Mittens, Recycled Flannel and Denim, Feel the Warm!

Using a pair of old denim jeans and a pair of old flannel pajamas I wanted to make a warm pair or mittens that I could wear when I was outside working in the garage.

I am usually moving boxes, and having something in the winter that would keep my hands warm but not so hot that it would make my hands sweaty. Also I didn't need figures as I do not need the dexterity to grab small items when I am just moving and organizing boxes and large items. I also wanted the denim to be used to make them strong and use one of the seems that was already sewn in the jeans. The flannel inserts needed to be removable so I could wash them and dry them quickly.

Spending an hour on a cold rainy afternoon, I made a pair of mittens that are recycled from stuff I had on hand, easy to wash and warm enough to keep me working in my garage/shop.

Using a sheet of paper I drew my pattern for my hand.

I got out my sewing machine and all my sewing stuff.

Scissors

Thread

Sewing needles

Sewing Machine

Paper

Pen

I wanted the mittens to fit me but have enough room to put them on and off without a struggle. I added a half inch around the pattern after I was done drawing around my hand.

Then, I cut out the paper pattern.

I pick the proper placement of the pattern on my fabric, the flannel was easy and only used the bottom of the PJ so that the hem was the opening and so I didn't have to sew that part.

On the denim, I used the side of the legs (one mitten per pant leg) and used the already sewn, super strong edge to be the outer edge of my hand. I wanted them to be strong and durable, so I thought using the existing seam would make for a strong hand edge.

Cutting out each pair from my recycled fabric was quick and easy.

Pinning the edge and then sewing the flannel inside mittens, I made sure to have the hem inside and ran my sewing machine around the outer edge.

The same with the denim, with the inside turned out so that after I turned them inside out the thread would not show.

This took me a few minutes as I had trouble with the thread tension on the flannel... I ended up using a different thread.

Turn the denim inside out and stuff the flannel insides into the denim.

Quick, easy and warm!

Wear and keep warm while you are working out in the elements! If they get dirty, remove the insert and wash both with no issues. Dry quickly and put the flannel mitten back into the denim mitten with no issues!