2007-04-30
16:26
Duct Tape Crafts
UPDATE – Clone yourself with a custom duct tape dress form.
Duct Tape (or “Gaffa” as we call it here in the UK) is a strong, versatile tape that no household should be without. So why not get creative with it? Here are a couple of ideas to get you started.
Dress Form
An essential for dressmakers, and for anyone who likes wrapping people up in duct tape.
Game Board
Roses
I wish these had been around last year, they would have been made a perfect bouquet. Except my roses would have been in grey and black, because they seem to be the only colours the tape comes in around here.
- Duct Tape Roses, via Boing Boing.
Messenger Bag
Kevin Myrick has made a bag out of duct tape, because he can. So there.
- How-to on Kevin’s site – (Via Make:.)
It is almost impossible to make films or videos without using Gaffer Tape somewhere. I once patched a leaky inflatable dinghy with gaffer tape, for just long enough to get across a pond. It’s astonishing how fast you can paddle with an old saucepan once the bubbling starts.
Peter Bryenton http://www.brypix.com
I’ll have to take your word for it on the paddling, but it’s quite an image!
Thanks, austin – I’ve fixed the link.
The link to the tape messenger bag isn’t working. The author posted a mirror at http://kevinmyrick.wordpress.com/2005/10/18/the-duct-tape-messenger-bag-how-to/ Yay! I shall have to try this forthwith.
Just so you know, Gaffer’s tape and Duct tape are different. We’ve got gaff here in the states, but it’s primarily used by Theatre people. To be honest, it’s actually quite hard to come by, but is FAR better than duct tape for everything. Had a prof that held his shoe together for a whole winter with a few strips of gaff.
I should try finding a place to buy it online….