What do you do with your old jeans?
By leateagee
@leateagee (3667)
China
June 10, 2008 10:33am CST
Though jeans are really durable, they have a certain life span too like when they don't fit us anymore because we have really grown. Like, they are really worn out from everyday use and laundry... and many more.
What do you usually do with your old jeans? Are you like others who cut them and make them into another kind of clothing like shorts? Do you cut them into pieces to make a new product like a bag or a purse, or a skirt? Do you redecorate it? Or you just simply hand it down to a family member or a friend or you give to charity? Or do you bring them to a garage sale and make money out of it?
Wow...there's a lot of things to do with our old jeans. What about you? What do you do? Thanks!
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32 responses
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Feb 11
Hi acie_21 and levilover. You two had great ideas on what to do with old jeans. I haven't sold any for now, but I might try doing it. Thanks for the response guys! Happy mylotting!
@levilover (7)
•
2 Dec 10
To throw jeans into the trash, no matter how wornout ragged paint splatter or what ever is tottal madness.
I have seen jeans as discibbed on websites sell for good money.
If you have unwanted levis,at least 5 yrs old. Sell on ebay,as long as they have been washed and you say they a ripped torn threadbear and take a few photos they will sell.
There was pair 501s 15yr old ripped to bits sold for $80
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@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
8 Nov 08
If is just a matter of me outgrowing them because I have gained weight, I will sometimes hold on to them to see if I can eventually wear them again. If it seems like a lost cause and I will never get down to that size again I will usually try to sell them in a garage sale, and if they don't sell I will donate them.
If it is because they are work out but they still fit me well, I will try to make shorts out of them, or repair them if I can .
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Feb 11
Women, women, women. We are so alike sometimes. If I could still hold on to something I try to. But if I can't I still find a way to make use of it then, if all the ideas had run out, that's the time I give it up. hahahaha. So sentimental or just being practical or thrifty? Thanks for the response. Happy mylotting!
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Feb 11
The Salvation Army is good place to put them. You could help a lot of people. As long as others can still use it, give it to them. Thanks for responding. Have a great day!
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
8 Nov 08
usually when my old jeans are still fit on me i still wear it and i dont care if it fade away the original color i just love to wear it and it is not needed to buy a new one.
But when it doesnt fit on me i probably give to my niece so that they can still use it but the only thing i say to them that they will take care of my things that i have given to them for i dont like a person who never give importance to the things they have.
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@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Feb 11
That's so great that you give importance to what you have. Its so great to know that your niece gives value to your gifts. There are few people who would still take care of what has been passed on. The value given to it makes it greater. If jeans would last longer than expected its history is longer. hehehe. Thanks for responding. Happy mylotting!
@killerpinx (417)
• Philippines
10 Jun 08
i made one of my old jeans as shoulder bag but seldom use it.
one of them i made it a shorts, just like yours.
another was,, i made it a skirt.,
let me see.. what else.. there was once i was thinking of making it into a binder notebook. a cover.
there i was, starting to cut it off and placing all the stuffs i needed. suddenly, i was told to ran an errand and i totally forgot about it. so when i got home, im tired to do that thing.
i might do that sometime..
:)
~pInX~
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@leateagee (3667)
• China
11 Jun 08
Wow you are good at handicrafts. You can make money out of it. Very few people have patience and creativity to make an old thing into something new. Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Jun 08
My great grandmother made a quilt,gone now, of different bits of jeans. I wanted to reproduce this. I have found interesting jeans at Yard sales, family, friends. Some corduroy in the bunch too. I am saving them and am going to make a quilt. And a purse would be cool as well. I may have to do that also.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
10 Nov 08
Those are nice ideas. My grandmother does a lot of different ways to these things too. Quilt is a good idea. Cool if each pieces of jeans have a story when you use it. LOL. A purse would be cool too. You are a crafty person. Take care and thanks for your valuable response. =)
@Mitraa (3184)
• India
16 Jun 08
Mostly I give them to a needy person. A few only remains with me for any type of use for odd work at home. Yes, old jeans don't lack strength! Only I shall have to change them for lack of colour and appearance! Some old jeans, I cut them to make bags for usual weekly marketing purpose. Thanks for this discussion.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
10 Nov 08
Yup, it is god to give them to the needy. You have a good heart. Jeans are really durable. Recycling is the best approach for things like this. You're welcome. Thanks for your valuable response. =)
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
7 Aug 08
sometimes, due to the daily use, or due to it's long time use, my jeans got rip off, and can't use anymore, what I did is that to use it as a rag..
if it is still durable but already faded, I will cut it and use it as a shorts..
if it doesn't fit me at all, but still in good condition, I'd rather give it to my relatives..
@Canteen (592)
• China
12 Jun 08
nothing at all. i just put them in my closet. i have never thought i should do something with them. hehe.
maybe i can use the cloth to make myself a purse. but i don't know how to make one. oh, i have no pin or string. er, or i can cut one pair of trousers into short pants. i can wear it when i am at home. good idea. thank you for your reminder. :)
@leateagee (3667)
• China
5 Aug 08
You can give the others to the charity institution if its really didn't fit and you don't want it to be altered. You're welcome. I am so glad I reminded you. Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
@thedaddym (1731)
• United States
8 Nov 08
I am a no nonsense kind of guy. If I can't use something or it has not been used in a while I will just throw it out. Of course this makes my wife really mad and she will often pull then out of the trash and take them to the thrift store. I don't like to waste my time with that, but if she wants to do it that is fine.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Feb 11
Well, you're a man. Most men really don't like to sort out things and do this to that or whatever. Your wife is good, instead of trashing, she has other ways to make it useful. Maybe, there are other things you like to sort. I don't believe you are a no nonsense kind of guy. I'll ask your wife. hahahaha. Thanks for the response. Happy mylotting!
@lady11eve (311)
• Philippines
10 Jun 08
if the jeans wont fit on me already i will just give it to my younger sister or niece if its still ok to use...
but if not already i make it rug or for our pets clothes or bed cover.
but if still fit on me ill just cut them to make it short shorts...or redecorate with beads,sumtimes i slashe to be like a trasher...
@leateagee (3667)
• China
11 Jun 08
That is very practical of you. Very good. I will give you a positive rate. Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
@fluffysue (1482)
• United States
13 Jun 08
Most of my jeans don't really get a chance to wear out. I keep any ones that are too small, hoping they will fit again! I do remember wearing out a pair, I think I held on to them hoping they could be fixed, which means they are probably in a box somewhere, because they are also too small! I think I may have given a couple of pairs away after I lost weight, thinking I would never wear them again. I was wrong and want them back! lol
@leateagee (3667)
• China
8 Nov 08
I do keep those that I love most when I added some weigh. Until now I am hoping to wear them again. Maybe I will lose some weight if I try to. Don't regret now, be happy that you lost those added weight. Buy another one for new shape of your body. Take care and thanks for responding =)
@leateagee (3667)
• China
10 Nov 08
Cut it into small pieces! Oh ... of pants. Well, I guess you never add weight. For someone like me the best thing to do is to give away. Most of my pants are ripped now because I added weight and I still one to wear them so I forced myself to fit. But I must let them go so whenever its not fit anymore I give away or if I have time I do some recycling to crafty ideas. If only I have time. Take care and thanks for your valuable response.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
1 May 11
I don't wear jeans, but polyster blended cotton pants and shirts, comfortable, they don't tear off, my wife stitches bags from those i stop wearing, is that not a good use?
Thanks for sharing
Cheers.
God bless you, have a nice day ahead.
Professor ‘Bhuwan’. .
@leateagee (3667)
• China
1 May 11
Yes. Well, its not only jeans that we can alter and change to a new kind of thing. Your wife is good. What she's doing is great. Have a great day and thanks for sharing too.
@posham (1236)
• Philippines
11 Jun 08
keep them in the closet till i find someone who can mend it.. haha.. seriously, i have 2 mended already.. another 2 is currently with a sewing lady.. then i have one turned into a skirt.. don't know.. it's hard to find a great fitting jean so when i find one, it's hard to let go...
@leateagee (3667)
• China
5 Aug 08
Yeah, i do agree with you. I have a very wide butt but my waistline is so little. So I always need a sewing lady or I do it .. altering the sides so that it will fit to me very well, Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
@blue_thr3e (403)
• Philippines
11 Jun 08
all of the above... ahihihih...
oh! except the garage sale...
i have never tried that one... maybe some time i would.^_^
i've made pedal pushers, shorts and skirts out of my old jeans before.
i had used the rest of the jeans to make a sling for my bag back in college.
but most of the time, i hand them over to charity.
others, those which i have used in several occasions only, are given to friends.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
5 Aug 08
Cool. Thats great. Well, you can try garage sale together with your friends ... its a lot of fun. Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
@leateagee (3667)
• China
5 Aug 08
Oh, really. Like for painting the house or doing other man hose work. Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
@JBKnutsen (425)
• Northern Mariana Islands
11 Jun 08
I don't really know.. I think I throw them in my drawer or something..
@leateagee (3667)
• China
5 Aug 08
Really??? Well, you have to look for it now ... maybe there are termites in there already. LOL Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
@1richgirl (126)
• United States
12 Jun 08
Usually quilts. My son passed away a year and a half ago and my friend made me a beautiful quilt out of his levis and shirts!! When you use shirts with it it takes the heaviness out of it.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
5 Aug 08
That is so nice. Great job! Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
@musecontrol (80)
• Philippines
11 Jun 08
I used to sew my old jeans to make a new bag or purse, But I rarely do that now. Usually I just give them as a sort of goodwill to less fortunates or juts turn them into rags
;]
@leateagee (3667)
• China
5 Aug 08
Maybe you became busy now thats why you can't transform it anymore. Well giving to the less fortunate is good and turning it to rugs if really not useful is good to. Thank you so much for responding. Take care =)
