Duct tape - it's America's favorite fix-all. From industrial strength to general purpose, and classic gray to groovy tie-dye, Duck brand duct tape comes in all shapes, strengths, and colors.
Create durable and wildly creative arts and crafts projects with Duck TapeExcellent for coordinating repairs, color-coding materials, fashion, crafting, and imaginative projects High performance strength and adhesion characteristics Tears easily by hand without curling and conforms to uneven surfaces
Duck Tape Can Be Fun
You can use Duck Tape for fun, durable and wildly creative arts and crafts project. Choose from a broad variety of vivid colors or wild Duck Tape prints. Try a Duck Tape Wallet, or Flower, or even go all out and join students across America making Duck Tape prom dresses.
Click a project on the left for instructions.
The History of Duck Tape
Duct tape has adhered itself so well to American culture that it's become much more than a roll of tape. It's an enduring symbol of all in this world that is functional.
So how did this sticky wonder come about? It was World War II and there was a need for a strong, flexible, durable, waterproof tape that could seal canisters, repair cracked windows, repair trucks, and help the war effort in general. Permacell, a division of the Johnson and Johnson Company, stepped up to this challenge. Using medical tape as a base, they applied two new technologies. Polycoat adhesives gave the tape its unshakable stick and polyethylene coating allowed them to laminate the tape to a cloth backing, making it extremely strong and flexible. The resulting tape was nicknamed "Duck Tape" for its ability to repel water, while ripp
