at home distressed jeans

i had a pair of jeans that fit perfectly, but just weren't a color that i was crazy about. i'm more into the faded and distressed look of jeans, then a perfectly clean pair. after some internet research i realized that i could distress them at home myself...

the jeans before

and after: i used a razor blade to slice the hole in the knee, and a steak knife to fray it more prior to washing. i also used bleach mixed with water to add a more faded look to the rear and thigh portions of the jeans.


on all of the pockets and bottom cuffs i added some wear by rubbing against them with a steak knife and sand paper. i also added that worn spot below the pocket by scraping against the jeans with a steak knife, and then sand paper.

i'm debating on making this hole bigger still...

i added a hole to the back pocket (that just goes through one layer), distressed the tops of the pockets with the steak knife and sandpaper and added fade with bleach

This post is being linked to Works For Me Wednesday at We Are That Family.

Shannon