WACH (the Winfield Arts & Humanities Council) has elevated learning how to make things with duct tape to class status. One of their summer offerings is a duct tape class for children, where the kids learn to use duct tape to make useful and wearable items. WACH even calls the kids “students”. Here’s the story […]
British Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox’s tweet about having to watch a movie with subtitles enraged the hearing impaired community in England. The BBC personality was unhappy about having to watch the film “Bridesmaids” with subtitles and tweeted that if she had been wearing glasses, she could have just put black gaffers tape across the […]
Eric Klein, a Hoboken, NJ artist, creates art with patterns and shpaes by covering large surfaces with duct tape. You can see some of his work by clicking here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll share it with the world! Thetapeworks.com.
The newest fashion statement in the canine world is shoes made of duct tape. Dogenews.com has plans for making pooch boots. You can make your pet the king (or queen) of the dog park by making sure their new booties are color coordinated with their leash. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news […]
We were drawn to a recent headline in the Washington Post about swiftwater resuce training that used a picture of equipment hanging from the belt of a participant. The caption said, “gaffers tape” but the image clearly showed a roll of duct tape. If you are involved in any sort of rescue training, you really […]
There’s nothing new about The British tabloid The Sun using scantily scad models to sell papers and get media attention, but this really makes no sense to us. A new series of “Do It Yourself” videos is designed to get more men to help with household chores by using videos of women in their underwear […]
Owen Barrington, a lead dancer in the Riverdance company and a featured performer in the PBS special, Beyond Celtic, literally dances so hard his shoes disintegrate. Owen’s mother, Donna, provided these pictures (click here) of how Owen has to rebuild his shoes with gaffers tape in order to get through his rigorous performance schedule. Tapenews.com […]
We told you about Duck Brand gaffers tape scholarship contest a few weeks ago in a posting on one of our other blogs. This contest offered scholarships to high school students who designed prom wear from duct tape. Duck Brand duct tape has announced the winners of its “Stuck At The Prom” scholarship contest. Click […]
These are definitely worth sharing. The online version of the British paper The Daily Mail posted these photos of sculptures made from clear carton sealing tape. Look at the pictures and then give it a try. You can get the carton sealing tape by clicking here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s […]
Amy Winter, a librarian in Mentor, OH, is running a summer activities program where she shows kids how to use duct tape to make craft items. Using duct tape to make handy items like wallets and book covers is not really new, but the name of Ms. Winter’s program certainly is. She calls it “Ductivities”. […]