How can you cut your jeans beautifully?

When a trend, forgotten by everyone for a while, returns, its new success always overshadows the previous one. The excitement around ripped jeans last flared up in the late nineties - early zero. He slept quickly, and some did not have time to dare to purchase a strange novelty. A couple of years ago, designers recalled this stylish move, and since then, almost every new collection has a place for artificially aged and ripped jeans.

The stores offer a large selection of trendy pants. But turning ordinary denim pants into trendy ones is much more interesting on your own. Moreover, it is very simple! We will tell you how you can cut your jeans beautifully.

In this matter, two factors are important - the style and material of the jeans. The first one is pretty easy to define.

Choose a model that will fit you perfectly and emphasize all the dignity of your figure. In this case, the pants should not be too loose.

It is also not permissible that they be tight and literally burst at the seams.

With the choice of fabric, the situation is more serious. Not every cut jeans look and wear equally well. There are fabrics that absolutely must not be cut. For example, those that are made on the basis of fleece.

This option will not look aesthetically pleasing, moreover, during the first wash, the fabric in the area of ​​the cuts will creep in all directions.

If your goal is to give a second life to old frayed jeans, here, of course, you will not have to choose. Experiment with what you have.

Try making small cuts and see how they look when worn, how they change after washing. And if all goes well, you're in luck: instead of a discarded pair of old trousers, you get an updated and trendy piece.

The most popular place for cuts and holes on jeans is in the knee area. Scuffs from knee to mid-thigh also look good. There are also interesting options for the entire length of the leg.

But neat cuts look the most advantageous in this case. As a rule, they "perforate" the front of the leg.

Fans of extreme style will like the cut-out option. It can be done on one of the legs.

The location is chosen individually, depending on your desire. As well as the shape, which can be standard (rectangular, square), or unusual (heart, flower, star).

To mark the places of future holes and cuts on jeans, they must be placed on a hanger. When the pants are in limbo, they should be marked with chalk or remnant (on white jeans, you can use a soft pencil). Mark the lines of future cuts neatly, with thin strokes.

If you plan to make several cuts, calculate the distance between them so that they are 2-3 centimeters apart. When the marks are done, evaluate the picture from the side.

To finally make sure that the outlined fashionable touches will be in place, jeans with these sketches need to be tried on. You can try to outline different options and compare them. After several fittings, you can confidently choose the optimal number and location of holes on your jeans.

There are some simple, but very important nuances that will help you get the right cuts on your jeans:

1. Equip yourself with a utility knife to make perfect cuts. It, unlike scissors or a kitchen knife, guarantees accuracy and ease of the process.
2. Before making cuts and holes, place a piece of metal or wood (for example, a wide ruler) under the "operated" side of the leg. This will protect the back of the leg from unwanted damage.
3. Cut horizontally only. This is important because any denim fabric is loose in its weave structure. If you cut at an angle, you risk losing control of the decorative element being produced. It may turn out to be completely different from what you want.

You will also need the following tools to create stylish knee holes:

• brush for clothes with a hard bristle;
• a nail file (metal), you can use a small file;
• a thin sheet of sandpaper;
• pumice stone or fine kitchen grater.

All this inventory will help you to achieve an antiquated effect easily. The holes made with it will look stylish and original. When all the tools are ready, you can get down to business!

1. Place the batten under the spot on the jeans where you intend to make the cut.
2. Smoothly, but at the same time pressing hard, cut the intended place.
3. From the resulting cut, pull out several threads of the longitudinal direction, cut on both sides.
4. This is followed by the design of the resulting cuts. Straighten your jeans. Thoroughly brush the fabric around the edges of the sections to ruffle the vertical threads.
5. The next manipulation is processing the edges with a nail file. In this case, you need to straighten all the ends of the threads outward. After this stage, the cuts, as a rule, still have a very neat appearance. This is fine.
6. Final touches - Use a few firm strokes of the pumice stone, sandpaper or fine float around the edges of the cuts. The resulting fringe will become thinner and more delicate.
7. Try on jeans and evaluate the result of the work done from the side. If you want to add more cuts, do so.If everything suits you, then it's time to throw the jeans in the mirror will completely satisfy you, send the jeans to the washing machine. There the slots will take on their finished look.

Another hit of the season is jeans with cut-out fragments at the knees.

This can be a narrow rectangle cut or a square that exposes the knee. A hole like this on jeans looks equally stylish, whether it is neatly cut or tousled to the point of fringe.

Another stylish option is to sew lace fabric on the inside of such a slot.

1. Please note: during wear, the holes made in the jeans will gradually increase. Make them initially smaller than you would like.
2. If you are looking for practicality from such a thing, make incisions either above the knee or below. So the thing will keep its neat look longer.
3. Have you decided to make several "scars" on one leg at once? Try alternating between short and long cuts - it looks very original.
4. Want to visually lengthen your legs? Make some miniature slits just above and just below the knee.
5. Avoid large incisions in the thigh area - they will make you look fat.