2 Easy DIY clothing projects

BY KELLE’ PAGE & LIYAH BANKS AUGUST 19TH, 2019

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DISTRESSED JEANS

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

• SCISSORS 

• JEANS (PREFERABLY OVERSIZED)

• RAZOR ** 

• TWEEZERS 

• WHITE CHALK

• BLEACH** 

• SPRAY BOTTLE**

** OPTIONAL 

DIRECTIONS:

1. FIND A PLACE TO WORK WITH PLENTY OF SPACE.

2. TRY THE PANTS ON AND USE THE CHALK TO MAKE MARKS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CUT.

3. AFTER YOU FINISH MAKING YOUR MARKS, TAKE THE JEANS OFF AND LAY THEM FLAT ON YOUR WORK SPACE.

4. TAKE YOUR SCISSORS AND CUT THE LINES YOU’VE CREATED.

5. AFTER YOU’VE CREATED SLITS YOU CAN SLIGHTLY PULL AT THEM TO MAKE THEM AS BIG AS YOU WOULD LIKE.

6. NOW YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TWEEZERS AND PULL ANY STRINGS AND MAKE YOUR JEANS THE WAY YOU LIKE.

7. YOU CAN ALSO TAKE YOUR RAZOR AND GENTLE RUB IT ACROSS THE JEANS WHERE YOU CUT. ***

8. AFTER YOU FINISH DISTRESSING YOUR JEANS TO YOUR LIKING, YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF SPRAYING BLEACH ON THEM. 

9. AFTER YOU FINISH SPRAYING THEM STICK THEM IN THE WASHER MACHINE BY THEMSELVES. 

10. WEAR YOUR NEW AND IMPROVED JEANS.


DISTRESSED CROP TOP

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THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

• SCISSORS 

• OVERSIZED SHIRT 

• MARKER

• NAIL FILE **

** OPTIONAL 

DIRECTIONS:

1. FIND A PLACE TO WORK WITH PLENTY OF SPACE.

2. TRY THE SHIRT ON AND USE THE MARKER TO MARK WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CUT.

3. AFTER YOU FINISH MAKING YOUR MARKS, TAKE THE SHIRT OFF AND LAY IT FLAT ON YOUR WORK SPACE.

4. TAKE YOUR SCISSORS AND CUT ALONG THE LINE YOU CREATED.

5. AFTER YOU’VE CUT THE ACCESS SHIRT OFF THROW IT AWAY AND PULL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIRT.

6. NOW YOU CAN ADD ANY HOLES OR DO ANY EXTRA DISTRESSING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE. 

7. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR NAIL FILE AND GENTLE RUB IT ACROSS THE SHIRT WHERE YOU CUT.**

8. AFTER YOU FINISH DISTRESSING YOUR SHIRT TO YOUR LIKING, PUT IT IN THE WASHER MACHINE.

9. NOW YOU CAN WEAR YOUR SHIRT.