Tuesday 27 March 2012

How to make a duct tape wallet...

Broken or Lost your wallet? Don't own a wallet?
Make one of these bad boys, they will last for years and are as cheap as chips to create:
Materials: 
  • Duct Tape (well Duh!) (one roll was enough for me)
  • Scissors or Box cutter
  • Ruler
  • Clear work surface/cutting or chopping board

1) Rip a 10 inch piece of duct tape and lay it sticky side up on the work station 
2) Rip another piece the same size and place halfway over the strip
3) Continue this process until the sheet of duct tape is 8.5inches by 7inches
4) Trim the edges
5) Fold the sheet in half, then tape the 2 sides with a thin strip of duct tape. This is the bill pocket of the wallet
6) To create a card pocket, follow the same steps to make a sheet of duct tape. After that, cut the sheet big enough to fit an identification card, but small enough to fit the wallet. Fold the sheet like in the pictures above. this will create trimmed pockets so they sit correctly in the wallet. 
7) Attach the card pocket with thin pieces of  tape
8) Add another pocket if you want. after that, should be all finished.

The great thing about this is that there is tonnes of room for customization and experimentation, try incorporating various materials into the wallet for example, denim panels on the outside. Try different shapes and numbers of pockets, its easily done.

(thanks to Kelli Urabe for content)

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