Make Professional Looking Ripped Jeans

Ripped jeans are all the rage, and you can spend bundles on them if you buy them from a designer. But why would you want to do that, when you can rip your jeans yourself? If you want to rip jeans in a professional manner, you'll need to process them with sandpaper before using a scissors. Ripping jeans on your own takes a little extra time, but the results are well worth the trouble!

Steps

  1. Do some research. Look online and in fashion magazines for distressed jeans. Two or three tears are usually sufficient and not overdone.
  2. First you need some sandpaper.
  3. Then you lay out the jeans flat
  4. Then rub the sandpaper over the jeans
  5. Use scissors to increase fraying. Cut small snips into the edges of the hole.
  6. Fray the edges of the hole by hand with your fingers.
  7. Learn how to bleach your jeans outdoors. Rinse your jeans within three minutes to stop a bleaching process.
    • Use a bleach pen to create bleach spots or stripes.
    • Flick bleach onto your jeans with an old toothbrush.
    • Learn how to bleach your jeans Bleach Jeans Camo.
    • Learn how to fade blue jeans in the washing machine.
  8. Distress the remainder of your jeans. Tear the corner of a pocket. Rub sandpaper or a grater over random areas. Sit on concrete or the ground more often to create natural distress at the back of the jeans.
  9. Add fabric patches, at a later time, for a different look:

Tips

  • Use a dryer for fluffier fray.
  • Do not rip stretch jeans. The fabric is not suitable for creating a fluffy fringe.
  • Washing will naturally fray your jeans.

Warnings

  • Never mix bleach with ammonia or vinegar. These create a potentially lethal gas.
  • Use caution with sharp tools and liquid bleach.

Things You'll Need

  • Jeans
  • Sandpaper
  • Bleach products
  • Old toothbrush
  • Fabric patches

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