Pockets from old Jeans

Denim Pockets Made from Old Jeans

There are lots of ideas for using old jeans but this was an idea from an old Stitch Club workshop from UK based artist Debbie Lyddon. I cut out the shapes from denim and then the two on each side were stencilled with an ammonite stencil in gold acrylic. Part of this exercise was to create a holding object for special items and to create holes so that the items peaked through from the inside.

The holes were made using a variety of metal rings that I buttonhole stitched around to create the windows. I added small bead embellishments to my trio.. Once the decoration was done I seamed two pieces together to make a pocket and finished the top edge with button hole stitch. finally I mounted the three pockets on mount board to display them and the contents that peak out through the windows.

Hidden inside are some pretty rocks that my grandchildren brought back from a south Island holiday. The stones are pretty but they also hold the memories of that holiday the kids had. They may have forgotten but i still remember their excited stories as they told me about where they found them