Tease: 50 Inspired T-shirt Transformations by Superstars of Art, Craft, & Design

by Sarah Sockit

Inexpensive. Indispensable. Iconic. A basic t-shirt is the perfect blank canvas-ready for a creative crafter to cut, stitch, bedazzle, bleach, deconstruct, and personalize. Everyone has a drawerful just waiting for the creative touch. What could be a better way to broadcast an artistic manifesto?

In Tease , 50 superstars of creativity, art, and design take the basic T from ordinary to extraordinary-and sometimes, turn it into something completely different. With fabulous illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions, Tease provides outrageous, inspiring ideas from crafters around the globe. Some of Tease 's featured crafting dynamos

- Amy Sedaris , actress, crafter, and baker extraordinaire
- Fashion designer and stylist for Sex and the City , Patricia Field
- Celebrity designer, photographer, and author Todd Oldham
- Debbie Stoller , the bestselling author of Stitch and Bitch and Stitch and Bitch Nation , and publisher of BUST magazine
- Jenny Hart , artist and author of Sublime Stitching
- The host of Knitty Gritty on the DIY Network, Vickie Howell
- Leah Kramer , founder of craftster.org, the leading online crafting website

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Art

176 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2006

Reviews

[Izzy]

Love all the designs in this book very neat!

[Gayla]

I contributed to this book. Page 120

[Devon · Rating 5 out of 5]

My sister is in it. = awesome.

[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is another one of my favorite DIY books, because not only does it have some excellent wearable projects, but great home & deor projects as well!

[Dorcas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the ideas in this craft book and will be trying out the awesome 'souvenir tee bag' as well as the simple 'easy tote' for a program with the teens later.

[Victoria Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

In our overly casual world, it's hard to think of an occasion when a t-shirt won't work. Tucked into a retro circle skirt it can look sophisticated or bedazzled with rhinestones it can dress up a pair of jeans. But did you know it can also be turned into a tote bag, decorative box, and pillow? "TEASE: Inspired T-shirt Transformations by Superstars of Art, Craft, and Design" by Sarah Sockit shows you that and more.
After a co-worker challenged me to re-design a boring light blue "Autism Awareness" tee we were required to wear to work every Friday in April, I've been on the hunt for ideas for this assignment. As part of my research, I picked up this book in the library and was pleased to find pages of creative tips. My personal favorites are the "Angora Goat Tee" by James Klein and David Reid (p. 82-84), "Tied-Up Tee" by Cal Patch (p. 114-116) and "Empire Waist Tee" (p. 160-163).
Delightfully quirky and on-trend the most useful parts of the book are the simple instructions that allow you to make something lovely regardless of your skill level. Photographed by Danielle St. Laurent, on realistic looking models, "Tease" is also a great place to look for style inspiration.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cool book. I like the transformations better than Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt. I don't feel like a street walker wearing these shirts. They are for more of an advanced sewer though. If you're just learning flip through Generation T, then move on to this.

[tanya · Rating 4 out of 5]

More DIY fun!