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Mum saves hundreds on ultra mini Uggs with cheap sewing hack – and it’s so simple
KEEPING up with the latest fashion trends is an exhausting job, not to mention very expensive.
But what if there was a cheap and easy way to make old style in vogue?
TikTok/@laurenrakerLauren transformed her old boots into the latest trend[/caption]
TikTok/@laurenrakerViewers were seriously impressed with her simple hack[/caption]
One clever mum has saved a fortune on ultra mini Uggs by taking her old calf-high boots apart – and all she needed was a needle and thread.
Lauren Raker fell in love with her classic Ugg boots in the noughties, and the trend has come round again.
While youngsters flock to the shops to spend hundreds of ultra mini Ugg boots, this mum decided to make them herself.
“Cutting my old classic short Uggs into the ultra minis,” she captions her TikTok video. “Love them (just don’t look too close…). Such a good way to make use of clothes you no longer wear.”
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Thrifty Lauren explains the impressive process as she works away at deconstructing her old boots.
“There are some people who have turned their Ugg boots into the ultra mini version and I ‘thought this is such a good idea’,” she tells viewers. “I love the ultra minis but really, I don’t have the disposable income to buy a new pair.”
TikTok users watch on as Lauren shows off her old brown Uggs. She uses a pencil to make a level line around each boot. She unpicks the hem at the top of each boot and then grabs a pair of scissors to cut to the desired ankle height.
“I got my old ones out of the wardrobe and I gave it a good go,” she reveals. “And I’m not going to lie, not to blow my own trumpet but they really don’t look too bad.”
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In a flash, Lauren managed to turn her out-of-fashion classic Uggs into the latest trend. The fluff inside still looks so cosy and the swift glow-up has made the boots look like new.
“It wasn’t that hard, but it did take me quite a long time and I did stab myself so many times,” she confesses, while sewing the hem back onto the top of the shortened boots.
All you have to do, she says, is unpick the stitching around the edge, cut them to the length you want and patch them up with a few simple repair jobs. Then give them a little clean and stitch the edging back on.
“As I say, I’m pretty chuffed,” she exclaims. “And I think I know what I want to do with the leftover material as well – I’m going to try and make a bag.”
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With Ugg ultra minis priced at around £135 per pair, Lauren’s hack is well worth a go – and her followers couldn’t agree more.
“I did this last night and was so happy with how they turned out,” claimed one happy user.
“Wow, you’ve done a great job,” replied another.
Other savvy shoppers shared their own ideas to get the trending boots on a budget.
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“Just buy the ones from Primark for £14 and then take the label off the real Uggs and stitch it onto the Primark ones,” one suggested.
Another simply said: “Black Friday is always the best time to buy new Uggs.”
TikTok/@laurenrakerLauren snipped inches off her old Uggs and hopes to use the excess for a bag[/caption]
TikTok/@laurenrakerHer DIY job make the old boots look like new[/caption]
KEEPING up with the latest fashion trends is an exhausting job, not to mention very expensive.
But what if there was a cheap and easy way to make old style in vogue?
TikTok/@laurenrakerLauren transformed her old boots into the latest trend[/caption]
TikTok/@laurenrakerViewers were seriously impressed with her simple hack[/caption]
One clever mum has saved a fortune on ultra mini Uggs by taking her old calf-high boots apart – and all she needed was a needle and thread.
Lauren Raker fell in love with her classic Ugg boots in the noughties, and the trend has come round again.
While youngsters flock to the shops to spend hundreds of ultra mini Ugg boots, this mum decided to make them herself.
“Cutting my old classic short Uggs into the ultra minis,” she captions her TikTok video. “Love them (just don’t look too close…). Such a good way to make use of clothes you no longer wear.”
Read more on fashion hacks
Thrifty Lauren explains the impressive process as she works away at deconstructing her old boots.
“There are some people who have turned their Ugg boots into the ultra mini version and I ‘thought this is such a good idea’,” she tells viewers. “I love the ultra minis but really, I don’t have the disposable income to buy a new pair.”
TikTok users watch on as Lauren shows off her old brown Uggs. She uses a pencil to make a level line around each boot. She unpicks the hem at the top of each boot and then grabs a pair of scissors to cut to the desired ankle height.
“I got my old ones out of the wardrobe and I gave it a good go,” she reveals. “And I’m not going to lie, not to blow my own trumpet but they really don’t look too bad.”
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In a flash, Lauren managed to turn her out-of-fashion classic Uggs into the latest trend. The fluff inside still looks so cosy and the swift glow-up has made the boots look like new.
“It wasn’t that hard, but it did take me quite a long time and I did stab myself so many times,” she confesses, while sewing the hem back onto the top of the shortened boots.
All you have to do, she says, is unpick the stitching around the edge, cut them to the length you want and patch them up with a few simple repair jobs. Then give them a little clean and stitch the edging back on.
“As I say, I’m pretty chuffed,” she exclaims. “And I think I know what I want to do with the leftover material as well – I’m going to try and make a bag.”
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With Ugg ultra minis priced at around £135 per pair, Lauren’s hack is well worth a go – and her followers couldn’t agree more.
“I did this last night and was so happy with how they turned out,” claimed one happy user.
“Wow, you’ve done a great job,” replied another.
Other savvy shoppers shared their own ideas to get the trending boots on a budget.
Read More on The Sun
“Just buy the ones from Primark for £14 and then take the label off the real Uggs and stitch it onto the Primark ones,” one suggested.
Another simply said: “Black Friday is always the best time to buy new Uggs.”
TikTok/@laurenrakerLauren snipped inches off her old Uggs and hopes to use the excess for a bag[/caption]
TikTok/@laurenrakerHer DIY job make the old boots look like new[/caption]Fashion – latest style news and Fabulous trends | The Sun
