How to make ripped jeans?

At different times, things that look worn out become fashionable. Remember, there were such periods when patches on clothes, holes and scrapes were very popular. Even world-famous designers often create collections where there are things worn by appearance. This is not a strange thing, but a special style called Country, it attracts the attention of many fashionistas. And if you want to get such a wardrobe item, then you should definitely know how to make ripped jeans at home.

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Do it yourself ripped jeans

If you have old or new jeans that you would like to transform, this is just great. Such needlework will not take you much time, but the updated thing will certainly be original and unique.

In fact, it is not so difficult to make ripped jeans with your own hands, in addition, many technologies and schemes have already been invented. You will not need to go to cutting and sewing courses, but still have to be patient, imagined and some tools.

Tools that will be needed in the work:

• Jeans - you can take pants from another fabric, but then the technology for processing them will be slightly different.
• Scissors - sharp, large - preferably for fabric.
• Emery paper or a nail file, a razor, a small grater, if scuffs are planned in addition to holes.
• Blade or clerical knife - you can replace this tool with ordinary manicure scissors, but then you will have to be more careful in work.
• Lace, additional pieces of fabric, if a beautiful feminine decoration is planned and sewn under the holes as an inner patch.
• Sprayer or needle - will be useful when pulling unwanted threads.
• Vacuum cleaner or tweezers - to quickly remove excess thread.
• Paper clips or small sewing needles - for fixing patches on jeans.

Important! Please note that some types of crayons for sewing are very poorly washed with certain types of fabric, so in order to make cuts on jeans, it is better to use a piece of soap.

Preparing to rip jeans beautifully at home

To begin with, you should determine the places where cuts, holes will be made - analyze the jeans fabric of the trousers:

• If it is very worn, then the holes should be small, in those places where bends are not supposed - on the back pockets, under the knees or above them.
• If the fabric is new and does not crack at the seams, then the placement, size and shape of the holes can be any.

Important! In the first case, they will be done quite easily, and the threads can be pulled even by hand, but in the second embodiment, you will have to resort to using a fabric ripper.

To map out locations for future holes:

1. You should try on pants and put to the beginning of the knees, bends, buttocks.
2. After you take off your jeans, these tags will help you determine with accuracy where scuffs and holes should be.

Important! It is necessary to outline their full circle, and not just a point. If the hole is supposed to be of irregular shape, then it is better to place it so that the largest diameter falls on the shared thread (it stretches less).

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We tear jeans beautifully - performance techniques:

• Grunge-style holes are made very simply.At the desired location, parallel strips of different lengths are cut at a distance of 5 mm from each other. Cross threads are pulled and eliminated. If some of the shared threads are accidentally damaged, do not be alarmed - this will add sophistication to the trousers and will not spoil them at all.
• DIY ripped jeans in the style of minimalism. Here you will have to outline a few areas on jeans with small holes. The main task is not to damage the transverse threads, but to take out part of the shared threads so that they do not touch too protruding.

Important! As a rule, such holes are made 2 by 4 cm in size and placed closer to the side seams.

• Shabby holes on jeans are used quite often, especially when it comes to large hole sizes. This effect can be achieved by using a simple kitchen grater, sandpaper or pumice for the feet. To make fashionable jeans, the main thing is not to touch the threads that remain lobed or transverse, so that the trousers serve you for more than one month or even a year, and the fringe does not break after the first wash.

Important! To make holes on the jeans correctly and not be disappointed with the result, it is necessary to perform the above steps on a small piece of similar fabric. For example, if you have some kind of scrap left, it will come in handy for a test case. Experiment on it with different types of scuffs, the hole itself with threads, styles.

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Making scuffs with a grater

Familiar kitchen utensils sometimes come to help us with needlework. To make the hole in jeans look shabby and old, you can resort to using a simple grater or a piece of sandpaper:

1. Tightly, along the edge of the hole, draw in small jerks with the selected tool so that the threads fluff.
2. Perform the same actions with each edge of the gap.
3. Finally, bleach the threads with a chlorinated solution.

Important! The work can be performed both from the inside and from the front.

Often the wrong side of jeans looks more interesting than the front side. If you have additional pieces of such fabric, then you can try to make a patch on the front of the pants.

Important! You can sew the patch with large stitches so that the threads are clearly visible - such an addition will be quite appropriate for both women's types of clothing and men's.

From the valves of another type of fabric, you can form patterns - it all depends on your imagination. Improve your ripped jeans with your own hands so that in the future they can be a complement to both a daring sporty look and a feminine romantic.

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Bleached holes

To make the denim wardrobe look even more stylish, you can bleach some places or individual threads. The easiest way to do this procedure is with a chlorinated solution or any other bleach:

• Dissolve ordinary chlorine in a small amount of water and apply the resulting solution to not a small piece of gauze or cotton wool.

Important! It is advisable to test the bleaching on a small piece of the same material or on the inconspicuous part of the pants (from the wrong side, under the knee).

• Next, process the desired places with holes.
• If you would like to decorate your jeans with white drops, then apply a solution of chlorine to the fabric using a pipette, and put a layer of cotton on the bottom. When chlorine is absorbed, it needs to interact with the tissue for about an hour, after which the thing should be completely washed.

Important! When bleaching holes, to make fashionable jeans, all work must be carried out outdoors, protecting hands with rubber gloves.

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Making jeans shorts or breeches

A great way to upgrade old trousers is to trim them to the height of breeches or shorts. In this case, you should mark the height of the future wardrobe item and tear along the transverse thread.

Important! If the shorts are planned without further processing, and with torn edges, then no allowances should be made. They are necessary if there will be a twist in the model.For this design, add 5-7 cm to the desired length and cut off the excess.

The whole process looks like this in stages:

1. Lay the jeans on a flat surface so that there are no wrinkles.
2. Mark with a pencil or small chalk the place for trimming the excess.
3. Tear off your hands or cut off the jeans with scissors in a line.
4. In addition, make holes or scuffs, taking into account that the color of the longitudinal thread will be slightly lighter than the basic shade of the pants.
5. Fold the edge or leave it torn.

Done!

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Follow our tips and don't be afraid to create unusual wardrobe items, because ripped jeans with your own hands are, in fact, not so difficult to do. And that they diversify your image and make it more interesting, you can not even doubt it.