What can be made from an old sheepskin coat

Sheepskin coat, as a rule, is always an expensive thing. True, outerwear also goes out of fashion or is negatively affected and often becomes unnecessary. But it’s always a pity to throw it away, and you absolutely shouldn’t do it. From old, out of fashion or shabby sheepskin coats you can make a lot of useful things for the home or accessories. These could be slippers, a stylish handbag, a new piece of clothing or an original piece of furniture. We'll tell you more about everything below.

What to make (sew) from an old sheepskin coat with your own hands - ideas

Regardless of what material the sheepskin coat is made of and to what extent it is worn, it can come in handy and give a second life to completely new items.

You can highlight the following ideas for remaking the product:

• Make cozy home slippers or ugg boots.
• Cut comfortable and warm insoles for the whole family.
• Make it warm vest.
• Sew coupling for hands.
• think about clothes for pets.
• Make a small one handbag.
• Sew mittens or hat.
• Cut foot mat.
• Sew original pillowcases.
• Create an unusual toy.

Before you get to work creating something new from old outerwear, it is important to decide on the purpose of the alteration - will it be recycled outerwear or will the sheepskin coat be used for something else, smaller. If you plan to process a sheepskin coat into any clothing, the material must first be put in order. Bread will help remove old stains - you need a crust or crumb, you can also use an eraser. The purified “source” can be prepared for its second birth.

Cloth

An old sheepskin coat can serve as an excellent base for remaking into clothes such as:

• vest;
• jacket;
• skirt;
• children's sheepskin coat.

To transform an old item into a new jacket, It is important to immediately decide on the length and understand that winter clothes should not be shortened. If the material used is artificial, then you can safely modify the sheepskin coat into a short jacket. The lower corners of the product can be decorated with appliqué, decorative zippers, buttons, and fur can be sewn to the hem and shelves. The “original” buttons can be replaced with new ones, and to change the appearance of the zipper, add an overlay to the collar. Recycling an old product into a full-fledged jacket is a little difficult to sell at home. It will be much easier to cope with the creation of a vest.

IMPORTANT! When planning to create new clothes from an old sheepskin coat, be sure to evaluate its material. What can be made from natural sheepskin coats will not fit artificial models.

To sell a vest from an old sheepskin coat It will be enough to cut off the sleeves - this, by the way, is usually the most worn part of the product. In addition to processing the edges of the shoulder cut, you will also need to add decorative elements to the product itself.Thermal stickers, additional zippers, buttons, and fur elements can come in handy here.

slippers

Slippers made from a warm sheepskin coat that is resistant to extreme cold - this is the ultimate pleasure for the feet. It's easy to make these shoes:

1. It is necessary to prepare patterns for the sole, side, back and front of future slippers.
2. Then you need to connect the cut out parts, but do not use a sewing machine - it will not support such heavy material.
3. You need to think about the sole in advance - for this purpose you can prepare a piece of PVC or cardboard.
4. The insole can be glued to the sole with glue, and the remaining parts of the slippers can be connected using nylon thread, making stitches by hand.

IMPORTANT! When drawing up measurements and patterns, leave a couple of centimeters of reserve in the sole and insole.

Using the same scheme, you can create more high house slippers - ugg boots. The only difference will be in longer patterns and the need to come up with finishing for the top sides. But the same sheepskin coat can come in handy here - there are probably pieces of fur in it.

And a simplified version of items for feet made of sheepskin coats - ordinary insoles for outdoor shoes. For these purposes, you can use small pieces of the product left over from larger “inventions”.

Accessories

Despite the apparent complexity, making a bag from an old sheepskin coat is as easy as shelling pears. All you need is one sleeve and the following instructions:

• Open the main seam on the cut sleeve.
• Sew the side edges together.
• If you need a handle for a bag, sew it in.
• Place a zipper or other fastener where the sleeve seam was previously.

Further, you can decorate the bag at your personal discretion, but the simple material of the sheepskin coat will give it sophistication.

Another quick-to-make accessory is hand muff. For this product you will again only need a sleeve of a sheepskin coat. It is better to take the place from the elbow to the forearm - it will be wide enough to hide both hands. The edges of the cut piece can be finished with stitches and the coupling is ready.

It is also easy to sew mittens, gloves and a headdress from a sheepskin coat.

Interior items

For household items, an old sheepskin coat is a treasure trove of ideas. That's just A small list of what you can turn this outerwear into:

• Covers for stools.
• Foot mats.
• Decorative pillows.
• Sleeping places for pets.
• Walking costumes for pets.
• Toys for children.
• Chair cover or sofa cover.

An old, unnecessary item from the wardrobe is perfect for pets. Many people separately purchase warm clothes for their pets, but the material for creativity is very close - in the closet. Considering that the model of such clothing will be very small and will require painstaking work, you can entrust the production to a sewing workshop.

  

But making pillowcases or a rug is as easy as shelling pears and will take a minimum of time. At all times, it looked very elegant if the skin of some animal was thrown on the floor of a rich and beautiful house. So, an ordinary floor in an ordinary apartment can be decorated with a sheepskin rug cut in any shape. It will be both stylish and incredibly comfortable for your feet.

When creating pillows You can use not only sheepskin material, but also skillfully combine it with ordinary textiles. This can be a combination in one product, or a combination of pillows trimmed from materials of different textures.If there is not enough filling to create new pillows, you can easily make only pillowcases, and now the house has acquired a “new thing” that will definitely catch the eye of all guests.

Once chosen with special care and warming for many years, a sheepskin coat simply has no right to be forgotten or thrown away. There are many ways to give it a new purpose, and even one product can become material for several original gizmos. The main thing is not to be afraid, to be creative and to be proud of your handicraft.