Turning jeans into a denim skirt is very popular at the moment. But there’s not just one way how to turn old jeans into a cute skirt: you can make a 6- or 8-gore denim skirt, a pleated denim skirt, a distressed denim skirt … And you can also embellish your DIY refashioned denim skirt with beads, fabric applique, metal chains and fabric paint!

9 Creative Ways To Turn Jeans Into A Skirt

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-> How To Refashion Jeans Into A 6- Or 8-Gore Skirt – DIY Denim Graffiti Skirt

This refashioned denim skirt looks like a real denim skirt not like most jeans-turned-skirts! Paint the skirt with fabric paint to make it unique.

Too Small Jeans To Pleated Skirt Refashion

This jeans-to-skirt refashion is similar to the first refashion except that I kept the yoke of the jeans. And because the jeans were too small, I added a leftover piece from the knee area at the sides of the yoke. I also made 8 instead of 6 gores and pleated them into the yoke.

-> 2 Too Small Jeans To Skirt Refashions

For this jeans-to-skirt refashion I used a piece of dark blue denim to line the pleats.

-> 2 Too Small Jeans To Skirt Refashions

Here I combined two too small jeans into one skirt. And my puppy @khaleesi_theblackgsd decided the skirt would look better if it was distressed! 😉

-> Mint Green Jeans To Skirt Refashion

An easy mint green jeans to skirt refashion.

-> Apricot-Colored Jeans-To-Skirt Refashion With Bead Embroidery

This apricot jeans-to-skirt refashion is similar to the one above except that I embellished the skirt with beads by hand.

-> Too-Small Denim Coat To Skirt Refashion

This refashioned denim skirt was a too small denim coat before.

-> DIY Distressed Denim Skirt

A heavily distressed denim skirt makeover.

-> Upcycled Denim Skirt With Metal Chain & Fabric Applique

A wide A-line denim skirt embellished with metal chains and fabric applique.