{"id":479,"date":"2022-08-29T13:52:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T13:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickrossing.com\/creativeductapestry\/?p=479"},"modified":"2022-08-29T13:53:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T13:53:48","slug":"were-not-just-duct-tape-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickrossing.com\/creativeductapestry\/were-not-just-duct-tape-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re Not Just Duct Tape Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2020 was a difficult year for all of us. If COVID-19 wasn’t bad enough, we also had to contend with a would-be dictator and his cultists refusing to accept defeat and attempting to install their idol… well, it wasn’t a great year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the pandemic, it’s been almost three years since we last attended a craft fair. We’re slowly getting back into the rhythm, so we’ll be posting updates up here again as we have events to promote and news to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the lockdown, Rick started looking for new hobbies to occupy his time, and began twisting and bending paperclips into sculptures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No one said they were practical or anything!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, he got the idea to make a paperclip chain, but not like most people would do by just linking paperclips together. Instead, he started turning the paperclips into proper chain links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Extreme closeup 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It might have started getting out of hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The next logical (if one can call it such) step was to make rings out of the paperclip wire and weave them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pretty good start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ran out of paperclips at this point<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once the supply of paperclips had run out, Rick was hooked. He began searching the internet for tutorials, suppliers, and tools to make a full-sized project. After a few months, he had completed his first project: a chainmail coif consisting of approximately 6,200 rings, and weighing over 7 pounds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yes, that is a Star Trek Next Generation hoodie under there. The rings like to grab and pull hair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once that was finished, he began experimenting with rings of different sizes and colors. A number of projects resulted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gaming dice bag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bracelets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trivet <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stainless steel pot scrubber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Coming soon: multi-color dice bags!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Don’t worry, though; we’re still doing duct tape projects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We still have tons of tape to work with!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Look for us at our next event and see what’s new!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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