How to make Vintage Jeans
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clipped by Profunk Jul 10, 2006
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Hello, I'm new here, and I've seen some threads on jeans- and I'd like to add some knowledge on Denim, seeing as I do It for a hobby!
If you want to have Jeans that look like they came straight from Abercrombie, you are going to need some supplies first.
Lets start with the basics.
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100% Cotton Denim blue jeans. New or old, it dosn't matter. Old [thrift store, hand me downs, wear and tear] work the best due to the nature of their condidtion.
**NOTE** Abercrombie use a style called 5 POCKET. This means that the pockets do not decend, but start and end at the same high level. Also, if you are a guy, you might want to look for either a) girls pants that are 2-4 wasit sizes to big, or pants with short crotch stitching ***
A mixture of Water and sea salt in a medium tub.
Belt sander, or Hard [wood stripping] sand paper.
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THE WASH
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This is how to obtain the Vintage wash of jeans. Due to my location, i use Water from the Gulf of Mexico and Epsom salt mixed together. Table salt works fine, too.
After making the solution, add the jeans into the water, and let them soak from 3 days ***NOTE*** Check up on them everyday, because the denim sucks up the water, and you might need to refil. Keep them in a dry, cool place- I put mine under my utility sink.
After the 3 days have past, take the jeans and your sand paper. The jeans will be WET, and dripping, so lay them out on the driveway for 10 minutes before we start, or the sand paper gets soggy.
To do the wash, find a focus point on the jeans, and start scrubbing HARD!! The way a wash works is that it strips denim and dye from the jeans. You'll see parts of your sandpaper come off onto the jeans- perfectly normal.
After scrubbing them down, let them dry. It's time for the **hard** Part.
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VINTAGE DESTRUCTION
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What you will need:
A Boxcutter. [Razor blades are hard to handle]
Patience.
Masking tape.
First, put on the pair of jeans. Using masking tape, mask off the spots where you wish to have destruction. ***NOTE*** To ensure your jeans do not look tacky, have some wash AND destruction on the BACKSIDE of the jeans. ***
Just cutting a hole in the jeans looks super tacky, and even after fraying, it looks cliche. To get the desired abercrombie "Missing denim but attached threads" look, you are gonna need PATIENCE.
At the masking taped areas, make a HORIZONTAL incision on the top and bottom of the jeans. Turn the piece around (to as far as it will go) and you will see that the jeans are Cross stiched White and denim. The object of making the look is to use to bok cutter to LEFT the White part, and then remove the denim thread.
***NOTE*** To make a abercrombie Kneecap hole, make 3 horizontal cuts. Using the Middle piece, de-thread and pull the white threads to the side, so eventual clumps of white thread start appearing. When half way through the top, flip it around and start working the thread to the other side of the knee cap. When finished, pull out the loose denim. After accomplishing this, take the box cutter and make the hole in the knee cap more "square" on the right and left sides. This way, when you walk, it will be an opened hole, not closed.
You can also try putting on knee pads (under the jeans) and roll around on a skateboard (on your stomach) and let your knee's and feet drag. Also, have yourself- or parent, runover the jeans a few times ***NOTE*** DO NOT LET YOUR PARENT ROLL OVER ANY BUTTONS!!!!***
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Finishing touches
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From here on out, it's what ever you want to do to mod the Pants. With pairs that I make, I've gone from Add Rhinestones to Using Bleach Pens and paint.
Some tips:
VINTAGE PAINT SPLATER:
Take a brush, and dip it in white paint. Make sure the most of it drips off into the can. Walk over to your jeans and gently FLICK the brush. Different sizes and shapes will scatter over the jeans, creating a really cool effect.
ENHANCE WASH/BLEACH STAINS:
Buy a clorox bleach pen. It's the most amazing invention ever. Using the brush side, put some evenly painted bleach on your wash. the more bleach you use, the more it will lighten it.
To make bleach stains, take bleach and, as before, dip a brush in it. Gently flick it to the desired ammount.
RHINESTONES:
These take forever. Get a rhine stone machine, and apply desired ammounts and patterns.
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Hopefully this will answer and inspire people to take denim to the next level
Have fun with it. If there are any question, post it and let me know.