HOW TO ADD CRYSTALS TO YOUR TRUCKER JACKET

DIYS
June 2020

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The time has come to ice out your Trucker. You know it’s time, too — that’s why you’re here. We don’t need to convince you anymore. We will, however, show you how. Here’s Levi’s® tailor Jen Sharkey to explain how to add crystals to your Trucker for a custom look.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

  • Trucker Jacket
  • Iron
  • Iron-on crystals
  • Paper cut into the shape of your design
trucker jacket laydown and iron

STEP ONE

Place the paper shape on your jacket where you want your design.

heart cutout on trucker jacket

STEP TWO

Place your crystals halfway around your paper shape.

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STEP THREE

Press your hot iron as flat as possible against the crystals, and hold it in place.

crystal pressed by flat iron on trucker jacket

STEP FOUR

Repeats Steps Two and Three for the other half of your paper shape. Remove the paper, and heat press your whole design.

crystals placed on trucker jacket

STEP FIVE

Gently check the crystals to make sure they’re stuck to your Trucker.

close up crystals on denim jacket with hand

STEP SIX

Add crystal detailing to your collar and panel seams, locking them with your iron.

crystal detailing on collar and panel on trucker jacket

STEP SEVEN

Put on the Trucker. Find a mirror. How do you look? Good.

crystal denim jacket on woman smiling