ILoveToQuilt

Various size tapes and types of tapes are available on eBay. I bought a flat (12 rolls I think) of 2 1/2" wide, regular paper tapes for under $10 with shipping. Haven't done anything with it as yet, but did buy it for paper piecing.

ArtsyOne

The thermal paper is coated with chemicals - see this article:

When people handle receipts printed on thermal paper containing the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical could linger in the body for a week or more (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03093). Jonathan W. Martin of Stockholm University and Jiaying Liu of the University of Alberta asked six male volunteers to handle paper containing isotopically labeled BPA for five minutes. The volunteers then put on nitrile gloves, wore them for two hours, removed them, and washed their hands with soap. Afterward, the researchers measured the labeled BPA and its metabolites in the volunteers’ urine regularly for two days and then once again a week later. Total BPA in the urine increased linearly over the first two days, and after a week, three of the volunteers still had BPA in their urine. In contrast, after the volunteers each ate a cookie containing labeled BPA, total BPA in their urine spiked within five hours and was fully cleared within a day. Ingested BPA is rapidly metabolized in the liver and quickly excreted, Martin says. But BPA absorbed through the skin is probably metabolized much less efficiently, which could lead to a longer and more toxic exposure.

sweetpea

Thank you "Artsy One," I have read not to use thermal paper. But had not seen y .

Mitty

You might want to be aware that thermal paper such as fax paper contains BPA (the same stuff that is in some plastics and is often used in the liners of canned goods). I try not to handle store receipts and I wash my hands afterwards when I do.

https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...ipts/index.htm

Smoo

That is so pretty! I am having difficulty sewing on the tape. My thread just puckers.

bearisgray

Measure the width of your adding machine paper before you start using it.

I had assumed that the rolls I had were 2-1/2 inches wide. They are only 2-1/4 inches wide.

Iceblossom

When I first came to the quilting board, this similar thread caught my eye!
I don't get what the 'reciept' is for when making string quilts

As Bear mentioned, it does come in various widths. I'd suggest at least 2".

I put adding machine tape on my list of things to look for at thrift stores and it didn't take long to find. I deliberately wanted the most basic tape I could find and avoided anything too bright white/looked like it had chemicals or a heat process.

Last year I was able to use it twice, once for my round robin and once for the Bonnie Hunter Grassy Creek project and I was able to do various tests. By far and away, that paper tape I have is the best thing for paper sewing. Beats my old standard of parchment paper for clean easy tears.

toogie

I made my scrappy strips on cash register rolls bought at Walmart. I used the method in the link Katier825 posted above. I used recycled blue jeans and framed up my squares on point. Very easy.