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How to Turn Holey Jeans into Shorts

"This is a simple step-by-step tutorial with photos, showing how to take a pair of jeans and turn it into jean shorts! All you need are scissors, thread, pins, and a sewing machine!"
Project TypeMake a Project
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Sewn byMachine
Materials List
- Scissors
- Pins
- Thread
- Sewing Machine
- Pair of Jeans that are too short of have holes in them.
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