Slip on your jeans. Use chalk to roughly mark the area you want to distress. For a rather impressive hole in the knee area, it's best to start cutting two inches above the knee and two inches below.

Your guide to DIY distressed denim. You’ve found yourself with a perfectly pristine pair of jeans, and your next order of business is to breathe a little life and personality into them.

Wash and hang dry. For Heavy Distressing... Lay the jeans on a flat surface. Use the rotary tool to graze the wear spots. Repeat as needed to help remove some of the jean's pigments, resulting in a ...