Did anyone here weave 'gimp' as a kid?

[jpak]

This was one of our 'rainy day' Arts & Crafts activities at summer day camp when I was a kid.

[bunnies]

1. No. But we made lots of these:

And these:

[jpak]

4. Wow - that was some good gimp!

[bunnies]

5. I had a stash of embroidery thread like you wouldn't believe.

Childhood has changed so much.

[northoftheborder]

2. Yes, we made those. (the round and square kind as in original photo)

But I've forgotten how to do it.

[enough]

3. Yes, funny now to remember what an appeal it had. NT

[k8conant]

6. I did a lot of gimp lanyards...

50-55 years ago.

[lastlib]

10. I did 'em at scout camp 40 yrs ago +.....

Still teach the skill to the kids, but they're not really required to actually finish one now. And now they don't do the diamond braid that we had to do to make our lanyards, which is faster than the square weave they do now. So I think kids lose that sense of actually doing and accomplishing something--it's more busywork to them, not doing something to have something. It's kinda sad.

[yankeepants]

7. Boondoggle!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

8. Sure did

It's been a long time.

[Marthe48]

9. Spool knitting and gun wrapper weaving

I still have my homemade spool knitter. And I found an antique one shaped like a costumed man and brightly painted. My homemade knitter is easier to use.
When my brother was climbing a tree in our yard, the teen girl next door offered to make a gum wrapper chain as long as the height he climbed. Which never happened

[sakabatou]

11. Yep, though, I could never get it started.