How to Reuse it Creatively » Jacket http://howtoreuseitcreatively.com Get your weekly dose of creative reuse tips, tutorials, and inspiration! Wed, 16 May 2012 21:46:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How to Reuse a Jacket to make a Skirt. http://howtoreuseitcreatively.com/how-to-upcycle-everything/reuse-jacket-skirt/ http://howtoreuseitcreatively.com/how-to-upcycle-everything/reuse-jacket-skirt/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:18:01 +0000 Lauren http://howtoreuseitcreatively.com/?p=1705 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> close up of a woman wearing an orange wool jacket standing in front of a white background

I love my $5 orange peacoat.  It has kept me warm for the last 10 years.  I decided over the weekend that it was time to say goodbye to the jacket and hello to a new upcycled skirt!

If you have an old jacket hanging around, here is a quick and easy way to transform it into a new skirt.

1.  Try the jacket on and find the spot wear you would like to cut it.  I wanted a high waisted skirt, so I cut mine about 6 inches under the armpit.

orange wool jacket with a cut through it underneath the armpit.

2.  Find a material to cover the cut side of the skirt.  I had an old pair of jeans that made a great fit.

3.  Fold and iron the 4 edges of the material.  Pin carefully to the top of the skirt and sew in place.

close up of denim and orange fabric sewn together

Your skirt is ready!

model wearing an orange wool skirt, navy blue tank and white short sleeve jacket standing on a wood floor and against a white background

Feel free to add any more details to your new skirt.  Add some more patterned fabric details, a flower, more buttons, a silk tie, whatever.

Have fun!

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]]> http://howtoreuseitcreatively.com/how-to-upcycle-everything/reuse-jacket-skirt/feed/ 0 How to Upcycle an old Zipper Jacket to a New Doggie Coat. http://howtoreuseitcreatively.com/how-to-upcycle-everything/how-to-upcycle-an-old-zipper-jacket-to-a-new-doggie-coat/ http://howtoreuseitcreatively.com/how-to-upcycle-everything/how-to-upcycle-an-old-zipper-jacket-to-a-new-doggie-coat/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:39:28 +0000 Lauren http://howtoreuseitcreatively.com/?p=843 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> My husband and I like to go camping as often as possible. We take our puppy Neko with us whenever we can. It is crazy how cold one can get when you only have a bit of nylon and synthetic material separating him/her from the elements. This is especially true for a short haired pups. After our last camping adventure I decided that Neko needs a camping sweater. Luckily, I had an old zipper jacket that was begging to be upcycled.

So, if you want to make your own Dog Jacket, here’s how to upcycle an old zipper jacket to make a new dog jacket:

1. Figure out how long you want the arms of your jacket to be. I decided to make the sleeves so that they would hit Neko at the middle of her arms. She likes to dig, so I didn’t want the sleeves to get in the way of that.

2. Cut the sleeves to the measured length.

3. Fold the cut edge of the sleeves towards the inside of the sleeves. Iron and pin in place.

4. Sew the sleeves edges.

5. Find your dog model and try it on!

Neko was a bit shy for her modeling debut, but I was able to get a few photos of her in her new digs.

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