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Some handmade fans resort to creating holes and abrasions on jeans in order to revive a favorite item, give it a second life, others try their hand at this art in order to save money on expensive models of simple denim with holes that have been incredibly popular for many seasons in a row.
It is not at all necessary to make aesthetically pleasing holes on jeans; now denim jackets, shorts, vests and much more that are made from the notorious denim are used.
And even MyFit slimming jeans with holes will look fashionable and stylish. And your hips will become thinner and thinner. And no stiffness in movements.
How they make abrasions on jeans in a factory
Special equipment is used to process jeans in the factory, and some effects are done manually. For example, to create abrasions they use a sand-room - a special room where a machine directs a high-pressure jet of sand onto the jeans, creating abrasions.
At the factory, abrasions on jeans are achieved using various technologies. After the procedure, the trousers are sent to be washed and dried. A more progressive method is laser treatment, which can produce a very aged effect, as well as a destroy-effect - ripped jeans.
With the help of lazarus, factories achieve the effect of strong aging for jeans. The crease effect is achieved by holding the crease in place and spraying a chemical, such as varnish, which, when cooked, will create stylish wrinkles on the jeans.
The effect of folds is obtained by fixing them and spraying a chemical substance.
How can you make scuff marks?
You can make holes, scuffs and scratches by hand that will look just as stylish as those made in a factory.
You can make many variations of holes, abrasions and scratches on your jeans by hand. If you are interested in how to make scuffs on jeans at home, then you will need things that every home has:
- metal grater;
- sandpaper or pumice;
- blade or stationery knife;
- chalk for marking.
You can achieve the desired effect on jeans using various available means. Small planks will also come in handy to protect the back of the legs from damage.
The effect you want to get will depend on the chosen method and denim material, so it is recommended to try all the steps on an unnecessary piece of denim, and only then proceed to the main work.
Grater
The grater creates beautiful scuff marks with jagged edges that look best on the knees. Depending on the exposure time, you can adjust the intensity of the effect to slightly age the jeans or, conversely, tear them in several places. In addition to a metal grater (kitchen or for foot care), you will need a board.
Scuffs made with a grater look very good on knees. Map out in advance where you want to age your jeans. Pull your trouser leg onto the board and get to work: work the fabric with light movements so as not to make any larger cuts than necessary. Check the effect periodically, otherwise you may accidentally damage the item.
When using a grater, periodically check the result obtained during the process.
Pumice stone, utility knife or blade
You can make deep, even abrasions using household pumice. It is better if it is coarse-grained.
Using regular pumice you can easily create scuff marks on jeans. First, you need to wet your jeans, since it is recommended to work with pumice on wet denim. Then pull the trouser legs onto the boards and begin to rub the desired areas with pumice, adjusting the intensity of the pressure. With this treatment, the aging effect is as natural as possible. If you treat dry denim with pumice, you will get a fashionable scratch effect.
Preference should be given to coarse pumice. A utility knife or regular blade is used to make cuts that can be beautifully frayed by pulling out the outer threads.
A utility knife is used to make cuts on jeans. Mark the places where you want to cut the holes, and then start working with the tool. Horizontal cuts on the front of the jeans look beautiful, and the bottom can be treated with pumice or sandpaper.
Horizontal slits on the front of the jeans look very good.
Sandpaper
Beautiful and correct abrasions can be made at home using sandpaper. Pull the trousers onto the board and begin sanding them to rub down the fabric to the desired effect.
Sandpaper is another tool that can be used to achieve a distressed effect on jeans. Using sandpaper, you can get the most natural abrasions, with which the trousers will look as if they have aged naturally or were purchased with them already. When rubbing your jeans yourself with sandpaper, ensure the uniformity and intensity of the resulting effect so that the item looks fashionable and modern.
When used correctly, sandpaper will help achieve a natural scuffed effect.
Wipe jeans only in standard places: on the hips, knees, pockets. You should not create an aged effect where it is not typical, for example, on the front of the shins or on the sides, otherwise it will look implausible.
Second way
Place a hard board or thick cardboard under the place where the cuts will be. The gaps are made vertically in relation to the fibers, but not completely. Pull out the longitudinal threads, freeing the transverse ones. Make cuts with small indentations. Remove parts of the threads immediately, freeing those located across the warp.
Jeans with bleached areas are interesting and unusual. Use bleach and chlorine solution. Apply the product to the tampon, and then treat the targeted areas with the substance. After two hours, wash as usual.
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How to make holes in jeans with your own hands at home
In addition to scuffs, fashionable jeans often have holes of various sizes and shapes - from neat perforations to holes with torn edges, through which bare knees are stylishly visible. Making holes in your jeans yourself is as easy as making rips.
With the right approach, making beautiful holes in your jeans yourself can be as easy as making scuffs.
Round holes
Round holes are most often placed on the knees; jeans are difficult to wear out from frequent wear. To make them, you will need scissors, with which you need to carefully cut a small round hole in the right place on the legs. Next, all that remains is to dishevel the products, pulling out the blue threads so that only white ones remain.
Round holes look best on the knees. Round holes that are very frayed at the edges are made like this: make a horizontal cut with scissors, a knife or a blade, and then pull out blue and white threads across the entire area of the hole. You can also leave a certain amount of white threads intact to create a fashionable “scuffed to holes” effect.
Holes with white threads
The trendy effect looks beautiful not only on the knees, but also on the top of the jeans. To create it you will need a blade or scissors, as well as tweezers for pulling out the blue threads.
Such holes can be made not only on the knees, but also on the upper front of the jeans. Take your jeans and mark two horizontal stripes with chalk or pencil at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other. The distance can be larger or smaller depending on how big you want the hole. Make slits, and then begin to carefully remove the blue threads, leaving the white ones. If done correctly, you will get a rectangular hole filled with white threads.
Holes with uneven edges look more realistic, so don’t try to make everything perfect, because holey jeans, by definition, cannot look neat.
lace holes
For a feminine interpretation of ripped jeans, you will need not only a standard set of tools in the form of scissors, a blade and tweezers, but also ready-made lace, crocheted or factory-made. For ease of operation, you also need a sewing machine, although small laces can be sewn on by hand.
Jeans with lace holes look very interesting and original. Make holes in the legs in a way that suits you, you can fray the threads for a grunge effect or leave the edges smooth. Sew lace over the holes using a machine or by hand. In this way, you can process almost the entire surface of the jeans, resulting in completely unique trousers in an elegant style.
Beautiful (neat)
Neat small holes can be made with scissors or a blade by cutting small holes of the desired shape or horizontal slits on the jeans.
Such small and neat holes on jeans can be made using scissors or a blade. If you carefully fray them around the edges, leaving white threads, you get a slight aged effect.
This is how easy it is to “age” your favorite jeans at home, making them more stylish and relevant. Each method is easy to implement and completely safe for health, and in order not to ruin your jeans, stick to a moderate upgrade and periodically evaluate the result of your work.
Denim decor options
There are several ways to give ordinary jeans a stylish and unusual look. First of all, these are, of course, holes, and they can be of absolutely any size and configuration: chaotically scattered small ones, large ones that occupy most of the pant leg, smoothly moving from narrow to wide, small curly ones.
But you need to remember that the choice depends not only on your imagination, but also on the specific model, because, for example, large holes in skinny jeans will not look very appropriate, especially if they fit tightly enough on the leg. In this case, you can get the effect of skin protruding from the newly formed holes, which, you see, is not very aesthetically pleasing. Therefore, the main rule in the remodeling process should be moderation.
You can add some zest to the model by decorating it with lace ruffles, or by sewing a brightly colored fabric patch under the hole. You can duplicate such a patch on your pockets or belt, thereby achieving the integrity of the image.
If creating holes is too radical for you, then you can get by with abrasions that give the clothes a worn-out effect. Such models also look very impressive, especially if you combine abrasions with bleached areas, the technique of creating which we will talk about below.
