What is a gimp bracelet?
Gimp is the art of weaving plastic strings to create friendship bracelets. The material used in the process also is called lanyard, Scoubidou, craftlace or boondoggle lacing. There are different ways you can finish off a bracelet in gimp.
What is a scoubidou bracelet?
Technically, scoubidou uses plastic cords, but since this is a knot I’ve learned with it, I’ll just call it a scoubidou bracelet. They are really fun and easy to make and this is just one of many possibilities. Oh, and I must add, it’s a perfect activity for a rainy day.
What is a super-16 scoubidou stitch?
Many scoubidou stitches which are commonly done with small numbers of strands can be generalized to use any number of strands. The Super-16 is a large scoubidou consisting of sixteen strands woven together. The Super-16 can be compared to the Square stitch but on a much larger scale.
What is scoubidou thread made out of?
It uses commercially supplied plastic strips or tubes. The most common kind of thread used for the craft is flat and comes in many colors, sometimes called “gimp thread”. Another kind of scoubidou thread is supple, round and hollow plasticized PVC tubes usually about 80 centimetres in length.
What can you make with scoubidou?
Key chains, friendship bands and other trinkets are most commonly woven, although more complicated shapes and figures can also be created. Most of the knots used in scoubidou were already used in bast fibre, while the creations possible with scoubidou are similar to traditional corn dollies and macrame .
