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    • What are Scoubidous Strands? (Not Scoobidous or Scooby Doo the Cartoon Dog)

    In the last couple of weeks my children have been coming home from school talking about Scoubidous. I just thought that they were talking about Scooby and Scrappy Doo from the Warner Bros. Cartoon fame. I was wrong! But the problem I had then trying to find information about them online was that I didn't know what to type in Google to find them. Some of the words I used were:

    • Scooby Doos
    • Scoobidoos
    • Scubidoos
    • Scubi dous
    • Scoobi Keyrings
    • Scoobie strings
    • Braid Keyrings
    • Boondoggles
    • craftstrip
    • craftlace
    • gimp
    • lanyard
    • plastic lacing
    • like 'Macrame'
    • They originate from France, and the french call them Scoubidou!

    There are a number of trademarked names for this product. The best known of which is probably REXLACE, made by the Pepperell Braiding Company. Another is CRAFTLACE, made by Toner Plastics.

    So what are Scoubidous?

    They are the latest craze to hit our shores. Scoubidous are fab keyrings that you can make out of craft strings, created especially for them. The kids say,

    "If you believe you can do it you'll be even better at it!".

    THE KIDS ARE GOING MAD FOR THESE ITEMS

    It is suggested that these are not for children under the age of 3 years old as they could potentially swallow them or get them tied around their necks.

    So, if your children are driving you mad, like mine, where can you buy these Scoubidous?

    I've just done some searching online, here is a list of some of the places I've found them:

    Searching for Scoobidous / Scoobidoos

    • eBay - Under the Clothes, Shoes & Accessories > Girls' Clothing > Age 6-7 > Accessories Crafts > Other Crafts
    • Langley Toys - Norwich
    • The Entertainer Toyshops
    • Woolworths
    • Baker Ross
    Scoubidous, can cost you anything between £2 to £5 for a bag of around 30 to 50 cords.

    How do I use them?

    • You can plait them
    • Wear them
    • Make bracelets
    • Make friendship bracelets
    • Make hairslids
    • Make necklaces
    • Make keyrings
    • Make animal figures
    Often when you buy them they come with instructions, or believe it or not, you can buy books on the subject. Here are some book titles, click on the book picture:


    Scoubidou Fun
    The book by Lorraine Burn
    Scoubidou Fun Time
    By Yoarra
    Friendship Bracelets
    (Klutz S.)
    By Laura Torres
    Other
    Scoubidou
    Books
    at Amazon


    Other
    Boondoggle
    Books
    at Amazon



    Here are just some of the different design names - Square stitch (Click here to learn the square stitch), Brick stitch, Fluted Columns stitch, Cobra stitch, Pentagon stitch, Dragonfly zipper, Corkscrew stitch.


    Interestingly, in American this trend is called Boondoggle.
    The dictionary entry for boondoggle is:

    boon·dog·gle Informal
    n.

    • An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity.
    1. A braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts.
    2. A cord of braided leather, fabric, or plastic strips made by a child as a project to keep busy



    All research done by Andy Murray (The Netarcher)
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