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Introducing: Twill Tape Week!

April 11, 2010 By crafterhours 13 Comments

Twill tape week! Twill tape week! TWILL TAPE WEEK! Uh… twill tape week?

Ooooohkay, it doesn’t have the same ring to it that other “weeks” or even “months” do. It’s not so much a theme related to the end-product as much as to the staple. A staple we love. It’s versatile like ribbon, but sturdier. Soft like fabric, but with no lengthwise edge finishing to make it bulky. It’s not slippery, so it’s struggle-free to manipulate and sew. It has a natural, simple appeal and it’s easy and so so so satisfying to work with.

I guess we should start with how twill tape week came about. There’s this guy. He doesn’t know this (until now) but we call him “twill tape guy”. His name is John, which is certainly easy enough to remember, but “twill tape guy” has just been fun to say. As in “Hey, Adrianna, did you e-mail twill tape guy back yet?” and “Hey, look what twill tape guy said!” He’s cool, I’m guessing he won’t mind the label.

He contacted us after Adrianna’s craft apron post since she was upcycling some twill tape she had. And since he’s twill tape guy, I guess he has to send e-mails after posts like that. Because he’s twill tape guy. Simple.

We looked at his site. He sells twill tape in BULK. Like a 72 yard roll! And we thought WHO could use that much!?! Well, then we looked at the cost. Very reasonable. So we said to twill tape guy: “Sure, we’ll see what we can do with some and maybe it’ll turn into a post. We have a reader or two who might enjoy a hot tip on some craft supply fun.”

So twill tape guy sends us ALL OF THE TWILL TAPE ON EARTH. Okay, not really. We said that if we could choose, we’d like white and natural colors in varying widths, some light and some heavyweight. He has lots of colors, too, but we were trying not to be greedy. And when we opened the package, our eyes bugged out a little. It was a loooot of twill tape. Even after we divided it in half and each went home with some, it was a lot.

twill tape tower

And then we got to work. And suddenly, we were thinking of uses all over the place. So this week, each day, we’ll be posting at least one little gem of twill tape goodness. We hope you enjoy them, or at the very least, don’t delete us from your reader for indulging in major geekiness.

P.S. Are YOU at least slightly geeky and/or giddy about twill tape too? If you’re a blogger and have projects to share, or not a blogger but would still like to spread your twill tape love, send us photos/links at crafterhours@live.com by Wednesday evening. There’s a roundup in the works for the end of the week!

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Comments

  1. Pati @ A Crafty Escape says

    April 11, 2010 at 7:51 am

    Fun! I’m excited to see what you guys make!

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  2. Anna says

    April 11, 2010 at 9:31 am

    sounds like fun, I’ll have to check out his site, finding twill tape around here is next to impossible! Might have to find something to do to send some linkage your way by weds.

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  3. Cole's Corner says

    April 11, 2010 at 11:56 am

    There are some beautiful animal print twill tapes at JoAnn Fabrics right now!
    I got a zebra one last time I was visiting my Mom in Dallas, because I don’t have a JoAnn’s.

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  4. sa4grace says

    April 11, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Yippee! I scored some dirt cheap twill tape last summer and am totally excited about great uses for it!!

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  5. CJ says

    April 11, 2010 at 5:20 pm

    I was in a fabric store with a friend on Friday and I said something about her using twill tape for her project and she said ‘Twill tape?? what’s twill tape?’ Uhhhhhhh, I said I would take the bus home and walked away shaking my head.

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  6. Angie says

    April 11, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    How funny! I am so glad you linked to his site- last year I was trying to find twill tape in colors that was 100% cotton, and it was so hard! Now I have bookmarked it, so I can find whatever I like whenever I would like! Thanks! I can’t wait to see what you do with it this week!

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  7. Crissy says

    April 12, 2010 at 11:24 am

    this is awesome!! I just recieved my order from him…beautiful, 100% cotton, pure white twill tape. I don’t know what I am going to do with it all but I love it!

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  8. Tiffany says

    April 12, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    i’m excited to see what fun awaits me.

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  9. Cris says

    April 12, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    Oh the possibilities! Imagine if you DYED the tape? I am so gonna order some. Thanks twill tape guy for meeting our crazy obsessions!

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  10. elle says

    April 13, 2010 at 1:07 am

    Oh Lord, it’s like you tapped into my head! That cream colored twill looks amazing! I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with!

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  11. Marianna says

    May 13, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    Loved Twill Tape Week. Thank you so much for all the fun posts and ideas. You rock!

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  12. Trish says

    July 29, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    Three years later and this link saved me so much hassle! Thanks for sharing, found the perfect twill tape for my labels! So excited to get my order!

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