When recycling old jeans to make new things, we often toss the waistbands and the seams into the trash thinking that the only part of the jeans we can repurpose is the fabric. Surprisingly, there are a good many uses for those waistbands and seams, so hold on to them!
One great way to recycle the waistbands and seams is to use them to make a soft, floor mat. Knowing how soft our old jeans can be, can you just imagine how comfy this must feel underfoot?
You’ll find a tutorial with lots of photos showing how to make this cute denim floor mat using the waistbands and seams from recycled jeans here: Recycled Waistband and Seams of Jeans Into a Cute Floor Mat.
Here are three more projects for recycling waistbands and seam from jeans:
