There’s nothing better than a really great pair of jeans – kind of like the best friend of your wardrobe, they’ll always be there and are sure to hold you up when you’re finding it hard to get it together. They suck at writing back on whatsapp but we can forgive them for that. But after a few weeks spent alternating jeans and two pairs of tights layered together, you can imagine I’m after a little variety in my life. Which is where this simple little update comes in, great because you can roll your cuffs up or down depending on how much print you want to show, and they can be removed or swapped out over time. Enjoy!
Wearing: J Crew updated jeans, Kookai trench, Grafea bag, Witchery shoes.
DIY Fabric Cuff Jeans
You need:
- Jeans
- Fabric
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Needle & thread
- Pins
MEASURE & CUT
Measure how much you would like your jeans cuffs to turn up, in this case approx 7cm. Place your jeans on top of your fabric and then cut a matching section of fabric out.
Cut two pieces of fabric to this measurement.
MAKE THE LOOP
With a seam allowance, hand sew up the open side of the fabric and then turn the fabric inside out making a fabric loop.
ADD TO THE JEANS
You’re going to add the loop to the inside of the jeans so when you roll them over you can see the printed cuff. Pin 1cm of fabric turned inside the cuff of your jeans and then hand sew both the top and bottom edges. You’ll want to use an invisible type stitch so you can’t see it from the other side.
THE BIG REVEAL
Turn your jeans back the right way and turn the cuff over to reveal the printed fabric.
Done!
** Did any of you notice the wardrobe malfunction in these pics? -laughing crying face-
These looks so cute!
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Loving this look! It’s absolutely adorable! <3 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing this simple and easy to follow DIY!
XO, Elizabeth
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Non-matching shoes? Or is that a ‘style statement’ 😉
Hahaha you’ve got good eyes, went to work that day with the wrong shoes in my gym bag.x
I think this looks absolutely cute, and it’s a perfect project for preparing jeans for warmer temperatures. Thanks for sharing!
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Two different shoes maybe? They look very good together 🙂
Thanks very much! They did their job as far as shoes go, but I was lucky I didn’t have anywhere important to go that day. x
Love the idea! Some of my friends used to add some fabric when their trousers were too short 🙂
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lovely!
xx
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Wow! Love this look! Great idea!
Xoxo,
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This is such a cute idea. I love how you have these simple to do things that look like a million bucks!
Oh, they are so cute!
These are so cute! I almost always cuff my jeans (Even when it’s cold, I like them sort of ankle grazing length!) and love this idea! x
Thanks! so glad you like x
These are so cute – and looks like a project I could actually do!
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These are so cute!! Really want to try it!
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Oh I love it! x
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Nice and easy DIY. I will get busy one day. thank you.
Quick question – Can you still wear the jeans long without rolling them at all once you add the fabric? So they could be worn normally, rolled a little, rolled a bunch to show lots of the added fabric?
Thanks for the great ideas!
Yep! Could totally be worn normally without the cuffs showing. x
Really cute idea! I noticed the shoes too! At least you didn’t have a job interview to go to , like I did! While I was waiting, I noticed that one shoe was white, the other cream–at least, they were the same style! Didn’t get the job.
OMG that’s the worst! Hopefully you could hide them under the table or something hahahaha.
I love this idea! I have a few pairs of jeans that are fraying at the ends, so this would be a great DIY update! — SC at http://www.samanthachic.com
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These looks so cute!
Thank you so much for this DIY tutorial.
It’s helped me. I’m so directing my friend to this
xo