In yesterday's post, I styled my distressed jeans for a classic chic look. But they weren't always distressed! Today I'm sharing a little DIY for my distressed denim. I got these jeans months ago from my local Goodwill for $5, and I have worn them so much. I never have been a fan of the boyfriend jeans look, but these are about as close as I'll get. They are slightly loose in all the right places, oh so comfortable, but still fitted. And last week, I decided I wanted to make them a little distressed! After reading a few articles on doing it yourself, I decided on the method Song of Style uses, and I adapted it just a bit.
You only need jeans, scissors, tweezers, a seam ripper, and a piece of sandpaper. To figure out where I wanted to put distressing, I looked up "distressed jeans" on Pinterest for some inspiration, as well as looked to see where my jeans were wearing down already. Then I just went for it! The trick is to cut horizontally (only horizontally!) in two places, on the top and bottom of where you want the distressing to occur. Then gently pull out the blue threads with tweezers, which run vertically. Easy peasy! I used the seam ripper to add distressing to the pocket edges, and went over the pieces I pulled with the sandpaper. After it seems like you're all distressed out, throw the jeans in the wash to help the distressing look more natural!
Part of me feels as if I didn't distress them enough, but I also know as I wash and wear them these jeans will probably get more distressed naturally. And I can always add more later :)
Have you ever DIY distresses a pair of jeans? Any tips?
--Caroline
