So I chopped them off and got to work. Step 1 : Try on your jeans and looking in a mirror, decide the length that you want your jeans to be. Step 2 : Use a safety pin or a fabric marker to mark the spot that you want your jean hem to be, and remove your jeans.
Place the mark in the front, middle of your jeans leg. In this example, I used a safety pin to mark the place that I wanted to cut. Step 3 : Lay your jeans on a flat surface and make sure that the front and back of the hem line up. Step 4 : Using a measuring tape, measure the distance from the bottom hem of the jean to the mark that you made, which will be the new bottom hem once you cut the jeans.
For me, I wanted to remove 2. Step 5 : With this distance in mind, use the measuring tape to make a cut on each side of the leg. Another issue that I had was also finding the right type of raw hem. For me, the perfect type of raw hem jean would be like the ones on the 7 For All Mankind Jeans I reviewed last year , that was ideal!
So find out below how to get that amazing DIY raw hem denim look without any cost at all as you can use your own jeans! Step 1 — Put your jeans on and measure where you want the new hem of your jeans to fall. You can mark this out with chalk if you want to and draw a straight line across, but for me I was just simply cutting the hem off as they were already cropped, so I already had a marker. Lay your jeans out flat on a flat surface and make sure each hem is lined up neatly and ready for cutting.
Step 2 — You need to take a sharp pair of scissors which will be able to cut through two layers of denim easily, then you cut across your chalk line slowly and neatly, making sure the edges are straight take care on the thick folded bits each side. For me, I just simply cut along the top of the hem line on both legs as I knew the length that I wanted them to be. Step 3 — Once you have cut the hem off, put it to one side and analyze the new cut.
Step 4 — You should be left with clean cut raw hems. Step 5 — Now comes the fraying of the hem. What I personally did to make mine rougher and worn in was create multiple slits in the denim at a vertical angle, like you see above, about 2mm in length. I did a cut every few millimeters along so there were plenty of them. Next you want to rough up the ends of the denim by rubbing them together.
Simply get a hem and hold each side of it in each hand, then rub them together like you would rub two stones together. This creates friction on the cuts you made and frays the hem. As you can see above, this is my before and after of the jeans. Step 6 — This is the after care stage. You can prevent this from happening by doing a couple of stitches on the inside of the denim on each side to hold the seams together to stop them splitting.
You might not want to as you might like them to split a little bit here and there, but if you want to keep them clean, I recommend it just in case! So there you have your brand new raw hem jeans! If you have any questions about it, just leave a comment below and I will get back to you!
According to Freeman and Mielke's techniques, you can fray jeans one of two ways: Mielke pulls apart the fabric with her hands first, to get an authentic fray.
Freeman's approach involves using either a travel-sized loofah or disposable razor to, as he puts it, "grind against the grain. Ever wonder how the frayed material on designer jeans looks so light and fluffy? You can achieve the same look just by popping your distressed denim in the wash. When it's time to dry, choose a gentle tumble setting "to fluff up the threads," adds Mielke.
This is Ask the Experts , where our favorite fashion know-it-alls share their wisdom. By Julia Guerra Jun 11, pm. Save Pin FB More. How to Fray Jeans.
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