renmew Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Just a question - what do you all do with jeans that still fit, but have worn out in the knees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renmew Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Isn't that back in style now? :D I throw them out. My son was teased at his old ps, so he bothers me right away for new jeans if they tear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Make cut-offs for wearing around the house in the summer and the part that you cut off can go in the "rag bag." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renmew Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 I've been cutting them off and hemming them to make good looking shorts. I thought that if enough people just throw them out, maybe I could start collecting them, cutting/hemming, and reselling for cheap at local fairs or a garage sale type outlet. Just surfing for ideas trying to increase income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) Wear them in the garden or to paint or any other get-dirty sort of work. Seems I've always got a reason to wear my not so great jeans...:glare: But, at least I get to do it in comfort! ETA - I don't know if they are yours or your kids'. With my kids, I toss them, because they care so little that they'll wear them out in public for even the most formal things (and I won't notice 'til we get there...). Edited January 17, 2011 by LauraGB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Wear 'em! If it's not too cold..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renmew Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Would you buy for your kids, from a fair/farmer's market type of situation, nicely hemmed shorts that were jeans in a previous life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 They go into the fabric recycling mess that is my bedroom and will very often become doll clothes at some point :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Oh yeah, I will cut off and hem the jeans to make shorts for the girls since it is so hard to find long shorts for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Usually those are my most comfortable jeans, so I continue wearing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I would make cut off shorts. If you're really crafty, you could do what Rosie did and make an awesome blanket. :) http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230043 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Knee holes are easy. My question is how you salvage jeans with holes in the backside or other improper places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 They become outside work jeans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Wear 'em for a while. Eventually make cutoff jean shorts out of 'em for summer. The kids will use them for a while for play clothes, they don't care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 We were visiting last weekend, and my neices had some show on, one of the kid channels, something like Sorry Charlie or something like that. But they were in their basement or family room and I realized the carpet was made out of a bunch of pairs of jeans. They were all fastened together somehow into an area rug. It looked really neat with all the different shades of denium. I would have LOVED that in my room in high school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Knee holes are easy. My question is how you salvage jeans with holes in the backside or other improper places. You make shorts out of one pair with a hole in the knee. Save the cut-off legs to make patches for other jeans. Holes on the backside are easy to patch. Holes near the zipper are rarely worth the time. If you have a pair like that sacrifice them to make patches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Knee holes are easy. My question is how you salvage jeans with holes in the backside or other improper places. Heh. I buy very wildly printed long underwear and wear them underneath. For mostly around the house. Mostly. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Make cut-offs for wearing around the house in the summer and the part that you cut off can go in the "rag bag." :D :iagree: Yep. Gotta love the cut-offs. So comfy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Heh. I buy very wildly printed long underwear and wear them underneath. For mostly around the house. Mostly. :) :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest momk2000 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 My dd split her jeans in the back the other day, and she is now cutting them up and making doll clothes out of them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 either turn them into jean shorts... or they can be made into handbags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Just a question - what do you all do with jeans that still fit, but have worn out in the knees? I cut them off, sew on lace/cute edging for the girls or just a straight seam for the boys, and, "Voila!" Shorts for the summer season. :) I save the cut off leg parts and make quilt squares for my denim quilt someday. My mom made one of these quilts from grandpa's old overhauls and I love it. After the quilt I'll cut that part into strips and knit a rug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Usually those are my most comfortable jeans, so I continue wearing them. :iagree: Now, when the backside starts getting holes in it, I will eventually toss them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 For the kids, I cut up an older pair and patch them. For me, I keep them for garden work and buy new ones. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 For me I just wear them holey for gardening/painting/etc. For the kids I turn them into cut-offs and add a ruffle (I have photos on my blog of the cut-offs I made for DD last summer) http://homespundreams.blogspot.com/2010/06/cute-cut-offs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 either turn them into jean shorts... or they can be made into handbags. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Dh and me- we keep them and use them for work pants, until they're completely ruined. Kids-throw them out. Every time I see the title of this thread, I hear the song "Old, Holey Jeans, the stars are brightly shining". :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Every time I see the title of this thread, I hear the song "Old, Holey Jeans, the stars are brightly shining". :D Oh, great. Now I'll have that running through my head all day. Thanks. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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