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Generation T

As some try to keep more money in their pockets people are turning to DIY for just about everything. Megan Nicolay is the author of "Generation T: beyond fashion" and she is here to tell us how to make use of our old t-shirts.







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" As people try to keep more money in their wallets a lot of people are turning to. And she's got a 128. Ways if you can believe it to transform a plain old team. All of its use safety pins and a pair of scissors welcome to the show me in good to have you here thanks for us how when I think of the old teacher -- there's one you."

" We're at afterwards or rag about it but how they can be somewhat smaller what I'd do something is you know I mean everyone has. T shirts piled up in the corners of their changing rooms and houses and apartments. And -- that's what I had I had a pilot T shirts and you know -- time to turn them into something that I was actually going to use rain and you know beyond drags because. We haven't confidence and we don't have time obviously to withdraw all of them into anyways which is great about it is showed few. That you've had a couple models come in today we're gonna see how you kind of -- refashion clothing the first model. Has on a halter dress and this I would never know -- teacher yes so this is sort of a flapper look I'm afraid of three T shirts. I mean yes it sort of has cult -- look around the neck area. And then there's these -- and three teachers altogether entreaties your and then you have that nice -- at the bottom a lot of the projects in the -- actually don't require any selling whatsoever so -- have been nice to start pair of scissors and a bit ago -- next look at the account that dress which I -- look at this and didn't realize -- it -- again it's that it's it's incredibly comfortable obviously that's the teachers -- your way this is made out of TT -- it does require a little bit of selling. But it it again it's you know why does the teacher have to be relegated to your torso yes then make an entire draft out of that you can make a handbag out of that he can make thousands of accessories in their -- for your kid and you're wearing another one here. -- Take illustrator around here like and paid out perfect and then that's one -- the second cut we're going from the opposite bottom of the opposite the youth -- rate across holdings company. Changing my time to Spain and folders that's to cut as -- save -- please I -- scraps make other projects can actually turn this sideways because obviously. Not look like but I don't you turn it sideways. And actually slipped on right now okay. -- Oh look you over. And then probably do is gather the fabric a little bit yeah. Make it a little bit more fitted. Out of hand this is just a safety pin or aid this is a one inch. When he spun -- Thanksgiving a little bit of gathering. And you have a lot of time you turn around -- the backs that okay yes so it is all together and about the guy that's do you have a couple other eastern here -- this is. What you turned -- my of those teachers institute -- shopping bags like Paris -- I love this project because not only are you recycling teacher. But -- also preventing yourself from -- back and exactly impressions are."

" Computer sleeve -- got a pillow you've got everything here I mean believe there's no and here. I don't ever look at teachers the same after this thank you so much Meehan thanks pattern and you guys can also find hundreds. Of other ways to transform an old teacher and basically anything things we couldn't cover like hooded scarves pet toys board games or even handbags. All of Megan's book generation TB on fashion and the book is available."

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