27th April 2009
What you’ll need
Victim jeans, Narrow cutting board or cardboard piece, knife, Vacuum Cleaner
Victim jeans, Narrow cutting board or cardboard piece, knife, Vacuum Cleaner
Slide the cutting board into the leg – this is to avoid the back side being slashed.
It’s best if you wore the jeans to see where to start slashing. I started just above the knee. Start slashing the jeans horizontally – Do them in sections instead of the whole width of the jean for more destroyed effect.
Slash first, then scrape off the denim to reveal the threads.
Pull out the denim fluff and discard. This will cause considerate amount of dust, so have a vacuum cleaner ready.
Since the dawn of the skinnyjeans era, Boot cut jeans have been neglected and pushed into the back of the wardrobe doubling as nests for Narnia refugees. What, I found a family of badgers in my stash, and a small talking-ant colony in the back pocket, go check yours. Anyway, I thought this could be a good DIY to bring them back into wear. I think it’d look good for the whole length of the jeans if you’re daring enough.
A few tips:
- For choice of denim, a semi-thick, spring jeans would work the best. Avoid thin summer jeans or thick winter jeans.
- I’m serious about the dust – apart from the denim fluff, there will be actual dust – so if you’re allergic, better see if you could use a dustmask or a handkerchief.
- For maximum effect, destroy the whole width of the jeans.
- Washing tips: Turn jeans inside out, put into a pillow case and wash in a delicate cycle. Washing will make the jeans fray more, so it could be an idea to slash less and then shove it into the washing machine for the fraying effect. Can’t guarantee similar result though.
