Made By Lex

How to Distress Denim Jeans

I’ve had some old jeans that I was going to throw away that I thought I’d try distressing. It’s a trend that’s always in style- and EXPENSIVE! I’ve never bought ripped up jeans because they’re always so expensive or they look to calculated in their distressing. So I looked it up and chose a couple different methods I’ll show you so you can tear up your own jeans!

Here’s how:

Think about natural areas you’d se distressing: knees, upper highs, pockets, belt loops, around the hem…

After you’re satisfied with the look, give them a wash. They will look MORE distressed after washing them.

Voila! Here’s what I love about distressed jeans. You can wear them laid back like this look. I have it here on my sister  with a flannel and leather hightops.

I also rolled them up at different heights.

Then you can take it to a totally different level by pairing it with heels, a plain white tank and a black blazer.

It’s still classic and chic, with an edge!

I have another pair that I’m working on. I’d love to hear any other tips you have, too!

Denim Shorts

Isabel’s 5th birthday is next month so my next project is making her a backpack and lunchbox for her first year of real school next year! I’m working on the pattern today. Isabel is obsessed with this fabric and has been for a year now. I don’t know if it would work to do the backpack out of it since it’s sweatshirt material. But I might just make her a sweatshirt out of it. But $28/yard!! I need to calculate whatever measurements VERY accurately!

I’m also thinking about making some patterns for some girls’ dresses or skirts. I’m looking through my designs and seeing which ones I think people would like the most. We’ll see where it leads me!