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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 34
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 34

by Mark Frauenfelder
April 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
160 pages
6h 34m
English
Make: Community
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1.2.3 Give Old Work Jeans New Legs

By Gregory Hayes Illustrations by Julie West

YOU WILL NEED:

Pair of jeans » Fabric scissors » Straight pins » Sewing machine » Upholstery thread

DON’T LET A TORN SEAM DOOM YOUR VETERAN WORK JEANS to the landfill. With just a few stitches, they can return to the workshop with honor as a handsome, durable tool wrap for wrenches, chisels, and the like.

1. Cut ’em.

Starting at the pant cuff, cut up the length of the inseam, staying quite close to the tucked edge of the seam. When you reach the crotch seam, turn 90° and cut around the leg; take care not to cut through any pockets in case you decide to repurpose more than just the legs.

2. Fit ’em.

With one flap of the leg material open, lay out your tools evenly ...

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