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Hello Farmgirl Friends!
So are you wondering what fabric tape is? It is exactly as it sounds… fabric strips with double sided tape on the back! It is useful and fun for so many things and I always keep some on hand.
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I use it on everything I mail… to tape up my packages, or to tape the back of an envelope with a cute piece of fabric.
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I use it in place of regular tape when I wrap gifts. (For wrapping Christmas gifts you can use Holiday fabric to make your tape!)
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I use it on home-made cards and gift tags.
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It’s a fun way to decorate clothespins!
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You can take long strips of the fabric tape and wrap it on a vintage spool. Tie it in place with a tiny jewelry wire and you’ve got your own spool of tape!
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Placing fabric tape on tea lights and placing them in a clear plastic bag is a great gift idea!
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Cute little bags of fabric tape all by itself is just so delightful.
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Are you seeing all the possibilities now?!!
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I decided to share with you how I make it so that you enjoy having a stash of fabric tape too! So here is a quick and easy tutorial! (And don’t forget to read the giveaway at the end of this post!!)
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Start with some fabric scraps at least 1.5 inches wide and however long you’d like. I made these about 5 inches long. You’ll also need some doubled sided Duck Tape, which you can find at Walmart. You can use scissors if you’d like, but I prefer a ruler and a rotary cutter.
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Cut your tape the length of your fabric strips.
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Place the tape on the back of the fabric strips. Then turn the strips over and make sure there are no wrinkles in the fabric and just really press so that the tape adheres completely.
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You’ll want to clean up the edges of the fabric so that it is exactly the size of the tape. This is where a rotary cutter comes in handy. You will also want to cut your tape in half width-wise so that it is approximately 3/4 inch wide. This is a nice size to work with.
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You will now have some cute strips of fabric tape! When you are ready to use it, all you have to do is remove the blue film on the back and you’ve got perfect fabric tape!
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You can also make long strips of fabric tape if you’d like. Sometimes they come in handy!
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So now! The GIVEAWAY you’ve been waiting for! Please leave a comment below with an idea of what you think you might use fabric tape for! I will pick TWO lucky winners in May to receive a happy little package of my homemade fabric tape!
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Until our gravel roads cross again… so long.
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Dori
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What a wonderful way to add cuteness to so many things Dori!! I would use the tape to seal envelopes & packages, bringing smiles to my friends & family. Thank you, Laurie
Hi! What a great idea!! My grand girls love to come to MiMi’s herb shed and do craft projects! They like to dress up their notebook pads! I think this would be a fun project for them!!!
Thank you for sharing!!
Susan Abernethy
I think these would be a great addition on the spines of books to dress up my bookcases! Love the instructions, very easy to follow…
What fun, I did not know they made double sided duct tape! I would decorate a picture frame.
Dori,
Brilliant! I’ve never heard of double sided duct tape. I am a quilter and a paper crafter and this new little trick is something I will definitely add to my tool box. Beautiful fabrics are too dear to waste and of course I have totes of scraps. Thanks for the tip. I usually use heat and bond with fabric, but this way there’s no ironing involved. Easier for kids and for me too!
As to how I’d use them… perhaps as seals for my handmade envelopes, either cut into shapes with paper punches or with an exacto; to create mini quilts on greeting cards; to cover little match boxes…. oh what fun.
I love reading your posts. Visiting your world through your Mary Jane widow is a joy.
sharon
Dori, you have some of the neatest ideas (and fabric, too). I love this one and will use it on many things. As a card maker I have used Scotch double sided tape, but had not heard of Duct brand. I will definitely be looking for it. Thanks a bunch for sharing your many clever ideas with us. 🙂
I make a lot of my own lotions, butters and other skin care products using essential oils. These are perfect to decorate the jars for giving as gifts! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for the ideas. The clothes pins are my favorite.
What a cute idea! I think it’d really be cute on a journal – maybe for my granddaughters or myself!
What an amazing idea! Wow, double-sided Duck tape. I love the cards! Thank you so much for sharing.
Such a great idea, you are an inspiration. I would use tape to trim bags and buckets for our shell collection during our beach vacation with the grandsons. Thanks !
would be great in coordinating fabric when hanging a small quilt with a clamp style pants hanger.
LOVE this idea! I can’t wait to go home and try it out…I just need to get the Gorilla tape. I love the pennant flags. I did buy the Gorilla glue sticks…very happy with those 🙂
Brilliant use for all those little fabric scraps I couldn’t bear to throw away. Thank you for sharing the tutorial. I can see using the fabric tape on cards and notes to friends.
Dori,
Thank you so much for sharing and for the great ideas on how to use the fabric tape!!!❤️❤️
Cute ideas for gifts!
What a clever idea! I think using them on my canning jar gifts would be perfect!
What a cute, fun idea. I’ll definitely be trying these. I especially like them on the handmade cards. Love it.
Very cute idea. I have a lot of old spools and that will be a good way to add some color to my rv space.
You are just so clever! I’m thinking that I’d like to use this idea to add fabric trim to the edges of my lampshade in my sewing room. It is a straight edge, so it wouldn’t “buckle” if it were angled. I could also add it to the edges of a book shelf I have….so many possibilities!
Love this idea ! Thanks much for sharing!!
This is a great reason to save even more fabric scraps!!
A novel idea! Didn’t know about two-sided duct tape. A good way to personalize notebooks and reports for work or school.
So many ideas. Love them all. I’m all for decorating things that I use every day to give them personality and individuality.
I love all the ideas you’ve shown for these pretty little tape strips. My head is spinning with ways to use it in my photo studio, too!
Thank you so much for the instructions who wouldn’t love a treat pkg of these?