I wore these ripped boyfriend jeans in "The Perfect Combination" post on Monday. When I first bought these boyfriend jeans they had absolutely no rips in then and honestly looked pretty boring and unflattering. I knew they needed some distressing so I took on the challenge of ripping them myself. I was honestly pretty nervous at first, I didn't want to wreck them or do something wrong aha but they turned out amazing and I am so so happy with them! Other then the jeans (obviously), all you will need for this DIY are a pair of sharp scissors and a pair of tweezers. These scissors are actually for trimming hair, but I found that they were very sharp and small enough to make the cuts I needed so I used them! The tweezers can just be any you have lying around your house! Step 1: Pick the spot in where you want the rip you are going to cut. You may need to put your jeans on first to get a feel for where your knees are and how they fit you. Step 2: Decide how big you want the rip to be and if you want it to be long or short. This may impact where you place other rips! If you want a longer rip you will need to cut a larger number of cuts but make each cut smaller. Step 3: Start cutting. Cut lines horizontally down the leg of your jeans... you want the cuts to be as straight as possibly across the leg because you don't want to cut the horizontal running threads. You can make these lines as far apart or as close together as you wish. Step 4: Once you are happy with the number of cuts you have made you can begin to pull out the vertical running threads with the tweezers as shown below. Make sure you pull out all of the vertical threads for the length you have cut. Step 5: Repeat step 4 for the entire group of cuts! Step 6: Repeat this for as many rips as you want on your jeans! Step 7: Put your jeans in the washing machine and dryer! You can tell the difference between a new cut and an old one in the picture below... old on the right and new on the left. The wash allows the threads to looks even more distressed and adds to the overall ripped look. Step 8: Enjoy your jeans! xo
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5/2/2018 11:46:09 am
I really like your step by step guide. I know the struggle of trying to make jeans look ripped from personal experience, if you know what I mean... Thanks for sharing this!
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