Jeans Fashion & Care : How to Make Distressed Jeans

[braidedheaven]

You look a lot like Sandra Bullock!!!!

[leejaysmum]

Thanks for this video, I have lots of jeans that arnt as faded as I like so I dont wear them. The tip with using sandpaper to lighten up areas is so simple....once you know how! So glad I found out how to do this! :)

[myyoutubsuperchannel]

thx

[cratedigger89]

Wow! An actually HELPFUL video from Expert Village!!! Hooray!

[kassiwentzx5]

This Was Perfect!

[MyJayfeather]

I like this girl. She seems so cool and nice.

[Mashedpotatoe1000]

How about a burnt look. You can easily get it by burning em.

[2000beastman]

I'm gonna shred the jeans up with a lawn mower!!!

[jyvazquez]

looooove this video its got the creative side of me excited to try these tips out :-)

[nomonotonous]

this girl's so cool

[ladiijerk42]

I love your shirt 0_o

[Ali6824]

@TheBmxPerson Buy one.

[bartg1000]

Excellent video! Thanks!

[MarkFomAlbany]

I don't know how many YouTube clips there are showing how to "distress" jeans, but I feel I hit the jackpot in finding this one first.  Excellent content, well presented. Thanks, Mitra!

[Ayeex3Mariee]

@TheBmxPerson buy one.

[spidermonkeyrock]

@Ayeex3Mariee than why dont you just buy new jeans??

[deanakaylani]

you say basically a lot! hahah!<3

[holyconnormcdonough]

How many times would you actually have to wash and dry them to where they're at least wear-able?

please answer....anyone :D

[ralphbry]

i'll totally do this!! ah-mahzing!!

[CenileTV]

It's obvious that this girl has an excellent eye for fashion. Her clothes fit perfectly on her, and everything she wears from her clothes, jewelry, accessories and hair "works" so well and compliments each other. Her look is congruent with her personality and the way she presents herself. She is a definitive example of somebody who knows how to express themselves through fashion. I'd hire her any day to be my fashion consultant :)

[1bubblymonkey]

i love her belt buckle

[SkullOfRoses7]

i love her bracelet!!!:P

[juhainah10]

she's the cool version of sandra bullock,look at her nose.nice video anyway,helpful in many ways :)

[SlightlyInsane94]

I tried the technique with the bleach pen & it only made really ugly bright blue solid marks on my jeans. What did I do wrong?

[Merrida100]

I tried to do this, with little snips in the jeans to leave just the white horizontal stripes, and I'm doing everything right, pulling the blue threads out. But if I want a hole in jeans, like over the knees, that means I have to make several of those little cuts. Where I make them, it's like I can't cut straight on a single thread, and my white shows but also has gaps where they were accidentally cut. How do I make the cuts wide & clean enough to avoid looking like I made four small cuts?

[hlwtsb]

@Merrida100 If you want a hole with white stuff take a blade and make a hole until you see the white stuff and take a cheese grinder thing and rub it on the whole

[Merrida100]

I don't know where else to post this, so I'll probably cut & paste and try to find someone who could help. If anyone here is a fan of Next Top Model,...tonight in Morocco, Miss J is wearing this really cool shirt. It looks like a jersey material, one piece, no seams, but the back gets pulled up to create a hood, and the front is this beautiful draping effect. Anyone seen these before? They're gorgeous, even if I have to make it.

[SsGCh]

good look *O*

[Rachaelheartcats]

I put a teeny TINY hole in the knee of my jeans and then i tripped and it made the hole a little bigger and after 3 months it was huge. lol

[priucila12]

beautiful video, really helped me. thanks.

[djvocca1]

was she on wizarrds of waverly place?

[cdees06]

she looks like sandra bullock......

[Dimaportnoi]

super

[girlfromdmysticmoon]

the girl looks like sandra bullock..and also the voice, similar to sandra..amazing!

[gbobby35]

i would mark it under her belt button :)

[iluvtexas5411]

she looks like sandra bullock...

cool vid tho...i tried it with the scissor thing and they came out reallly good! thanks soo much!

[RUEALOUD]

LOVE HER SHIRT!

[usernamemada]

i like your haircut:D

[walawalaaznman3]

This is just horrible.... just buy some raw, dry selvage denim jeans, wear them for at least 6months straight every day with no washing, then when u do wash them, you will have your very own personalized worn out pair of jeans. trust me, it is so worth the wait.

[AkeelahCross]

@walawalaaznman3 That is disgusting.

[walawalaaznman3]

@AkeelahCross lol,all people who are really into denim do it, plus you can alwasy air them out, but in the end they look 20 times better than fake holes and stuff

[deathsmileyinc]

i bought distressed jeans but i didn't really liked it so i sewed red fabric behind it, it looks weird but thats what i wanted.

[GroovLouv]

she doesnt know wtf shes talking about

cut them horizintally wiz a razor very lightly, or use sandpaper

NEVER RUB VERTICALLY

use sp for fraying, and razors for cuts, then wash and dry after

[FreshDaKiidx]

@GroovLouv dude why watch the video if you don't like it and if she don't know what she's talking about then keep your opinion in your head because she is doing good with her video's

[GroovLouv]

@FreshDaKiidx how was i supposed to know whether i was gonna like the video without watching it? and theres a comment space to share my opinion, fuck off you hippie

[molpr]

whats the point of a video if you can't SEE what's going on???

i don't get it...........at all

[MekkaSG]

@molpr honey... u turn off the caption . look at the bottom of the video a small icon with "cc"

[molpr]

@MekkaSG ummmmm i feel like an idiot lol thanks ;]

[ArmoredDax]

WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU WANT TO FUCKING DESTROY YOUR FUCKING PANTS!

[danteandlulurluv]

@ArmoredDax because that is what everyone is wearing now days,it's the fashion and watch your potty mouth!!!

[reicheru343]

@ArmoredDax I wouldn't refer to it as destroying, I would refer to it as being creative and different. =P

[FreshDaKiidx]

@ArmoredDax if you have old ugly pants that you dont like you can just destroy them and start adding things on it like the hot girl in the video is doing

[allylovesu14]

wow im going to do this to my jeans right now :) thanks lady lol she sounds like shes out of breath or something

[777nani777]

very helpful, thank you babe

[embersky38]

a cheese grater totally works for good wear marks with stringys but not holes

[tinkypinkywinky111]

oh my gosh. i love youuu. first i was going to do what @brandy15o3 was talking about then i saw the slashes and they are cayyute :)

[graphicvisions]

there is some distress on your head. oh wait thats your hair

[ToOFrEaKyFoU]

Can you do a distress for claw marks on jeans? Those look really hot and I would like to learn how to do it..thanks.

[eStefresco]

marry me

[ktymimokouy]

what grade is the sand paper???

[frickinbword]

this is by far the BEST jean distressing tutorial!! <3

[HeartOfRamen]

...her face looks like sandra bullock. o_o

great tips, though

[friendlypeople00]

I did my original jeans and my friends loved how i did mine so now there making me do theres lol! I have a lot of busy time doing this!

[Ilijana95]

very good video

[XiiMacDaddyiiX1]

Theres no point to sub titles...deff people dont watch youtube :P

[BippityBop22]

@XiiMacDaddyiiX1 - How would you know? And anyways, the subtitles are for those who don't speak english. Other countries like distressed jeans too ya know.

[xjillx38]

thanks :] im gonna make some mini shorts now

[supermankingbatman]

I'm really hoping you're a chick...

[xjillx38]

of course lol hahahhaha

[meglizhart]

Bleach pens are sold everywhere...Target, Walmart, grocery stores, etc. They are really easy to find and only cost a few dollars. I suppose you could use a q-tip dipped in bleach if you don't have a bleach pen, but that would be a huge pain in the neck.

[NoahWhore]

buy one. or use a paint brush

[xXSmileyFacedTashaXx]

is this good to do with dark jeans or just light jeans?

[KarawnJones]

the best video to date on jean distress

...thanks xoxo

[LuvStorm08]

Thanx, that was cool how you show'd diff. techniq's..

[vavobravo]

Short and sweet. Very informative and good video. Thanks for sharing:-)

[ALJR206]

tried it on some plain jeans! good tips :) they look doper now

[hufarted]

This is very helpful, and she's hot.

[enfields00]

Thanks so much! Great, very informative video. Just what I was looking for.

[KlassikkBabe]

loves it.:)

[katbanay]

hi, thanks for sharing your ideas

[Solar2]

good video. and don't make fun of this girl she's hella cool! lol

[alexjunior4647]

just use a nailfiler it works till its thin and thready and then throw it in the was:)

[shalabrook]

your good dose it wash the chalk off after wards? And i like your hair

[mat1873]

lol when she said take the jeans off (that would make this vid epic)

[BirchBurton]

I know right?!

[mat1873]

;) dirty happy face lol

[BirchBurton]

lol

[brandy15o3]

I was wondering if you know how to make... not a hole or cut but the ones that look like they are cut but they still have those fabric lines connecting them.. am i making sense?

[haileywolovetz]

use a steak knife

[snipersubmissions]

dont use a knife at all.. use the sand paper until you see those lines then throw it in the wash and it'll look better

[xlovetorix3]

thats what i want!!!!

[ladykash]

yeah have you figured it out yet, thats what i been looking for?

[CheerHelp101]

@brandy15o3 its easi u just gotta take like the kinda razor u shave with and run it downward with the grain if the pants untill you get to the last strings. Either that or you use a nail file and "saw" horozontally against the grain of the jeans. Hope this helps!

[supersugarify]

@brandy15o3 u get a sharp new razor and just like shave the denim it sounds crazy but it really works ive done it 2 lots of my jeans

[mancillado]

@brandy15o3 you do it with either the sand paper or the pumice stone :)

[BlondeDork5790]

@brandy15o3

Take a cheese - grater and grate down till its thin then take the edge of scissors and scrape dont cut and eventually youll get a stringgy slash instead of straight down to the skin.

[vita09tashnique]

@brandy15o3 yes u're making sense... i myself hav been looking for a tutorial dat teaches dat

[HollyTheHxc]

@brandy15o3 .Cheese grater

[Davin1518]

@brandy15o3 the fibres that run horizontally? basically i use the "slash" technique and use a pin to pull out the horizontal fibres from the interwoven vertical ones. and to make it seem more realistic, cut a few so you have some connecting and some just hanging there.... they do wear out at some point and its kinda tedious after some fibres but by god it looks pretty cool.

hope that helped.

[somethingsaredumb]

@brandy15o3 use sandpaper! It works perfectly

[somethingsaredumb]

@brandy15o3 Sandpaper does that trick!

[luvingfighter911]

@brandy15o3 maybe a cheese grater?

[WC9456]

@brandy15o3 use a knife and scrape it

[GANGSTAR604]

@brandy15o3 do u mean the white thread going horizontally in the jeans that make the cut look white. if u mean that then get a sewing needle or sandpaper and pick out the thread going vertically. then it will show the whiteness.

[BrittanyNichole138]

@brandy15o3 the easiest way to do that, for me, is to use scissors (or exact-o knife) and cut a vertical line going left to right (since thats the way the white lines go) and one under it/ontop of it, and pick out the blue fabric.. Sorry if you dont understand, it's hard to explain.. lol.

[OniOfDeath]

@brandy15o3

The way i do it i use a cheese grader :) I put somethin on the inside of the jeans like an old dvd case, this is were i pulled the jeans tight over the dvd case and slid the cheese grader on the jeans where youve plased the dvd case. (Well i put the sides of the dvd case and plased it where i wanted the cut, it came out really cool like someone scratched up my jeans) I hope everyone andurstands if not just please ask and ill try explaining it better :)

[pretentiousarse]

@brandy15o3

You take a safety pin and individually rip the blue strands of denim that run vertically. Make sure you're careful to not rip the white ones that run horizontally though. Basically keep ripping all the blue strands until you create a an area consisting of only white threads so that you get something that looks like the effect you desire. Keep in consideration that after you wash it, it will fray a bit more, making it look more natural usually. But make sure to not do too too much!

[EveyEverlasting]

@brandy15o3 me too :P

[fedejair]

@brandy15o3 i've just found that they way to getting that lines is to rub slowly with a sandpaper or something like that, so you dont cut the fabric beneath.. hope it helps!

[dariusz79]

yeap.. thats the way..

[alexisaboagye]

@brandy15o3 you can use sand paper and rub it horizontally and vertically across the jeans to get that look :)

[76ComicFan]

@brandy15o3  I know how, it's easy.

[luverchick]

@brandy15o3 thats wuh i wanna know did u ever find a video on how to make thiese kind of distress on ur jeans where you can still see the fabric lines conecting

[Melissa198906]

@brandy15o3 look up how to make perfect holes in your jeans. its by makeovergirl1

[mannuinza]

thx

[GeraldineMunchkin]

can you use a regular knife?

[sodapopcop]

Great video great tutorial.

[valenghi1]

that belt buckle is sickkkk.

[tha1stpresident]

Very informative tut:)I had the sandpaper, now I know what other tools to get

[Jonds12]

i have one pair of jeans (i'm a bit of a grunger) and i want some holes around the knees, shall i give it a go, or shall i stay safe?

[MrJKoi]

jonds- id stay safe, i butchered my good pair of levis trying to do this. id go get a junk pair of jeans and practice.

[Jonds12]

thanks for the advise, i respect it but since then i have put some holes around the knees and some stickes and they look so cool, i love them they have so much charictor and they are truly unique. but thaks anyway.

[animeLo]

lol... id never do that.

[centralvalleybtc]

just buy a pair of frailed or cut jeans , all this shit doesnt come out professional when u do it by yourself

[bigdre4xl]

its funny how i found out how to do this when i was 17 years of age. with out anyones help....

okay so maybe not funny but just a brag

yeah anyway

she did good...she looks tired as anything tho

umm yall could give advice on sewing in general tho

watch out for Alter Ego clothing line

and Author and Finisher

[9centgames]

thnx!!! now im gonna paint the evisu jeans :D

[irishmut87]

wow u need to learn how to fuckin spell

[SecretLifeOfaBioNerd]

that's rude, if you don't like her just click out..

[gedsparrowhawk]

Your really pretty. Thanks for the help!

[jeboxer12345]

hi any 1 knows where to learn disining coures in birmingham uk?

[sharingan6686]

cool! i've always wanted to do my own ripped jeans. oh well. fell down a week ago and got myself a hole on my denim. guess i can use some of the methods to distress the hole even more so it'll look cooler 8-)

[BarOfSoapProductions]

wow i never thought of sandpaper...thanks!

[BillyC15]

that is sad

[liquirbox]

you have a nice body...but what's with that goofy haircut?

[11amy11]

wow gonna try some now, thanks heaps!

[aizel90266]

That was great! thank you for the info

[mjhyatt99000]

this was really good! Very informative!! THANKS

[abearmuthamutha]

this gurl is to good 4 expert village most of their vids are stupid

[xXTaraAnneXx]

that was really informative, i also found that if you cut a very small hole then with a hard tooth brush scrub the edges it makes a kool affect

[thiphan33]

Love Love Love!

[otakujon101]

If you want authentic looking holes in your jeans the worst thing you can do is to cut them directly with scissors as shown here! Ok you will get a hole but it will look terrible. Work away at the fabric with something abrasive (sandpaper, grater, sharp knife)until the white threads show. keep working at the hole to get it to the size you want but be careful not to cut the white threads. bleach the edges of the hole, wash then wear!

[gatilloramirez]

i wear hollister jeans but i want this one pair of south pole jeans that are grey to look distresed. lol

[Crazyloop182]

hey thanx, this video is really helpful

[Babblingpenguin]

Hey awesome how-to video

[Jenscool]

WTF wants holes in new jeans-sicko§!

[jamaicasky]

rich people who dont have the time to wear the jeans out normally like poor ppl,so they go thru all this trouble to immitate poor ppl's jeans. or else they pay $100 to buy it alrdy worn out looking.

[mak3myda3]

its called a look

[purplemicrophone]

Best video for this by far.

Thank you very much

Also I love Eugene, I visit Eugene/Springfield

2-3 times a month.

Thank you very much and now I can make some great jeans

[ShootForMars]

Thanks for this video , I've been looking for a good way to distress my jeans . I couldn't find any before , but I'm glad to have found your newly uploaded video . Thanks again (:

[expumpkinking]

thank you very much. :)