Why Subtle Tee?


Why Subtle Tee you ask? 

Besides being kind of fun to say, I realized there was a lot more to these words than first meets the eye...eeer ear??  Same thing in this case right? Maybe it's going a little too far, but when I over-think about it (which I tend to do, obviously!), this clever play on words turns out to literally mean much of what I actually hope to be....

Main Entry: sub·tle 
Pronunciation: \ˈsə-təl\

Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English sotil, subtile, from Anglo-French, from Latin subtilis, literally, finely textured, from sub- + tela cloth on a loom
1 a : delicate,  elusvie  b : difficult to understand or perceive
2 a :perceptive, refined  b : having or marked by keen insight and ability to penetrate deeply and thoroughly
3 a : highly skillful : expert b : cunningly made or contrived : ingenious
4 : artful, crafty 


Main Entry: tee
Pronunciation: \ˈtē\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 15th century
1 : the letter t
2 : something shaped like a capital T < such as a T-shirt >
to a tee : exactly, precisely to a tee>


Thus....

Subtle Tee 
Precisely my dream of cunningly making simple ordinary things like tee-shirts themelves into delicate and artful creations as a highly skillful crafter.
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