Twenty-five Things to Do With Old Jeans

[Tomr]

http://www.wisebread.com/twenty-five-th ... -old-jeans

[circlecross]

great - I was going to make some kiddy jeans out of adult ones, but there are some good ideas - modern living being what it is, the coffee cosy and ipod carrier appealing!

[ina]

Hey - they don't even have my favourite one on that list - shopping bags!

[Stonehead]

When ours are really worn out, they get turned into patches for slightly less worn-out jeans and boiler suits. The trouser legs of kid's jeans make great quivers for their home-made bow and arrows too. Sew the bottom of the leg shut, sew a circle of fencing wire into the top, add some old hessian straps (or use the rest of the jeans), and you have an excellent quiver.

[mrsflibble]

mine become patches, sometimes wierd animals for sophie.

when i was a student i had a top and a bag made out of some old jeans.

[frozenthunderbolt]

when they are REALY worn out cut them into strips and use them as wicking for oil lamps - i made mine out of two beer cans and it is just beautiful. no stink no soot runs on canola and anyhting else i feed it

[the.fee.fairy]

Do you have instructions anywhere to make an oil lamp? It sounds interesting.