How to Sew a Tool Roll Up from Old Jeans

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Pin ItArticle EditDiscussIf you'd like to carry your tools in a compact package, without them rattling or jumbling in your bag or tool box, a tool roll-up is the way to go. Here is a simple tool roll-up you can use for any assortment of tools, made from one leg of an old pair of jeans.

Edit Steps1Cut off one leg from an old pair of jeans. You want just the cylindrical or tube-shaped part, so cut just below where the two legs come together. Cut the leg open along one seam only. Cut off the open seam and cut off the bottom hem. You should now have a flat piece of material that is wider on one end than the other. There will be one side seam or inseam in the middle of it, which is fine.

2Fold the fabric about two thirds of the way back on itself, as shown, and trim the ends so they are straight and relatively square and parallel to each other.

3Hem the full length of the top and bottom. These hems will run roughly parallel to the old seam. You can do a double-fold hem or a single fold hem, but denim is tough fabric to sew on some machines, so make a single-fold hem if you are concerned about sewing through too many layers later on. It may fray a little along the edge, but it'll add character. The tools won't mind.

4Fold the fabric, right sides together, so that one flap extends a little beyond the other. You can see in this photo how the hems from the previous step should fall.

5Cut two ties. Make the length generous. You can use ribbon, paracord, shoelaces, webbing, etc. Choose something sturdy.

6Place the two ties between the two layers of material, pointing in toward the rest of the material. Make a sandwich with the material right sides together and the two ties between. Pin them at the long end only. Arrange the two ties on the wider end, as shown. Place them about one third and two thirds of the way up the long side. The ties will not be attached to the short side.

7Stitch up the long side, being sure to catch the ends of both ties.

8Stitch up the short side, but do not sew the two ties.

9You should now have a bag with a flap. When inside out, the ties should be inside.

10Relieve the two bottom corners by cutting excess material on a diagonal.

11Turn the bag right side out. Two ties should be sticking out the long end.

12Fold the corners of the top flap over, on a diagonal.

13Fold the sides of the top flap in, over the corners. Pin.

14Sew both sides of the top flap. The bag portion is complete.



15Sew divisions for pockets. This roll-up has five pockets, but you can sew as many or as few as you have space and tools for. You can measure and mark or just eyeball the spacing. Remember that tools have thickness as well, so allow extra width if a pocket is for a specific tool or tools.



16Tuck tools into the pockets.

17Close the flap.

18Roll, tie, and carry.

Edit TipsThis project is a great reason to reuse old ones with tattered hems or a hole in the seat or pockets. Do, however, choose jeans with the main part of the leg intact.Try to size the jeans to the tools. Remember that the hems and seams will reduce the size a little from the original pair. Get a larger pair of old jeans from a thrift store or garage sale, if you need them. If you have smaller tools, sew more pockets or cut the material a bit smaller when you cut the leg from the jeans.Any jeans will do, but black jeans will show grease less, if that is a concern.Reinforce the ties if needed by stitching back and forth across the spot where they are attached.Use the second leg for a second tool roll-up, or make other projects out of it.

Edit WarningsUse appropriate care when operating a sewing machine and working with needles and scissors.

Edit Things You'll NeedA leg from an old pair of jeansCoordinating threadSturdy ribbon, shoelaces, paracord or other tie materialSewing machine (recommended)ScissorsTools, or examples of tools, that will go in the tool roll-up

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