How do you rip/shred/cut tights well?
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I really suck at ripping my tights. It just turns out to be one big hole.
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Stephanie K.
MELBOURNE,
Australia
2 posts
OG since: 06/02/2009
The trick is to use scissors to make small holes and pull them to make then grow like ladders.
To create the larger holes like in the photos you would need to make bigger cuts.... My best guess to make sure they dont all just bleed into one massive hole is to use clear nail polish which is what i do which stop the holes where you want them to...
This is my estimated guess in design holes like that, usually I just get holes without meaning to.
xoxo
goodluck
posted Jun 3, 2009
KIKI B.
LONDON,
United Kingdom
137 posts
OG since: 09/24/2008
Cut and pull, it's that easy!
posted Jun 4, 2009
Eva R.
WISCONSIN,
United States
35 posts
OG since: 06/02/2009
that works. a disposable razor also works well if you're careful with it to make these neat bubble rips. it's one of these things that will never be exact, you have to kind of freeform it.
posted Jun 4, 2009
Lindsay B.
BALTIMORE,
United States
7 posts
OG since: 06/05/2009
all of my ripped tights came about from just picking at them on accident
if you make a tiny tear, they just unravel from there
posted Jun 22, 2009
Chanelle L.
ADELAIDE,
Australia
28 posts
OG since: 01/14/2009
Yeah all of mine are just by accident, they get bigger and bigger!!
posted Jul 21, 2009
Nicala J.
MELBOURNE,
Australia
25 posts
OG since: 10/22/2009
once my friend has like on rip & she just kept picking at it & it turned out amazing xoxo
posted Nov 16, 2009
Emma F.
LONDON,
United Kingdom
259 posts
OG since: 03/03/2009
how hard can it be? just rip them with your fingers and then use clear nail varnish around the edges to stop them from ripping even further.
seriously.... it doesn't matter if you fuck them up. just don't go out and buy ridiculously expensive tights.
posted Nov 16, 2009
Cathy L.
CORK,
Ireland
143 posts
OG since: 10/03/2009
Razors are good:)!
thestylestrutter.blogspot.com
xxx
posted Nov 16, 2009
Xia W.
CALIFORNIA,
United States
343 posts
OG since: 06/17/2009
I rub my knees falling all of the time, so that's where mine came from LOL.
I would think if you pull at them hard enough they'll rip! I've heard if you spray hairspray on the edges of the rips it'll keep them from tearing any further.
posted Nov 17, 2009
Kay M.
THE TRISTATE AREA,
United States
23 posts
OG since: 02/08/2009
Sandpaper?
posted Nov 23, 2009
Katt R.
OVER THE RAINBOW,
Canada
158 posts
OG since: 08/06/2009
i just rub the sharp side of the scissors along the tights, and poke them through in a few places, then stretch them out and stuff. works well =]
posted Nov 23, 2009
Meredith B.
EAST COAST,
United States
499 posts
OG since: 05/16/2009
use velcro. find the sharp/catchy side of the velcro, then stick it to your leg while wearing the tights. when you rip it off, little tiny hair-looking things should come out of the knit. cut them and then stretch/pull vertically around the snag, it should run.
posted Nov 23, 2009
Viki C.
LDN,
United Kingdom
1701 posts
OG since: 03/18/2009
i just put a pair of tights on, then get a disposable and shave my legs as if i wasn't wearing tights. then you get loads of little holes and you can just pull on them and tug, and it works out quite well.
posted Dec 15, 2009
KatrÃn H.
LUND,
Sweden
1854 posts
OG since: 06/13/2008
I'm going to try this I think. I just don't know if I'm hardcore enough, haha. I love it though, looks great!
posted Dec 16, 2009
Vera S.
THE NETHERLANDS,
Netherlands
286 posts
OG since: 12/08/2009
I did it with a small really sharp knife, that goes easier than scissors.
And then rip them a bit apart. So that you get little holes.
posted Dec 16, 2009
Kaelee B.
SEATTLE,
United States
30 posts
OG since: 11/27/2009
I used a cuticle cutter thing I had lying around in a manicure set. I haven't tries this with tights yet but with ribbons I light a match and let the synthetic fibers melt to keep them from from fraying. I think it would also work to keep tights from ripping further than you want them to! Just get the match close enough to melt the fiber it doesn't actually have to touch.
posted Dec 17, 2009
Stephanie M.
NEW JERSEY,
United States
302 posts
OG since: 09/24/2009
ive used a seam ripper to rip shorts, shirts, and tights, and theyve all come out pretty good. just start plucking seam by seam and pull a little.
posted Dec 18, 2009
Ashley S.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
United States
706 posts
OG since: 04/30/2009
I appreciate your creativity, Ayla. ahah
posted Dec 19, 2009
Alyx .
WONDERLAND,
United States
445 posts
OG since: 05/01/2009
but how do you stop it all from running once you've got it perfect? when i put them on, the holes/runs run even more.
posted Dec 19, 2009
Carly M.
THE SUN,
United States
1 posts
OG since: 10/25/2009
I put them on & then scratched them with a comb until I got little snags. Then I picked at the snags and they formed ladders & holes.
oh, & to stop the running, use clear nail polish remover around the edges of the holes, but I usually don't do that. I just let them keep naturally ripping.
If you wanna see the pair I made check out my latest look.
Hope I helped
posted Dec 19, 2009
Jewely P.
THE SEA,
United States
97 posts
OG since: 11/28/2009
I have a question about the clear nail polish part of ripping tights- basically, how meticulous do I have to be with it? Will it come off when I wash them, and come apart anyways?
I also do that thing where you put the ends of a ribbon near an open flame to let the frayed edges melt together to keep from fraying more. Has anyone here tried that with tights? I'm kinda scared to do it hah because I'm likely to just melt the whole thing :p
Sorry about all the questions!
posted Dec 30, 2009
Maya N.
HAWAII,
United States
1 posts
OG since: 12/29/2009
put a piece of sandpaper in between the tights then rub a paint scraper on them(:
posted Dec 30, 2009
Jew W.
LOUISIANA,
United States
7 posts
OG since: 07/13/2009
I just put on extra extra small tights and they rip/shred on their own
posted Dec 30, 2009
Becky M.
MANCHESTER,
United Kingdom
110 posts
OG since: 07/20/2009
i dont like the cutting it with scissors way, it makes it look too.. i cant even think of the right word. unnatural or something along those lines.
just try and do like other people have said and pull one strand and go from there :D
posted Dec 30, 2009
Rene S.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE,
United States
141 posts
OG since: 08/23/2009
carelessly. if you think about it too much it comes off in the final product.
posted Dec 30, 2009