Radiana

I don't know why it happens but I would love to get rid of the shreds on my son's jeans and stop them from coming back. I have some of the fabric fray solution would that do the trick? Thanks for any advice.

Chasing Hawk

Buy him new jeans.........hehe j/k

I never thought of using fray check before. I will have to experiment on my husband's jeans.

newbee3

most of the jeans are so bleached out when new they do not last too long and start freying most of the kids like the freying. You can even buy them that way

Tartan

First check that he hasn't been working to get them that way for a fashion statement. I have never found anything that doesn't look like a mend myself. I have tried sewing a narrow seam in the back, laying a piece of matching material behind it and using the mending stitch with matching thread and putting a decorative patch but you can tell they were mended. You could fuse a piece of matching fabric behind the tear to keep it from getting worse.

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

Fray check does help. I've done it.

That being said, experience tells me it's best to grit your teeth and deal. Unless he asks you to fix them, he probably likes them.

nativetexan

Fray check will be stiff.

Neesie

Shreds are a lot cooler than "patched" shreds. I'd leave them alone, unless your son asks you to fix them.

EasyPeezy

This reminds me of that pair of Guess jeans I bought for my little sister one day.
It had some holes in it (fashion) but it was too long for her. So she took it to
a "tailor" to have it hemmed. Well the nice old guy thought he should mend
the holes. My sister was so mad that he fixed those holes...she cried. LOL
So, my advice would be to not fix any fraying unless he asks you to.

misseva

Frey Check isn't stiff if you get the right kind.

IBQUILTIN

I used to put the iron on patches on both the inside and outside and blindstitch them on, Stayed till outgrown