You may need to use a bit of elbow grease here.

Sandpaper jeans. The harder the feel of the denim, the more grit the sandpaper should have (which means lower number). Use bobby pins to make smaller holes. Make sure not to press too hard or scratch the material of the jeans.

Learn how to give your jeans decorative details, using a fabric patch and sandpaper with martin+osa's denim guru, paul dillinger, and glamour magazine's suze. With the razor, you’ll just carefully. You can also use the items to make frayed patches on the jeans.

In this video i show you the method i use to make new jeans softer.if you would like to help my channel out with a onetime contribution please click: You can use several tools to fray jeans, including sandpaper and scissors. The coarser the grit (i.e., the rougher the sandpaper), the more it will create holes in.

These are actually great tools for subtle distressing. (1) break out the sandpaper. Use sandpaper and gently rub the surface of the jeans.

Rubbing spots like the front of the jeans by the knees or the seat will accelerate aging and. Sanding creates friction which breaks down fabric. Probably the cheapest and most popular way of distressing jeans is by using sandpaper.

Frequent cleaning of the sanding area is also important. I used an 80 grit sandpaper with my super thick denim, and a 100 grit. A disposable razor or piece of grit sandpaper will work here.