A use for old blue jeans

shogun · July 25, 2020, 10:05pm

I am currently reading Matt Kenney’s “52 boxes in 52 weeks” (which I highly recommend if you have a box fetish like I do). One of his suggestions for finishing boxes is to line the inner bottom with fabric, it gives a nice bit of color when the box is opened. I immediately thought about ordering some fabric, when it hit me: I have a couple pairs of pants I have outgrown (thank you lockdown) and denim is fun to print on.

So after a bit of experimentation…

The boxes themselves are off the CNC, but the top of the blue one is lasered and dyed.

Anyway… blue jeans cool!

shop · July 25, 2020, 10:06pm

nice. what did you use to dye them?

Aloha · July 25, 2020, 10:44pm

Awesome project

shogun · July 25, 2020, 11:12pm

The blue top was done with a diluted FolkArt Ultra Dye. I need to do a sanding sealer next time. The white streaks are from the grain of the wood.

evansd2 · July 25, 2020, 11:35pm

Would sanding sealer prevent the streaks?

shogun · July 25, 2020, 11:39pm

That’s my thinking. It should make things absorb evenly.

dklgood · July 25, 2020, 11:53pm

Great use for blue jeans.

PrintToLaser · July 26, 2020, 1:09am

Very resourceful, great idea!

MakerMatthew · July 26, 2020, 1:46pm

Inspirational for sure! Nice project! Where are the other 51 boxes?

JimmyWayneWestie · July 26, 2020, 2:29pm

Very nice!

beerfaced · July 26, 2020, 4:10pm

Hey that’s a great idea.

Pearl · July 26, 2020, 7:51pm

So nice! My husband asked me to line a project I recently made for him. I may have some jeans now that don’t fit due to sitting around the last few months

shogun · July 26, 2020, 11:09pm

The Covid 19 refers to the amount of weight we can all expect to put on during this mess.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/business/unilever-ice-cream-deodorant-trnd/index.html

trocket · July 28, 2020, 9:36pm

I’m also a fan of Matt’s book… (And Matt’s snarky attitude in general, but that’s another topic)

These are great, love the adaptation of jeans for these boxes!