Diy Cut Off Ankle Jeans

Cut off shorts with fringed hem.

Diy cut off ankle jeans.

You can also use a light sandpaper or nail file to get a more rugged look but remember after the first wash. Every premium denim brand as well as the high street alternatives now feature raw hems in a lot of their jeans that they release but for those of you want to attempt the trend yourself. Cut off the bottom hem on the jeans and fray the edges with your fingertips. Once i ve got my desired length i take my scissors regular scissors i picked up at target these aren t fancy fabric cutting shears and make a small snip along the line for where i want to be cut.

The raw hem jeans trend has been popular for a couple of years now hitting it big last summer and then actually becoming a staple in jeans from there on out. How to do raw frayed hem jeans yourself with diy. Pretty much all of my jeans looks like this now. For this diy i had a pair of straight legs i wanted to try.

I like my jeans to be a little crop so i go about an inch or so above my ankle. I m only 4 11 so i struggle to find jeans the perfect length for me to fix the problem. Below is video and a step by step guide showing you how to cut the hem off jeans. A very short one is better cut at an angle.

But if you like the raw hem look you can easily cut off your jeans right at home. Now that i consider myself a pro at diy distressing i feel more comfortable using a new pair. I show you how to cut both a raw hem and a step up hem. I mean you certainly can if you want a traditional hem.

Measure the length between the chalk indicated mark. All you need is a pair of sharp scissors. I ended up having to cut them about 2 inches higher but love them. Take off your jeans and lay it flat.

I love how it looks on skinny jeans. Todays video is all about how i cut my jeans to fit. Some aren t destroyed at all with the ankles frayed and some are destroyed like the ones below. Jeans with a raw hem is very on trend these days so there s really no need to take your jeans to a tailor if they re too long.

For an ankle revealing crop we suggest a hemline that stops roughly two to three inches above your ankle. Cut straight or at an angle it is your choice. The easy ideas for cut offs that i claimed i know are as follows.