How Do You Make Denim Cut Off Shorts?
Instead of going to a store like Hollister, Abercrombie, or American Eagle to buy those expensive bleached out denim cut-offs, why not just make them at home? • Put a pair of old jeans into a bathtub full of water with the amount of bleach you desire in it. This amount depends on how light or dark you want your cut-offs. • Let the jeans soak for about a half hour to an hour. This depends on how much bleach you put in. • Take the jeans out and throw them in the dryer for about one hour. If they’re a little damp, don’t worry, you can work fine with them. • Use tough scissors to cut off the legs until you get to your desired length. • Fray the bottom edges and around the sides and the front and back pocket openings with scissors or a pocket knife. Fray the actual fabric up and down fast and hard to get a rough look, using sandpaper.
• Bleach your jeans, either completely or just with streaks. Set up a workspace with your jeans, running water, rubber gloves, and extra rags. You need to take precautions in case the bleach comes in contact with your skin, eyes, or other organs; if that does happen, you must wash the affected area out immediately. • Put on the rubber gloves to protect your hands. Do not handle chlorine without protective gear and avoid spilling it. • Put a pair of jeans that you’d like to bleach in the washing machine. Do not add other clothes to the washing machine (unless you would also like to bleach them). • Add a cup of chlorine to the place you’re supposed to add detergent. Do not actually add laundry detergent or other substances. • Put the washing machine on a medium or low cycle with warm water, and let the machine run. • If you want the color to be even lighter, run the jeans through the wash again with another 1/2 – 1 cup of bleach. • When you’re satisfied with the color, wash your jeans at
