Diy Cut Off Ankle Jeans

Pretty much all of my jeans looks like this now.

Diy cut off ankle jeans.

Cut off the bottom hem on the jeans and fray the edges with your fingertips. Now that i consider myself a pro at diy distressing i feel more comfortable using a new pair. Cut straight or at an angle it is your choice. I show you how to cut both a raw hem and a step up hem.

I like my jeans to be a little crop so i go about an inch or so above my ankle. For this diy i had a pair of straight legs i wanted to try. How to do raw frayed hem jeans yourself with diy. Get some jeans old or new the first pair of denim i chose to cut were old and i suggest you start off the same.

If the shorts are very short you can even use the slim fit jeans to make your cut off shorts. I mean you certainly can if you want a traditional hem. For an ankle revealing crop we suggest a hemline that stops roughly two to three inches above your ankle. I love how it looks on skinny jeans.

You can also use a light sandpaper or nail file to get a more rugged look but remember after the first wash. But if you like the raw hem look you can easily cut off your jeans right at home. All you need is a pair of sharp scissors. 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.

Cut off shorts with fringed hem. Todays video is all about how i cut my jeans to fit. I ended up having to cut them about 2 inches higher but love them. Some aren t destroyed at all with the ankles frayed and some are destroyed like the ones below.

Diy cut off shorts. Measure the length between the chalk indicated mark. The easy ideas for cut offs that i claimed i know are as follows. A very short one is better cut at an angle.

Below is video and a step by step guide showing you how to cut the hem off jeans. 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. I m only 4 11 so i struggle to find jeans the perfect length for me to fix the problem.