Scoubidou is plastic cord that is round, hollow and much more co-operative than yesterday's lanyard. This revamped edition comes with enough scoubidou to make every project in the book, from keychains to bracelets and more!

Learn all the essential stitches and skills you need to master the colorful art of plastic lacing. 17 simple but fun projects are provided for making zipper pulls, key chains, bracelets, decorations and more, using both 4-strand and 6-strand lacing techniques. Every braid is clearly illustrated, so instructions are a cinch to follow.

From simple knots and easy-to-make designs for beginners, to more advanced techniques and projects, You Can Scoubidou! gives you all the information you need to be the best at Scoubidou and amaze all your friends! Each main spread teaches a different stitch. Step-by-step instructions, with clear photographs showing how to manipulate the threads, make learning the basics easy. Diagrams come into their own with the more advanced, multi-strand techniques. This is the one-stop handbook to get everyone Scoubidouing in no time!

Easy-to-follow instructions for knotted bracelets with embroidery floss. Colorful bracelets are fun for kids and teens.

The craft of scoubidous is great fun and you can use these colourful strands to make all sorts of things. Add beads and the number of projects become almost limitless. Skills required are as simple or advanced as you want to make them.

Whether you call it gimp, lanyard, scoubidou, or boondoggle, you can weave and knot vinyl craft lace to create seriously spooky Halloween projects! Halloween Plastic Lace Crafts takes the lid off a witch's cauldron full of creepy key chains, grisly zipper pulls and diabolical decorations. 10 weird but wonderful projects are provided for creating a host of nifty dangling creatures, from centipedes, black cats and glowing ghosts to spiders, ants, flies and snakes. These gruesome personalities come alive when you combine plastic lace with other cool materials like acrylic hair, plastic canvas, wiggle eyes, pom-poms, pony beads, chenille stems and more. Every weave is clearly illustrated, and the instructions are so easy to follow it's scary. As you move from project to project you'll learn all the basic stitches for 4-strand, 6-strand, and even 8-strand plastic lacing. Time to get knotting some fun and freaky Halloween creatures! Inside you'll find: " 10 cool Halloween projects for zipper pulls, key chains and decorations " Essential skills for stitching, braiding and knotting " 4-strand, 6-strand and 8-strand techniques " Creative accents with acrylic hair, wiggle eyes, beads, plastic canvas and more " Easy-to-follow weaving diagrams and colorful photos of finished projects

Collection of articles from the New York Herald-Tribune.