Soft Jeans

[spykitten.livejournal.com]

How would I take a relatively new pair of jeans and make them all thin and soft like very old, worn-out jeans? Could I use bleach/water (but that would just eat holes in the material). There's been discussion about making t-shirts thin & soft - has anyone done this to jeans?

I want to do it to a pair of stretch jeans, if that makes a difference. If they get very faded, that's fine & dandy too.

(I checked the FAQ but only found info on "distressing" jeans which is nice but not the same thing.)