DIY Frayed Jeans
11 years ago by
Every so often a trend comes along that you actually CAN do yourself.
Take for example, the frayed hem jean. I feel certain anyone is capable of successfully perfecting scraggly hemmed look, and all you need are tools you more than likely have in the kitchen. So, here’s a quick tutorial!
Tools Needed:
Seam ripper or tweezers
Jeans
Scissors (if you want to cut a shorter length)
Directions:
If your jeans have a hem, begin by either snipping or seam ripping the stitching out (this also gives your denim an extra cool effect with the variation of wear created by a hem and typical wear over time). You can also crop your jeans to a shorter cropped length before you begin; simply put on your jeans, mark the desired length with a safety pin / chalk / tape (anything in your house, really). Take the jeans off and lay flat on the ground – lie a book, or something similar, straight at the crop length and cut!
From there, look at the denim up close – there are threads weaving both vertically and horizontally. Use a seam ripper or tweezers to pull out threads that run horizontally across the denim. Keep pulling the threads until your desired level of fraying has been achieved.
For the advanced denim destroyer, use sandpaper or a pumice stone to rub the hem. Throw them in the wash and let hang dry for EVEN more quick fraying. And at that point, the fray will continue as you wear!
And with that, you are on trend without spending a dime. Do you have any other tips and tricks for reinventing denim?
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Excellent! Super conseil qui donne envie de s’y mettre merci !
Am going to do this, and crop the length at the same time. Great tip. And the shoes please, where are they from. Gorgeous:)
Been there, done that, 1972.
I will try it with my pair of jeans!
BTW, what is the brand of those shoes ?
Please, those shoes!! Where are they from?
Merci pour le conseil, et d’où viennent ces chaussures incroyables s’il vous plait ??
Merci !
Déjà fait! Voilà comment donner un coup de jeune un jean resté trop longtemps dans les coulisse de son dressing!
? ? http://www.bonnie-bandie.com ? ?
Les chossures viennent de chez COS!
Je suis trop fan de cette tendance, un peu nineties, mais surtout cool ! Bon mon rêve c’est quand même d’avoir un jean Marque’s Almeida, mais en attendant, des ciseaux seront parfaits !
http://www.pardonmyobsession.com/
Aimez les chaussures avec cuir suédé.
Definitely a cheap jean project i.e. zara jeans!