How to sew a backpack from jeans with your own hands: patterns, recommendations

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

The topic we will touch on in this article is old jeans and original backpacks from them. Everyone has jeans that have been very fashionable for some time, or maybe just comfortable. But over time they wear out. Such jeans could simply be thrown away by buying new ones, but you can give them a new life, which is what designers do when they offer new and original solutions. These are bags, shorts, breeches, backpacks. A small master class on how to sew a backpack with your own hands may help some of you create such an original little thing for yourself.

What are denim backpacks?

An important role in the popularization of the backpack was played by: fashion for a sports lifestyle, sports style in clothes, outdoor activities, the desire to enjoy comfortable things. You can purchase a ready-made accessory for any area of \u200b\u200brecreation or activity. But knowing how to sew a backpack, and knowing how to do it well, it’s worth taking on and making this little thing.with my own hands. This will be the only and original copy.

To do this, you need to choose which style you will sew. The pattern of each backpack is different. It can be in the form of a bag with a stretched cord that tightens the top. In such a backpack, the bottom is not made. Or sew a capacious product for hiking trips. How to sew a backpack more spacious? It should have the volume that the bottom and sidewalls create. The shape can be oval and rectangular, and to keep the shape, you need to insert a seal between the lining and the denim.

For a small backpack, the ripped legs of old denim trousers are enough. Such an accessory can be made in the form of a small shoulder bag for sportswear. It is comfortable and cute, and the kids love it. There is no need to buy new fabric for a backpack if you have old jeans in your wardrobe, which are very suitable for creating an exclusive product. Before you start sewing, you must prepare the material: remove all seams, if necessary; wash prepared material and iron.

If it is supposed to decorate the backpack with embroidery or appliqué, all this must be prepared in advance. It is worth considering that you may want to combine your product with another fabric or leather. In this case, you should choose the appropriate color and texture of the partner's material.

Making a pattern

The first thing to do before you start making your jeans backpack is the pattern. The product can be very simple, without anyaccurate calculations, but the pattern greatly simplifies the workflow.

According to the chosen model, it is necessary to indicate the desired size on the paper details of the future backpack. This is the height of the back and the width of the front and back at three points (bottom, top and middle).

If it is a voluminous backpack, then the dimensions of the sidewalls of the backpack and the bottom are required. The sidewalls have a height equal to the height of the main product, and the lower part - the bottom - must have dimensions equal to the width of the main product and the width of the sidewalls. It will be much easier to sew a backpack with your own hands according to the pattern.

Valves, pockets, belts need to be modeled, taking into account the dimensions of the product. When the pattern is ready, a cut is made according to it, taking into account seam allowances. Denim is dense, so you will need sharp scissors and thicker thread. As accessories, you can use carabiners, clamps, leather belts, buttons and rivets.

Turning denim pants into a backpack

So you've found denim pants in your wardrobe that you no longer wear, and your imagination is consumed by the idea of making a backpack that is now in fashion. Now this practical item can be found not only among the things of a student or a traveler, it hangs casually on the shoulder of a fashionista or fashionista in a club. How to sew a backpack from old jeans quickly and without patterns? This can be done by sewing it from the top of the trousers.

Cut off the legs from the jeans prepared for alteration. If the topthe depth is insufficient for a backpack, and, in your opinion, it will seem small, we make the necessary elongation from the legs. This is about 15-20 centimeters in height, and the width is taken along the width of the top of the backpack. The straps are cut, stitched and sewn to its back, and a cord is threaded into the harnesses of the belt, which tightens the top of the product.

Decor for backpacks

Handmade always looks stylish and original, especially when it comes to decor. Fashionistas give free rein to their imagination, decorating their new clothes with terry, cords, rhinestones, beads, rivets, satin inserts, turning this wardrobe item into a real masterpiece.

By the way, designers recommend hiding any deformation, scuffs or holes on denim behind accessories.

Those who love variety make temporary decorations on their exclusive backpacks. It includes all kinds of badges made on a metal base with various drawings, inscriptions, figures. Brooches on the backpacks of little ladies look glamorous. It can be a nice little brooch with a bow or a flower.

An indispensable detail in decor that can be changed every day is key rings. These days they are very popular with young girls. These are pompoms or fur toys hanging on a chain. If there are zippers on the backpack, then there is such an ornament that is attached to the fastener slider - these are tassels.

A small backpack in an hour

Old unwanted jeans, as we already understood, can be easily turned into a cool and stylish accessory. It can be worn with sportswear and lightromantic dress, it all depends on what look it will be given. You can sew a jeans backpack by hand, without a sewing machine.

For this you will need:

• old denim pants;
• fabric materials, if lining;
• lace for decoration;
• ribbon or cord.

If jeans have many pockets, they can be used as decor at the same time - a place for different things. It is quite easy to sew a small backpack according to the pattern shown in the photo below. The main part has dimensions of 38 x 40 centimeters. This is the top of the pants. The flap and pocket can be sewn from denim of thinner trousers or from the legs of the same. They can either be trimmed with thin lace, as an option for girls, or leave a raw edge, which can be a little "tousled". Labels should not be thrown away. They will come in handy as a decor for a backpack.

Pattern for a small backpack

Shoulder straps are made from denim trouser legs of the desired width and sewn to the back of the backpack or fastened with small carabiners.

Backpack for girls

Children of all ages love original backpacks. Grandmothers and mothers could well satisfy the needs of their little princesses by creating a necessary and rather mobile accessory from old denim trousers. To make a backpack, you will need old jeans, some thick jacquard fabric for decoration and sewing supplies. In the video "Backpack fromjeans" wonderful and very intelligibly given a master class on how to sew a backpack from jeans with your own hands.

Sewing such an accessory will take no more than two hours, taking into account the fact that it is necessary to open the seams in old jeans.

I would like to add some decor options to such a cute backpack. It can be rhinestones along the lines of joining different fabrics. And on the denim itself, you can start up vertical patterns if your machine embroiders them. It will look very nice on such an accessory.

Backpack for boy

Now consider how to sew a backpack for a boy. The first requirement is that it should look more strict than the girlish one. Patch pockets on the back of denim trousers or welt pockets fastened with a zipper will look relevant on it.

For sewing such an accessory, it is better to take not the legs, but the upper part of the trousers. A backpack for a boy made of jeans and a decorative fabric placed in the upper part will look beautiful. It should be in tone with the color of jeans or have discreet patterns, for example, in the form of stars. Such a backpack does not have a bottom, just stitched panels of the front and back of the backpack. At the bottom there are sewn-in harnesses from a cut off belt, into which a cord is threaded. The best option would be the color of the cord is blue or black. As you can see, in order to sew a backpack from jeans, a pattern is not needed in this case.

The boy's backpack can be decorated with thermal stickers that are attached with an iron. It can be logos, animals, cartoons.heroes. The most interesting option is a sticker in the form of letters of the child's name. The backpack in this case becomes unique, named.

Patchwork Accessory

It is not necessary to have such old jeans that will make a full-fledged backpack from the legs or the top. You can make an original model from pieces of denim cut from pants. These can be stripes 30 cm long, 5 cm wide. These stripes are sewn with a zigzag seam to the fabric that also serves as the lining of the backpack.

You can arrange the stripes vertically and horizontally, as you like. In our photo, they are located horizontally.

This backpack can be sewn in the form of a bag with strap attachments at the bottom and in the middle of the top. The straps can be made removable on small carabiners. Ornamental pockets torn from the back of old denim trousers can be provided.

After reading this article, you can create many useful and original things from old jeans, including backpacks, the most important thing is having time and a flight of fancy. Good luck with your work.