Here, we rounded up 20 makeover ideas and DIY transformations for your jeans, from bleached two-tone styles to super distressed cutoffs and more. ... but a sewing machine helps it go faster.

Set the sewing machine needle to go in between the rows of gems. My daughter tried the jeans on, and then with a marker I ...

In just six steps, you'll be on your way from a loose-fitting mess to stylish cropped jeans. The best part is that you don't have to try and figure out how to use a sewing machine to do it.

Item 1 of 5 A robotic arm positions pieces of stiffened fabric for a demonstration of automated sewing at the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 19, 2021.

Our Sewing Expert Swears by This ‘Hardcore’ Sewing Machine Published February 20, 2025 Illustration by NYT Wirecutter; source photos by Kase Wickman for NYT Wirecutter ...