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Scoubidou
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For other uses, see Scoubidou (disambiguation).
Scoubidou (Craftlace, scoobies, lanyard, or gimp) is material used in knotting craft. It originated in France, where it became a fad in the late 1950s and has remained popular. It is named after the 1958 song of the same name by the French singer Sacha Distel.
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Scoubidou returned to fashion in various countries, including United Kingdom countries, in 2004 and 2005. It uses commercially supplied plastic strips or tubes.[1]