Making jeans attempt 2

[fndmybetterhalf]

so...heres the product of another pair of jeans that i made. This one i actually focused alot on stitching and took my time. Fits amazing and the denim (courtesy of IloveSpaz) feels amazing. so heres a couple pics...im also compiling a lotttttt of photos to making a video tutorial kinda deal but somewhere along the line i got lazy with the pictures so dont expect anything great.

[BTT]

O_O...props man. they look very nice, how long did it take you?

[fndmybetterhalf]

sadly it took me alittle over a month. I realized taking my time and taking long breaks and such keeps me from getting sloppy on the stitching. So i took my sweet ass time with this.

[tweeds]

that are most impressive, sir.

this is the second sewing project, yes? after that first one which you said was the first time you'd touched a machine...

[superBobo]

looks great, more pics!

[fndmybetterhalf]

yeah its been insane...but after that first attempt, i kinda planned things out this time. and with sewing, makes it alot easier when you use an iron, ruler, pencil or osmething. all form the help of ILoveSpaz on all the tips on the sewing and such.

[hurleyboarder11]

Awesome jeans! The fit looks great. I see you've added some rear pocket stitching on this pair...real nice.

[anny]

Nice. I want to try this soon.

[Cynlix]

Looks really really good! Now, close up pictures!

[mr fluffernutter]

I want to see better pics!

From these though, they look really good! A lot better than your first attempt.

[knucks]

in for more pics

[fndmybetterhalf]

alright heres some more pics

another back shot...if you look closely the pockets are alittle crooked by like 2-3 mm's...oh well

heres the back pocket...not much of an arcuate but then again im a beginner and cant do anything fancy yet

closeup shot of the back pocket

i ran otu of buttons....haha so two buttons for now

pocket...cut up an old buttondown shirt for this. btw, if you look closely you can see strips of duct tape, instead of using pins, i used duct tape to hold the fabric pieces together while i sew...unfortunately i seweed the ducttape onto the denim and im too lazy to take the duct tape off.

left: second pair attempt

right: first pair

*notice the big improvement in stitching

and heres a shot of the first pair just for comparison sake.

Only thing i need to fix up is that the yoke is super short so i gotta make it look better. Next pair i make, in rebellion to levis..is going to be a repro haha.

and last but not least...heres a shot of me cutting out the denim.

[cirix]

Good work, definitely need more pics, with my failure to find raw jean localy I might go ahead and look for a sewing machine and some denim.

Edif: Had not noticed the new pics. Nice.

[Guest jeffvyain]

no belt loops so far. the pocket bags look exactly like a short sleeve penguin shirt that i have. i don't wear mine much either, but looks like you won't ever be wearing yours again

[M.O.A]

looks fuckin great. props and rep comin yur way

[Thorns]

Did you run out of the one thread color on the first pair? I remember I did that on my first pair. They looked horrendous. However, those are quite nice. Keep going!

[Superstar]

and to all of you denim makers to be:

http://europe.zoovillage.com/store/productdetail.asp?CategoryID=1|86&BrandID=335&DisplayItemID=24174&Position=8&ListType=1

quite nice, but expensive as well...

[fndmybetterhalf]

hahaha yeah its the Penguin shirt that i tore apart. I really liked the pattern on it so i actually made a wallet lined with that shirt also. Expensive shirt too...but i never wore it so whatever.

as for the thread goes...i kept using this thread that kept running out cuz they were only selling it by like 100 yards or something so I just went bulk style and bought 1500 yards of the orangy-goldish color thread. cheaper

Thanks alot to everybody!

[Rockn]

nice jeans

[denimdestroyedmylife]

wow. big improvement. your next pair should be even better... keep at it!

really like the pocket bags, too bad about the duct tape

[tweeds]

duct tape does take on a very interesting texture when washed. my friend used black duct tape to stick a face onto his tee for fun, and threw it into the wash - now it's got a very wrinkled surface, a very intriguing aged look.

[Guest jeffvyain]

hahaha yeah its the Penguin shirt that i tore apart. I really liked the pattern on it so i actually made a wallet lined with that shirt also. Expensive shirt too...but i never wore it so whatever.

that's really funny. yea i got the shirt for like 15 bucks after x-mas last year. that would make a really cool wallet lining. let's see some pics!