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DUCT TAPE
Ocarina654:
When I get around to taking pictures of them, I can show you the Duct Tape purses/handbags that my Mom has made. She's sold them at a few craft fair/boutiques before.
AndrewDB:
ThinkGeek (the best website for all your geek shopping needs.. ever).. has a kit for a make your own: Duct Tape Wallet..
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/a018/
Behold its spiffiness. :D
labcoatguy:
Hello, I'm new here! And to be relevant, here's a picture of me wearing duct tape.
Orbert:
Egads! That is a most excellent picture, and a most excellent introduction!
labcoatguy:
--- Quote from: Zzz on 18 Mar 2007, 22:48 ---is the ultimate craft material.
Here's a tie I made out of the wonderful silver shininess:
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Sadly, I can't tie it quite as well as I'd like to because duct tape isn't quite as flexible as the materials that most ties are made of. But it works!
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If you want to make duct tape stuff that folds or otherwise needs to be flexible, absolutely do not double-layer it, as you've probably found out. Use just one layer, or two to make it wider, and neutralize the stickiness with toilet paper. The fibers from toilet paper work even in a thin layer, so you can wad it up and blot it onto the sticky side. I made a duct tape shift boot for my last car out of this one-layered duct tape, and it was almost as flexible as the original vinyl. I also did a tie a while back; the folded-over tape wouldn't stay tied, but the single-layer one did, though I did have a paper lint problem for some time. Sadly, I lost it (and I couldn't find the tie again either).
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