well.
  8. Sew all topstitches from the RIGHT side.
  9. Do not backstitch, but pull the thread to the wrong side and tie the ends together.
  10. Shorten your zipper? This video from LTRL Trend - FashionGuru on YouTube explains how to shorten a metal zipper.

Most asked question:

  • Are jeans easy to sew? 
Sewing jeans is pretty straightforward, and the most challenging thing is making sure that the topstitches are straight and even. With our step-by-step YouTube video tutorial, you can hand-sew and be sure to succeed.

  • Do I need a particular machine?
When sewing jeans, you only need a regular sewing machine. You can use the zigzag seam to cast over the raw edges or a serger if you have one.

  • What stitch is best for jeans?
You will sew the jeans pattern pieces together with a straight seam and finish the edges with either a zigzag stitch or a serger. We explain everything in the instructions book and even tell you when to zigzag the edges.

  • How about materials and tread?
When making jeans, you need denim or canvas fabric. Check the list below for shops around the globe that have a great selection of denim and hardware for making Jeans. They carry the fabric, hardware, Jeans, needles, and thread you need to sew a perfect pair of jeans.

  • What do I need to get started?

Before sewing your jeans, the most critical decision you must make is your fabric choice.
We have curated a list of international shops that stock a wide variety of denim to make it easy to choose and buy your materials for making jeans. We have also added recommendations from our tribe on Facebook. If you have tips on where to buy good quality denim fabric in your area, please notify us in a comment below. 

Europe

Ireland

Dress Fabrics

Germany

Stoff Kontor

Stoffe Hemmers

Slanta Stoffe 

Scandinavia

Stoff & Stil

Sonjas Eko Textil

Sustainable Maker Room

Metermeter 

Italy

Pronto Moda Tessuti

Netherlands

Denim.Lab.

Rijs Textiles

Ansje Handmade

France

Ma Petite Merceri

Buttinette

Belgium:

Modestofjes

North America

Denver Fabrics

Britex Fabric

Hyde Park Denim

Nick Of Time Fabric

Mood Fabrics

Fabric.com

Emma One Sock

G Street Fabrics

Sewing Studio

Stonemountain fabric

Lafinch fabrics

Califabrics

Gorgeousfabrics

joann

Canada

Black Bird Fabrics

UK

Cloth House Studio

Merchant & Mills.

Croft Mill

Fabric Godmother

Little Miss Sew n Sew

The Denim Company

Minerva Fabrics

Empress Mills

Joel & Son

Japan

Citron Jeans

Singapore

brightonaccessorieshouse

teohhuattextile

Australia

Tessuti Fabrics

Sew Active Fabrics

Megan Nielsen

mrecht

New Zealand

Miss Maude Sewing