My Swiss Mailles: yarn arts have taken on a new look

Wherever you look, the colors of the balls contrast with the grayness revealed by the large windows of the Orbe Casino.

The yarn arts got a facelift at the My Swiss Mailles Festival, which is being held until Sunday at the Orbe Casino. Among the participants, young enthusiasts like Théo, 18, who has been practicing crochet for several months.

The yarn arts got a facelift at the My Swiss Mailles Festival, which is being held until Sunday at the Orbe Casino. Among the participants, young enthusiasts like Théo, 18 years old, who has been practicing crochet for several months.

"I can devote several hours a day to it to clear my mind. I also practice it during my breaks, or during my classes: keeping my hands busy allows me to concentrate better", he explains.

“I can devote several hours a day to it to clear my mind. I also practice it during my breaks, or during my classes: occupying my hands allows me to concentrate better,” he explains.

His mother, sitting next to him, recently started crocheting again, convinced by her son. Because the latter no longer lets go: “I started during Covid, by watching tutorials on social networks. I found it great and I was hooked straight away.”

His mother, sitting next to him, recently started crocheting again, convinced by her son. Because the latter no longer lets go: “I started during Covid, by watching tutorials on social networks. I found it great and I got hooked straight away.”

“Practical for gifts”

“Practical for gifts”

Victoire, 19 years old, has been crocheting for two years. “It was a friend who started me. I discovered a hobby that requires patience and which allows you to obtain a tangible result. It’s practical for giving gifts!”, she smiles.

Victoire, 19, has been crocheting for two years. “It was a friend who introduced me to it. I discovered a hobby that requires patience and which allows you to obtain a tangible result. It’s practical for giving gifts!”, she smiles.

She is not an isolated case. Crochet has found a place in schoolyards, with an audience sometimes much younger than Victoire.

She is not an isolated case. Crochet has found a place in schoolyards, with an audience sometimes much younger than Victoire.

"I think that during Covid, many have taken a liking to creation", says Corinne Robert, founding member of the event.

“I think that during Covid, many people have taken a liking to creation,” says Corinne Robert, founding member of the event.

Aside from the pandemic, social networks make a number of tutorials accessible. Clémentine's Instagram account has more than 60,000 subscribers. Today, she is leading a workshop on amigurumi, small crocheted stuffed animals of Japanese origin that are a hit with young people.

In addition to the pandemic, social networks make a number of tutorials accessible. Clementine's Instagram account has more than 60,000 subscribers. Today, she is leading a workshop on amigurumi, small crocheted stuffed animals of Japanese origin that are a hit with young people.

"They can hang them on their key rings or their bags. But making clothes also works very well with young people," she explains.

“They can hang them on their key rings or their bags. But making clothes also works very well with young people,” she explains.

The next generation seems assured and My Swiss Mailles is already looking forward to its next edition, on October 25 and 26, 2025 at the same location.

The next generation seems assured and My Swiss Mailles is already looking forward to its next edition, on October 25 and 26, 2025 at the same place.

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