article_snippet: Jeans with a distressed, already-worn appearance have been popular since the 1990s and method to create the effect is by blasting them with sand.
article_snippet: Manual sandblasting of jeans requires only a hose, an air compressor and sand - workers literally blast the material with sand to give Manual sandblasting of jeans a faded look and to soften the denim.
article_snippet: The method is still legal in China and some workers run mobile sandblasting services travelling between factories - and some workers  are paid around 4p for each pair of jeans.
highlights_snippet: Sandblasting has long been used to give jeans the fashionable faded look .
  