A staple item in any contemporary wardrobe, the T-shirt is a truly global garment. From New York to new Zealand , people are wearing T-shirts of all colours, shapes and designs. Your T-shirt can say more about your style than words ever can-unless they ate written on the front of your T!

Designer T-shirts can be costly, and they won't be unique to you. This book shows you how to turn plain, inexpensive T-shirts into style statements that will work perfectly with your personal look, whether that's cool and casual, boho, street smart or retro rock chic.

The 35 step-by-step projects use easily found items, such as ribbons, embellishments, scraps of fabrics and coloured threads to transform plain T-shirts, using just basic sewing an craft skills. You don't need to be a designer, or clever with your needle, to follow the clear instructions, every motif used is given as a template at the back of the book.

Creative from childhood, Katie Cole went on to study textile design and has made a career from the decoration and embellishment of fabrics.

She now works as technical consultant for a world-wide jeans company, although she still loves to design her own fabric projects at home. Katie currently resides in Belgium with her Young daughter.