This intriguing BottleLoom invention, by Chinese manufacturer New Creativity, cuts plastic bottles into clean strips of material.

While you need to cut the bottom of the bottle off manually to begin the strip, you can then essentially unravel the bottle.

The tiny device can be used handheld, or mounted to a table.

The adjustable device can be set to cut 2mm-, 4.2mm- or 7mm-wide strips.

To give you an idea of yield, the company says a 1-liter plastic bottle can yield two to six feet of material, depending on the width you choose.

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The fact that none of the demonstrations show you the beginning of the process, where you first cut the bottom off of the bottle to get the strip started, suggests it isn't easy.

So what the heck are you going to do with a bunch of plastic strips? The tool is aimed at crafters who want to make everything from cable tie alternatives to brooms. They've put together this supercut of applications:

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The BottleLoom has been successfully Kickstarted, with 19 days left to pledge at press time. The $70 object is supposed to ship in June.