The LongLocks Salon - Message Boards for Long Hair Care, Hairstyles and Beauty

MillieBelle Ruby Offline Cowboy Take Me Away!! Posts: 86 TN Gender:	Jeans Aug 17^th, 2005 at 9:31pm Does anyone know how to make your jeans look and feel worn? I don't want to pay $50 and $60 for a pair, I'd like to create my own and make them unique.
Back to top	1cNii&&&&&&&&&& IP Logged

Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #1 - Aug 17^th, 2005 at 10:39pm Hm... How about washing them repeatedly? Or you could buy used. It only costs a few dollars. I like to buy jeans from the local thrift stores, that way they're already soft from the previous person. then I wash them really well to get rid of the previous person. Anais
Back to top	MEDUSA'S LAIR _ SOCK CURLING _ LIVEJOURNAL IP Logged

bikerbraid

Shooting Star

Offline

Life is short, Break the
rules

Posts: 6569
Bike Paths of the Midwest
Gender: female

Re: Jeans
Reply #2 - Aug 17^th, 2005 at 11:57pm

Washing jeans with bleach will lighten the color.

The "real" way to distress jeans is to wash them with sand and rocks. Back in the 70's we would put the jeans in a canvas bag with rocks and sand. Then fill a washtub with hot water with bleach, throw the bag in the tub and agitate - for a day or two!

The thrift shop, Goodwill or other used clothing store is probably a lot easier!

Back to top

bikerbraid
Global Salon Moderator
LongLocks HairSticks Boutique
http://www.longlocks.com
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.&&Life may not

IP Logged

NaturalRogue

Emerald

Offline

Dancing at night playing
the music of human soul

Posts: 427
Dallas, TX
Gender: male

Re: Jeans
Reply #3 - Aug 18^th, 2005 at 12:15am

Good ideas by Anais and Biker Braid. The thrift store is great if you want new/old jeans different than you already own. And the rocks and sand idea is perfect for changing a pristine version of your own jeans.

On a side note, a little sand paper will wear the the fabric, especially attached to a belt-sander or drill. Not only will the fabric wear, but it will become softer.

Good luck and please, let us know what you ended up doing.

Back to top

Ever wonder how much deeper would the ocean be without sponges.

IP Logged

khrome

Stardust

Offline

1bM/Ciii

Posts: 1035
santa barbara, ca
Gender: female

Re: Jeans
Reply #4 - Aug 18^th, 2005 at 6:53am

The worn look that I've seen in the stores recently looks kind of like the sandpaper method because the worn areas are isolated. The rock method will give an overall worn appearance I believe (haven't tried this.) My cousin did the bleach method on my jeans, and tied my jeans up in knots first. So the effect in the end was tie-dyish.

When I was in high school, the big thing was holes. We used a razor to cut holes, and then pulled the threads out to make it look "natural". After making a hole, we sometimes sewed color or leather patches behind it.

Cynde

Back to top

Khrome's Hair Stick Gallery

IP Logged

Moonchild

Diamond

Offline

I love YaBB 1G - SP1!

Posts: 525
Germany
Gender: female

Re: Jeans
Reply #5 - Aug 18^th, 2005 at 7:22am

This is another '70s fix: I remember buying jeans, lots of salt and a hard brush. Then, sitting with the jeans on in a bathtub with warm water, salt all over the legs, scrubbing away with the brush. The salt took the color out, made the jeans look worn and we sat in the water with the jeans to kinda "preshrink" them to perfect size.

But I have to concur: go for the 2nd hand store or something similar. A good wash (or 2) will make sure that the previous owner smell is gone.

Back to top

&&&&&&

IP Logged

PreciousLocks Diamond Offline Turning my gold to silver one hair at a time Posts: 812 Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #6 - Aug 23^rd, 2005 at 12:24am Wear 'em and work hard on the farm or garden or garage - wipe grimey hands and tools on them often. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Back to top	30.75" ~78cm/waist&&1bFii&&&&"No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you let God do it." The Message Mark 10:27 IP Logged

ChiliPepper Emerald Offline Posts: 327 san antonio, tx Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #7 - Aug 23^rd, 2005 at 1:22pm This is so Texas but funny. When I was in my 20s the big thing here was "distressed" jeans so we gave all our new jeans to our friend who lived in the country and let her shoot them with her shotgun. It worked but we did blow a few zippers out Aaahh, the folly of youth.
Back to top	IP Logged

bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #8 - Aug 23^rd, 2005 at 2:46pm Quote: This is so Texas but funny. When I was in my 20s the big thing here was "distressed" jeans so we gave all our new jeans to our friend who lived in the country and let her shoot them with her shotgun. It worked but we did blow a few zippers out Aaahh, the folly of youth.
Back to top	bikerbraid Global Salon Moderator LongLocks HairSticks Boutique http://www.longlocks.com Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.&&Life may not IP Logged

khrome Stardust Offline 1bM/Ciii Posts: 1035 santa barbara, ca Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #9 - Aug 23^rd, 2005 at 7:56pm Quote: This is so Texas but funny. When I was in my 20s the big thing here was "distressed" jeans so we gave all our new jeans to our friend who lived in the country and let her shoot them with her shotgun. It worked but we did blow a few zippers out Aaahh, the folly of youth. ROFL!! That's one way to go about it! Cynde
Back to top	Khrome's Hair Stick Gallery IP Logged

ChiliPepper Emerald Offline Posts: 327 san antonio, tx Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #10 - Aug 24^th, 2005 at 2:03am I can't sew a straight hem to save my life but I am great with a zipper foot
Back to top	IP Logged

NaturalRogue Emerald Offline Dancing at night playing the music of human soul Posts: 427 Dallas, TX Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #11 - Aug 24^th, 2005 at 11:04am Would that be Texas-Two-Step sewing, ChiliPepper?
Back to top	Ever wonder how much deeper would the ocean be without sponges. IP Logged

rodent Emerald Offline Greetings! Posts: 344 Missouri Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #12 - Aug 25^th, 2005 at 1:33am This is rather funny. I'm not after the look of old worn jeans but every pair I own gets this way within three months! Think the trick is NOT to pay $50 for jeans. Get the cheap stuff at $10 $15. They wear quick! Finding a nice pair of jeans to go out on a Saturday night? HA!
Back to top	A Tale of Two Best Friends; Kayla & Kirby Ann is closed for the moment. IP Logged

ChiliPepper Emerald Offline Posts: 327 san antonio, tx Gender:	Re: Jeans Reply #13 - Aug 25^th, 2005 at 4:51am Quote: Would that be Texas-Two-Step sewing, ChiliPepper? LOL!!
Back to top	IP Logged

ChiliPepper

Emerald

Offline

Posts: 327
san antonio, tx
Gender: female

Re: Jeans
Reply #14 - Aug 25^th, 2005 at 4:52am

Quote:

This is rather funny. I'm not after the look of old worn jeans but every pair I own gets this way within three months! Embarrassed

Think the trick is NOT to pay $50 for jeans. Get the cheap stuff at $10 $15. They wear quick!

Finding a nice pair of jeans to go out on a Saturday night? HA!

Come to think of it, I've bought some good and cheap distressed jeans at Target.

Back to top

IP Logged

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login