How to Create Stringy Distressed Denim!

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Distress your denim the right way!

by Samantha Ashley

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You can use any denim you'd like. For an example, I used shorts.

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Take your scissors and cut two lines. Make sure you leave a good amount of space between the lines as shown above.

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Start filing the cuts on the denim with your nail filer. File top and bottom.

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Now take your tweezers and pull off a string from the cut. It'll take a few tries but once you get one, they'll all be easy to come off. Tip: start in the center.

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Pulling a few denim strings will look like this.

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TA-DA! Let's add a few more.

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Do the same technique again. It's better to continue on to where you started off.

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You're doing it right if you have a mess like this, haha.

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Look how stringy it is!

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I kept adding more until I reached a desirable amount of distress.

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Don't forget to file the area shown above!

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Even the little corners!

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End result. Stringy distressed denim! Once you're completed don't forget to wash them. Washing them adds more fringe. Hope you enjoyed my guide! :)

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