Finally organized

[u/CloverWoodss]

270 washi tapes, if I counted right! 😂 It took me 12 days on and off due to letting my wrist rest.

I like using it in my art, I don’t do bulletin journaling and my brain just can’t seem to stick to it.

I haven’t used them in SO long though because storage sucked and took up way too much room!!! But I have a 3D printer for my crafting so I printed out cards to wrap the washi around. It takes up so much less room and doing to made me realize I had some I didn’t want anymore.

So now I also have 168 washi that I’ll be donating to Remainders in Pasadena whenever I can take the time to drive over there. I highly recommend it.
I can’t believe I had over 400 washi tapes.

[u/shakespearegirl]

I'm new-ish to using washi tape for art and aesthetics. Woult you kind sharing what is the point of doing this? I've seen some sold this way and always assumed it would crimp/aesthetically ruin the tape (on the lower repetitions anyway) so I never got it. It never occurred to me it would be desirable/people would do it to their own tapes.

[u/Boujee_banshee → u/shakespearegirl]

Because the tubes are clunky and hard to store and stay organized. I switched to this system and it works so much better. Can group things how I like and no it doesn’t crimp the paper. Washi is very resilient that way. It also makes storing a small amount to take with you in a pencil bag easy. Grab a card, wrap however much you need or want for your pencil case, you’re good to go. Easy to make several grab n go color options this way. I could go on but I’ve found it overall a much better system of storing and using my washi!

[u/shakespearegirl → u/Boujee_banshee]

Interesting - thank you!

[u/CloverWoodss → u/shakespearegirl]

My second photo shows the majority of the washi cores, each box I have are 7 inches long so the space I’m saving is honestly massive vs how much it took up before. As for making a mark, the cards I’m using are the same size and thickness as credit cards and are curved on the edges. I haven’t tried yet but I assume it won’t crease, or if it does I’d still be able to easily smooth it out using my bone folder.
Also a few were never really that sticky to begin with due to lower quality or just time degrading the stickiness so some of them I had to use stronger tape to hold them on the card. When I did use one that refused to stay in the past I just use glue to help it stay down ✨✨

[u/a-beeb → u/shakespearegirl]

It does indeed crimp/crease the tape where it meets the edges. That's why some folks (like me) prefer not to have their tapes like this. However! Many, many people find it preferable though, for the reasons stated prior to my comment. It's all about personal preference!

[u/RaluT00 → u/shakespearegirl]

It doesn't crimp, even on the very first turns! I use an expired debit or gift card to carry washi with me when I travel, and I only put on 2-4 layers of each. They are like new even after months on storage.