How to Distress and Bleach Jeans. Set a timer for 1. Put your rubber gloves on, set up some newspaper or cardboard beneath your bowl of bleach to avoid staining anything, and (carefully) toss in the bound scraps and patches. STEP 5: Katie Friedman. We’re dedicating this week to all things DIY denim, so check back each morning for more fashion girl-approved ways to customize your jeans–from personalizing with. Here's how to make ripped jeans in 5 easy steps! Tight and skinny, or boyfriend style? Black, white, or blue? An Easy Way to Fix Holes in Your Jeans and Other Garments. There are two basic principles to the ManMade approach to style.While the smaller denim scraps are sitting in the bleach, dip small areas of the jeans in the bleach for a couple of minutes at a time before removing. As soon as you see the color starting to lighten at all, remove immediately. STEP 6: Remove the rubber bands from the jeans (if you were using them). STEP 7: Katie Friedman. Post anything (from anywhere!), customize everything, and find and follow what you love. Create your own Tumblr blog today. Rinse the jeans with water thoroughly, and lay out to dry. STEP 8: Katie Friedman. Check on your patches sitting in the bowl of bleach. About 1. 5- 2. 0 minutes after you put them in the basin (or as soon as you see any color start to lift), remove them from the bleach, remove the rubber bands, rinse, and lay out to dry. In fact, we didn't notice any lightening on the patches until we removed the rubber bands and let them sit for a few minutes. Try this method if you aren't seeing the bleach take effect. Chances are, they just need some light and air!)STEP 9: Katie Friedman. Once everything dries, it's time to sew it all back together. A few tips based on our own project: -To get our distressed knee patch look, turn the jeans inside out and sew the knee patch on to the inside of the jeans, so that the fraying on the outside still shows. Just make sure the side of the fabric scrap you want to be seen is facing the right way. We used a simple running stitch for this.- For the pieces that we cut directly off the jeans, we played with how we sewed them back on. We did one leg inside out (using a loop stitch), which, when turned right side out again, made for a more seamless finish. For the other, we used the same loop stitch but didn't turn the jeans inside out, leaving a rougher, distressed edge.- For your patches, don't fret about the stitches being visible—or perfect. We used navy thread when sewing the knee patch on the inside of the pants, and the stitches can be seen on the bleached fabric on the outside. They're dark—and even a little wonky—but it just adds to the distressed, crafty vibe. On that note, don't be afraid to try a completely offbeat color for your thread.
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