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Lady with grey hair wearing light blue denim jacket and dark blue jeans in front of green hedge and grey stone wall.
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Recycled Denim Jacket – Part 2

In part 1 of the Recycled Denim Jacket I outlined how I cut out a jacket from three pairs of my husbands jeans, using Kwik Sew 2895 pattern. In this second part I share how I constructed the jacket. Unfortunately, I forgot to take many in progress photos, so I’ll try Read more

By Carmen Grantham, 11 monthsJuly 27, 2025 ago
Seamwork Tessa Jeans No3
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12oz Indigo Denim Jeans – Seamwork Tessa Number 3

I love making jeans, and when I found some heavy denim, 12oz in fact, at The Fabric Store in Adelaide for only $8 a metre, I knew they would be perfect for some hardwearing jeans. They would also be ideal for my talk at the Mitcham Hills Sewing Guild group Read more

By Carmen Grantham, 4 yearsJune 14, 2022 ago
Carmen Grantham wearing blue jacket with green bush in background.

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