Holy Pantelony

I have a favorite pair of jeans that I wear all the time. And unfortunately they have finally started to rip. Now I know, the rip and holes and frayed parts of jeans are popular right now. In fact, you buy them with the worn out parts already made. That's not for me. I tried wearing them with the long rip in the knee for a week, and couldn't get used to it.
So I am going back to the 70's
(in fact, fashion repeats itself every 20 years, so all this stuff if back 'in')
I had a pair of jeans that had so many embroidered designs on them, it was hard to find the denim.
Just kidding, but really hand sewing and embroidery are making a comeback. So today's project is right in time for...the time!

today's project is:

Embroidered jeans

Whether the rip is long, or wide or small, you can camophlage the area with a cute embroidered design. Mine was a long rip, so I chose a long stemmed flower to cover up the opening.
You will need:
embroidery thread, needle, scissors

When you buy the thread, it comes in 6 strands. You usually would separate this into two 3 strands each. If you slowly separate the threads (with the main unit squeezed between your knees) slowly pull the parts apart. Then thread the 3 strands onto the needle (with a larger eye) and knot the end (thread should be about 18").
Starting from the inside of the rip, work your up grabbing each side of the rip as you go keeping your stitches close to each other.
If you run out of thread, knot inside the pant leg.  And then start again until you have the opening covered. Be creative, use vines, birds, hearts, flowers, whatever! It is so much prettier than a gaping hole in your jeans!

tip of the day:
use your dryer sheeet to clean out the lint trap. This is important as too much lint build up can start a fire! eeks!
that's all for now....
Dee