Categories: DIY

You’ll never have to worry about bad jeans with these 7 clever hacks!

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Materials:

Scissors Click to buy

Thread and needle sewing kit Click to buy

Pins Click to buy

Key ring Click to buy

Safetyy pin Click to buy

Elastic band Click to buy

Sand paper Click to buy

Craft knife Click to buy

Hair tie Click to buy

Instructions:

Broken zipper?

Step 1: Use a pair of sharp scissors to cut out a small portion of the zipper teeth.

Step 2: Put the zipper back on the track and then zip it up.

Step 3: Sew the zipper tracks just above the section where you cut.

 

Shorten your jeans without cutting

Step 1: Fold the hem up.

Step 2: Pin the hem in place. When you’re pinning, make sure to line up the side of your jeans.

Step 3: Take pin out while you sew the jeans.

Step 4: Unfold the jeans.

Zipper coming undone?

Step 1: Use a key ring to hold your zipper up!

How to make your jeans tighter

Step 1: Cut the part of the jean waist as shown below.

Step 2: Put safety pin to the end of the elastic band.

Step 3: Insert elastic band into the jeans.

Step 4: Sew them.

How to find your size without trying on?

Step 1: Put your arm inside the jeans as shown below.

Easy way to upgrade your jeans

Step 1: Cut where you want to make holes.

Step 2: Scratch the jeans with sandpaper.

 

Step 3: Wash and dry your jeans.

Hard to reach button?

Step 1: Tie a hair tie to the hole and secure with button. And then zipper it up!

Janie Porter

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