ID, Experience and recommendations working with bonding tapes.
Hey,
I worked in the past on a couple of very light trail vest and belt concepts. My general concept was to mix Stretch and non stretch fabrics in different zones to achieve fit and structure I wanted.
Would now love to try some kind of flexible (stretch but strong recovery and exoskeletal on a very light and stretchable base. See the salmon vest below as example. My ideal scenario would be something like the Rheon labs material that acts strain rate sensitive, but guess not available for myog.
Any recommendations on materials to use and also on application.
I used Neoprene suit repair tape in the past. Its more a woven tape bith iron on backer, but Good strong stretch with recovery. Downside, its limited to tape shape and black color.
Found some Bemis tape on Etsy (etsy link bemis). There are many Bemis tape option with different strength etc., so not sure how this particular one behave but looks like an option i want to try.
Lately I found thicker silicone heat transfer materials. They are available in different micron thicknesses and sound like they still have good strong stretch.
Any recommendations and past experiences are appreciated! Ideally it would be doable with a normal iron at home.
