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Are you in the Ithaca, NY area?

If so, mark your calendars for July 29 — right around the corner! There’s going to be a Tee Party in your ‘hood at the Tompkins County Public Library. Though I won’t be there (I hate to miss a party!)–it looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun! Here’s the post from the Ithaca Journal.

Event allows teens to transform a T-shirt

The Tompkins County Public Library invites teens to try their hand at recycled fashion design with a T-shirt transformation Workshop at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, in the Library’s Thaler/Howell Programming Room.

Inspired by the book, “Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-shirt,” by Megan Nicolay, teens will transform used T-shirts into revamped articles of clothing and/or accessories.

No sewing skills are required and instructions will be provided. Teens should bring at least one T-shirt to transform, but are welcome to bring several. This is a free workshop for ages 11 to 17.

For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at 272-4557 ext. 275 or visit www.tcpl.org/teen.html.

[ Posted on July 17th, 2009 ]

5 Comments

  1. Tawnya says:

    Wow! We are doing a similar event at our library in Henderson, NV! It’s great that a simple t-shirt can bring communities together!

  2. megan says:

    Awesome! Send me the details so I can let our readers in Nevada know about the Tee Party at your library!

  3. Frankye B says:

    that’s awesome.

  4. Frankye B says:

    awe i just saw what tawnya sayed.
    i’m in vegas, i love to go to something like that,
    but i’m 22

  5. Emily says:

    Frankye, I don’t think it matters how old you are….I’m older than you, and I’ve already made a poncho, a throw pillow, a sort of mod shirt that was supposed to be a Rollover but didn’t “roll over” quite right, and a halter top, plus a sad attempt at a tunic tank top that ended up being too small for me. So, I don’t think there really is an age limit on DIY–it’s for anyone who has old T-shirts to refashion, and Megan’s second book is especially accessible to people of all shapes, sizes, and ages. I mean, I wouldn’t wear something like a tube top or a bandeau, but there are tons of projects that’d be appropriate for anyone. 🙂