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The creators of these whimsical projects have re-engineered the practical elements of the world around them, solely out of duct tape. While not perhaps your most common of building mediums, duct tape is a versatile, low-cost building platform that has its own distinct advantages. Not only is duct tape cheap, durable, self-adhering, removable, and waterproof, it also comes in every color from standard gray to leopard print. Duct tape can be used to make unique bags, wallets, totes, apparel, decorations, and even furnishings. Each project contains multiple images with step-by-step instructions to help you create one of these duct tape masterpieces, or to inspire you to make and share a duct tape creation of your own.

All of the projects in this book are from Instructables.com. Instructables is the most popular project-sharing community on the Internet, and part of the Autodesk family of creative communities. Since August 2005, Instructables has provided easy publishing tools to enable passionate, creative people to share their most innovative projects, recipes, skills, and ideas. Instructables has over 80,000 projects covering all subjects, including crafts, art, electronics, kids, home improvement, pets, outdoors, reuse, bikes, cars, robotics, food, decorating, woodworking games, and more.

* Special thanks to Instructables Interactive Designer Gary Lu for the Instructables Robot illustrations!

Section 1

Bags & Totes