DIY: How To Make Your Own Distressed Denim

What you need:

• Your denim of choice
• Razor or cutting knife
• Ballpoint pen
• Cardboard
• Shaving Razor

Step One: 

So grab your ball point pen and start marking areas on your denim where you want there are be holes and other distress. I put my shorts on for this to get a better ida of wear I want the rips to be on my and to see where my shorts fit me but it shouldn't matter whether you wear them for this or keep them on your workspace.

Step Two:

This is where the razor blade and cardboard come into play. After you have mapped out where you want your distress to be on the denim slip the cardboard into the pant leg where you want to make incisions then start cutting but PLEASE BE SAFE. I usually go about a half inch between each slit (as you can see in picture two) to really get that worn out look) but be creative and do whatever feels right to you. 

Step Three (Optional):

Step three is optional because this all depends on how much detail you want in your denim. I wanted to add smaller distressed marks throughout my denim to make it look even more worn out but it is completely up to you. Around the bottom of my shorts I wanted them to look worn out so I made slits and used a shaving razor to fray the denim around selected areas of my shorts.

Step Five:

This isn't the last step but we are getting closer to the end. After making all of your incisions, frays, and tears that looks good to you it is time to throw them in the washer and dryer. Twice. You must wash and dry them a total of two times back to back to get the distressed, worn out look.