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OS way of using old jeans?

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  • You could have them made into a really comfy pair of sandals...http://www.recycleyourjeans.com/othercoolstuff.html

    My friend had a pair made. I tried them on and they really are very comfortable.
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    Thanks for all your replys i've got some good ideas.
  • Gingham_Ribbon
    Gingham_Ribbon Posts: 31,520 Forumite
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    I had a pencil case made out of old denim. It had a zip but velcro would work - or a big button. It had a patch on it too. I think it might have been a red daisy.
    May all your dots fall silently to the ground.
  • floyd
    floyd Posts: 2,722 Forumite
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    That'll be *dap bags* - daps is West Country word for pumps/plimsoles/etc ;)

    Ah, that makes sense, we were in Newport so it must be a South West thing because my Momma calls them pump bags and she is a scouser
  • phizzimum
    phizzimum Posts: 1,712 Forumite
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    with jeans torn at the knee i cut them off to make long shorts...but i suppose if they're torn at the backside you could make some daisy duke style hotpants!
    weaving through the chaos...
  • How about draught excluders? One from each leg. Just cut the legs off and sew at each end. You could use old tatty clothes to stuff inside them.
    Winter`ll be here before we know it.
  • You can also use denim to patch the inside of bicycle tyres if they get ripped by glass etc. Just stick a bit over with the glue you use to mend the puncture.

    My clothes go the route of:

    1. Wearing for 'best'
    2. Wearing around the house
    3. Wearing for 'light dirt' activities - cleaning, riding my bike, pottering about fixing stuff
    5. Gardening
    6. Painting/decorating/fixing my bike
    7. Cut up for rags
    8. Bin/compost
    'Never keep up with Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.' Quentin Crisp
  • jinny
    jinny Posts: 1,889 Forumite
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    Hi there does anyone know what I can do with a few pairs of denim jeans that no longer fit, they have a few holes and rips in them so not good enough for the charity bag. I was thinking some thing like a throw or rug. thanks
    ”Pour yourself a drink, (tea for me now)
    Put on some lipstick
    and pull yourself together”
    - Elizabeth Taylor
  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    Id you're any good at sewing you could cut the good pieces into patches and make cushions with them
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
  • I paid a fortune for a mirror I bought at Covent Garden Market, it was covered in denim and pockets and belt loops work to store make up items, my Daughter loves it and looks great in her bedroom
    Proud to be dealing with my debts Sealed pot challenge 180 £2 coins £184 2008 £1 a day challenge£100+ Nectar 4809/Boots 1724 Focus for 2008 Clear £1777.00 CC, [strike]£1000 [/strike]overdraft Holiday [strike]£525[/strike]:j CC recovery£976 NO SMOKING WK7 £210
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