These are the show notes for Mini-Episode 71. If you would like access to monthly mini-episodes, plus the back catalogue, subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts or Patreon.
This month’s mini-episode topic comes from patron Lindsey!
“I’d love to learn more about fabric distressing techniques, especially any DIY stuff we can do at home! I once saw two girls in a park in Brooklyn stomping on what looked like brand new jeans, but there must be more techniques than that…”
We chat about why you can’t buy distressed denim by the yard, how ready-to-wear distresses their denim pieces, and the techniques you can use to do it yourself!
Show Notes:
- “How They Make Distressed Denim: Our Trip to a Jeans-Fading Factory” by Nick English at Stridewise
- “How to Distress Jeans for a Real Lived-In Look, According to Jane Herman” by Jane Herman for Vogue
- “DIY Distressed Jeans” by Jillian Elise
- “How to Distress Jeans in 3 Easy Steps” at the Levi’s blog
- “Bleach (Household Chlorine) – Working Safely” at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety website
- “Denim Bleaching and Distressing Experiments” by Kelli at the True Bias blog
- “How to Bleach Jeans Lighter” by Mary Gagliardi at the Clorox website