DISTRESS JEANS 90s

Beginners Guide to distressing jeans:

A Guide for how to distress jeans and materials included
A Guide by Distress Jeans 90

Beginners Guide to distressing

Contents of the beginners Guide.

First, we will introduce and describe the tools and materials needed for this process. Next, we wiil give you
the simplest most effective steps on how to perfom the
distession. Lastly we will review the steps to clarify.
Table of Content
Basic tools and materials...............3-4
Making distress jeans..........5-11
-Step 1...............5
-Step 2...............6
-Step 3...............7
-Step 4..............8
-Step 5...............9
-Step 6..............10
-Step 7..............11
Finish product.......12

Introduction

Welcome to the begginners guide on how to distres jeans. I

am sure you are viewing this manual because you are tired
of been overpriced for jeans that look slightly worn out or
you might be trying to keep up with todays trends with
a smaller budget. Either way this manual will be showing
you how to apply distress techniques and the appropriate
material to use. These styles an techniques you are going
to learn are going to help you be creative and expressing
yourself in the distression. So the most impotrtant things
you will need to execute this experiment is this manual and
your creativity.

Basic tools and materials

Denim Jeans: Denim is a sturdy cotton twill fabric, typicall blue
garment thats all about inviduality.

-The type of denim you start with will ultimately affect how it wears
over time.
-The required denim weight should be from 6 oz to 20oz, the heavier the denim the more resilent it is to wear and tear.
-Some Denim have stretch components, and so therefore you have
to be careful when cutting the elastic, because it is more prone to
snap than tear.
-Denim is produced by weaving together two seperate theads of
cotton, one blue and one white.
-When distressing denim it is important to work horizontally across
the fabric, since it will break down the threads

Sandpaper: is paper with sand or another abrasive

material
-The sandapaper should be preferably 220 grit or higher for
light distressing an breaking down of the denim fabric.

Carboard: is pasically stiff paper, which should be placed inside of

the jeans to avoide cutting through to the other side

Scissors: Which are 2 knife blades crossed together and it used to

make full on holes.

Making distress jeans

Step 1:
-Select the perfect pair of denim.
-A pair of truly perfectly distressed jeans happens over
time, as wear and tear breaks down the natural fibers of
the denim.
-In order to create this look on your own, the jeans you
start with must already have a bit of a worn-in look.
-Avoid dark wash jeans, and when possible use a pair
that have been worn quite a bit already.
-A medium or light wash pair that has been softened by
time is perfect for this project.
-Visit your local thrift store to pick up a pair for cheap if
you arent willing to cut up a pair you already own.

Step 2:

-Choose where you want the distressing to be.

-Put on your jeans and use a pencil or washable pen to mark
on the jeans where exactly you want the holes and distress
marks to be.
-Mark the location and the size of each patch that you want
to create.
-When you take the jeans off, you will have a visual guideline
for how much distressing you need to do in different areas.

Step 3:
-Find a solid surface to work on.
-Place a block of wood (or some other solid surface that you

don't mind possibly damaging) within the pant leg or

denim region you want to distress.

-This will make it easier to work on your jeans, and prevent ruining the other side of the pant leg.

Step 4:
-Make distressed holes using scissors.
-Reinforce your patches over the pencil marked
areas, from step 3.

Step 5:
- To soften or add fraying to pockets, hemlines, knees or any
other area.
-Use sandpaper or a nail file to make the grain (or the diagonal lines running through denim) look less pronounced and
more fuzzy.

Step 6:
-Pull the indigo threads out. (and don't forget about
those back pockets for an all-over distressed look)
-Toss your jeans into the dryer.

Step 7:
-Reinforce your patches.
-One of the keys to perfectly distressing jeans is reinforcing the holes and patches that you made to prevent
a lot of further ripping in the future.
-Holes that go un-reinforced will widen into gaping tears
after a few months of wearing and washing, and become
a little less chic.
-Use a white or denim colored thread in a backstitch
or straight stitch around the edge of any holes that you
made to keep them from spreading.
-It is preferable if you flipped the jean insie out.

Finish product
Here are some custom made dsitressed denim jeans.