1920's "duct tape double" instructions

Cool - Red Green's grandmother!

Mike

Wow! Very comprehensive... Thank you Kay :)

Fortunately I don't need one of these... I bought off my aunty a plastic wire dress form on an adjustable height stand that is easily adapted to ones shape ;) DH says she looks just like me....

Mavis

Dear Kay,

Thanks for the site for duct tape double. I didn't realize that instructions dated back that far. I think I like the brown paper tape idea better than duct tape; it seems that it would make a stronger model.

Teri

Thanks so much, Kay! I forwarded the link to DD since she has mentioned several times this summer she wants to make one for herself and her DD who is 16. Wouldn't you know, DGD has gotten very interested in her wardrobe since she started dating? The boy's mother is an accomplished sewist, who makes all her own as well as her daughter's outfits. Emily

Thanks so much for this, Kay. I wish I had it many years ago when I saw mine melt. The gummed-paper-coated-with-shellac idea certainly would make it stronger and not as prone to temperature changes. I didn't realize they did this "way back when" and remembered a friend of mine said she had hers done with gummed paper, but hers was filled with liquid foam. She had a full body cast done, by her DH..... And when she grew out of it, she used it to decorate a room; put clothes and a hat on it. It was really cute.

(The model does look like Red Green's mother!)

I have a DTD that was made with brown paper tape with pressure sensitive adhesive, rather than the gummed paper tape that has to be wetted. It's stood up to 5 years of use now, still going strong. The outer layer is clear packaging tape, which tends to smooth out any small wrinkles. Unlike duct tape, the pressure sensitive kraft tape doesn't sag; unlike the gummed tape, you don't have to worry about standing around while it dries.

However, the adhesive kraft tape is much more expensive than gummed kraft, and harder to find, alas.

Kay, who also didn't realize the instructions dated back to teh mid

My mother and her friends used to make these back in the 30s. My job was to help wet strips of paper tape. As I recall, they are sturdy and last a long time.