Care for Denim

Denim, the all-American fabric, has become the hottest fabric to be seen in for this spring and summer season. It's being dressed up, beaded, jeweled, stretched, nipped and tucked. Pick your way through these ideas for your own look.

Sometimes the price tag on a pair of jeans is beyond the budget, but you feel a magnetic force pulling you toward purchasing them anyway. Save your cash. Your love affair with those light wash flares or white skinny jeans can happen for a whole lot less money. Grap some jeans from your closet and follow this guide.

Finding the perfect pair of jeans is like the quest for the Holy Grail--nearly impossible. Tailor an existing pair of jeans to fit like a glove. Embellish an old pair of jeans with a little swift tailoring for fashionable style. Unleash the inner sewing diva and turn so-so jeans into va-va-voom jeans.

Denim comforter should wear well, but every type of fabric will begin to show wear and tear over time. A few simple repairs will have your denim comforter looking and feeling new again. It is amazing what a few quick sewing repairs can do.

Denim is a rugged fabric that has many uses. Typically you think of blue jeans when you think of denim fabric, but denim's uses go far beyond jeans. There are a wide range of colors, weights and washes available on the market today that you can sew into garments. And because denim is so sturdy, you can also recycle old jeans and sew them into a wide variety of useful articles.

If ripped or hole-ridden denim just isn't your style, use one or more of the following steps to easily mend the damaged area.

Short denim skirts are very popular, but they often are way to short for a tween to wear. You can, however, lengthen your tween's denim skirt, making it more acceptable. Here's how to do it.