LLC English version: our English adventure is ending
With this the 5th edition of the magazine Le Lien Créatif in English and after almost 2 years of hard work, our English adventure is ending because of poor results. To date the bar of 100 subscriptions has still not been reached when we need 600 to break even! We are a long way from […]
A box of secrets, a mix of materials
In this tutorial for children by Babeth, she proposes to mix sewn, coil basketry (in pine needles and rush) with a band of decorative birch bark, which peels off all on its own without harming the tree in the month of June. Click on the image to download the tutorial (format pdf) on how to […]
Möbius, the lord of the rings (sewn, coil basketry)
Modeling a ring, particularly a Möbius one, the coiled basket maker may consider at least two ways: a single spiral developing over several turns, or several parallel spirals simulating the flow of the strip. It is this second approach that we have adopted for the tutorial of this model, with three twists of half a […]
Editorial: A realistic utopia!
Here we are at the end of our fourth summer together… Some of you will have set off with the summer edition of LLC under your arms (or wrapped in your beach towel), ready to enjoy it during the holidays. Just the idea of that fills us with pleasure! For us it is a sign […]
Back issues of the LLC magazine in PDF format
Well you asked for it… we have at last made all the back issues of the LLC magazine available in PDF format! You can get them here (in French only): https://www.leliencreatif.fr/en/categorie-produit/back-issues-en/
Lieve and the giants
One of the best discoveries made while preparing the dossier on woven backpacks was this one. Lieve is the last professional weaver working for the fêtes de Géants, and whilst her creations are not backpacks, they are worn on the back, on the front, on… Judo champion Lieve Lieckens lives in the Flemish Brabant, a […]
An Easter whip
The centre of Europe is made up of a patchwork of many peoples and cultures, who have preserved much of their folklore. In the Czech Republic, where they are very attached to their culture, everybody knows about the Easter whips… These famous whips are made from pieces of green willow and they are known as […]
Editorial: Transmission, transition!
These lines are being written in mid-January (and translated in March!), at a time when it is still possible to send new year wishes even if you will not be reading them until much later in the year. So, if it is now summer for you, remember that it is the thought that counts. We […]
LLC n° 1 is available in PDF format!
A victim of its own success, the LLC n° 1 has been out of stock for a long time. Today it is once again available in PDF format! This editions contains: briar, bird feeders. You can download it here (in French only): https://www.leliencreatif.fr/en/boutique/le-lien-creatif-n-01/
Cantal cheese basket
The LLC Spring devotes several pages to the endearing Marius Méral. In this video, we see him make a Cantal cheese basket in oak from start to finish. The same one that 50 years ago was used to pack Cantal cheeses. Discover the video now! Video in French This video tutorial is proposed […]