Spice up jeans without sewing
Sewing is not one of my favorite things. To spice up my torn jeans, I use fabric remnants and textile glue. Even with gemstones I have already decorated my old favorite jeans.
When I got my? Trashed jeans? bought with tears, the roughened or torn areas were secured from the inside with fabric patches, but fell off after the first wash. The pants held even without the backup for a while, but eventually she lost her shape and looked only worn out and ugly.
Since I'm untalented and not equipped for sewing and patching, I was looking for another solution that was as inexpensive as possible. Finished iron-on patches were out of the question: First, they were too expensive for me, secondly, I needed different sizes and the designs did not match, and thirdly, I was not keen on one of the countless patches for children's clothing.
Textile adhesive is applied thinly
So I came up with the idea to use fabric remnants and textile glue. This has the advantage that the fabric can be cut to the appropriate size and, depending on the size, used for countless patches. A vial of textile glue is enormously productive, since it only needs to be applied thinly. In addition, the fabric pieces can be glued from the inside under the open areas so that the fabric pattern remains visible.
In the picture example, I used a linen cloth scraps not unlike the denim. That could also work with an old jute bag. Maybe someone has experience with it. My fabric remainder I cut along the pattern in different sized patches and glued both from the front (at the longer cracks) and from behind (at the smaller "holes").
Iron jeans smooth before gluing
For this, the jeans must be clean, dry and ideally ironed in places smooth. Coat the fabric with a very thin layer of textile adhesive and press firmly. I always do this on the floor and then stand with my foot for a minute on the spot. It does not matter if the glue penetrates something through the fabric. This can only be seen in the wet state, after drying it becomes colorless. Just be careful that you do not accidentally glue the pant legs together when glue comes out? Therefore, please, really thin and smear only the right places.
Then I let the jeans dry well and then iron the patches again really hot. That holds amazingly well. Should the patches come loose after prolonged wear or after washing, they can be repaired and ironed at the edges at any time. In this way you can customize your old jeans very individually.
For gemstones glue the price differences
Another way to spice up jeans without sewing is to glue rhinestones and other gemstones. But you need a different glue: not textile but gemstone glue. Attention: Here are the price differences large, it is worth to look in discounters for a cheap version, which sticks in my experience as well as the expensive from the craft business.
Again, the jeans should be clean, dry and ironed in the appropriate places. In contrast to the textile adhesive, which should be applied as thinly as possible, the gemstone adhesive is applied as a thick drop, in which the gem is quasi quasi sunk. Again, the white color of the adhesive disappears after drying, and it becomes transparent.
After the stones are placed creatively, only a little patience is needed. The pants best leave overnight and not move? You can wear them the next morning.
Jeans with gemstones can also be washed in the washing machine at low temperature? If necessary, observe the information on the adhesive. I wash mine on the left and put them in a laundry bag. If ever a stone comes loose, I have the glue there, and the stone is not lost.
