Product Description

The T-shirt-preferably well-used - is a blank canvas. You can cut it, sew it, twist it, and turn it. You can deconstruct it, you can reconstruct it. Recycle it, resuscitate it, refashion it, and re-invent it. Make it punky, make it funky. It is the perfect jumping-off point, and Megan Nicolay - who knows the my-pride of accomplishment and the pleasure of making something chic and unique (and cheap) shows how to turn an ordinary T-shirt into a halter, a tank top, a peasant blouse, or, for a total transformation, into a T-skirt. Or a hat. Or a Christmas stocking, a drawstring purse, a wine bottle cosy. Even a quilt.In 121 unexpected, easy-to-follow projects, this pied piper of DIY shows first how to tee-off with the basic materials plus add-ons and techniques. More than half the projects require no sewing, and all are rated according to the level of difficulty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41751 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

Not all it seems to be
I'd had this book on my wishlist for months, until I actually saw it in person in my local Waterstone's. It came off my wishlist soon after.

It's written for a very young audience, early-mid teens maybe, with huge print, and lots of needless illustrations. It reads like a teen magazine and not like a 'grown up' craft book. Also, the vast majority of the reconstruction suggestions are horrible and unwearable, ripped in places and safety-pinned together.

If you really want to make your t-shirts into wearable clothes, buy a sewing book and learn the basics first, then experiment with your t-shirts on your own. You'd learn a lot more that way than by buying this book.

However, if you know a 14 year old girl who wants to get into crafting, this may be a good buy.

useful for oversized tee's
A great book on T-shirt reconstruction with tons of ideas. The instructions are easy to follow and most include suggestions for variations. The pieces vary from super-easy, no-sew to a wedding dress made from shirts. On top of the large number of suggestions this book will inspire you to design your own. Although be warned: quite a few of the pieces are more suited to teens rather than thirty-somethings such as myself. Still it has given a number of oversized t-shirts in my collection a new lease in life.

transform a tshirt?
this book was easy to use and full of ideas and the tshirt designs were quite simple to do. some of the designs were ok and the step by step instructions were easy to follow. however it was quite basic.