Atelier de tressage a Braiding training & sale of design products in Paris

Discover the Braiding Workshop in the heart of Paris's Marais district — a unique space offering braiding training courses, a wide range of cords, laces, straps and trimmings, and exclusive design accessories from the Made by Bobine brand.
© SCF –2021 – L’équipe SCF

Atelier de Tressage is braiding workshop in Paris. You will find, in the third arrondissement : 3 rue Saint-Gilles, at the Caserne des Minimes.

  • Organises braiding training courses,
  • Also offers products for sale: cords, ropes, laces, braids, straps, laces, piping,…
  • The workshop also distributes the accessories and design furniture brand Made by bobine: the Tabcord stool, the CABA bag, bracelets and laces.

We conduct research and document braiding expertise. You will find, Atelier de Tressage in Paris in the third arrondissement : 3 rue Saint-Gilles, at the Caserne des Minimes. Weaving techniques are well known to the general public, but what about braiding? Yet we encounter braids in our daily lives (sweatshirts, laces, bags, blind cords and other uses, etc). With our slow looms, discover this technique that offers many possibilities.

Products for sale at the workshop

We offer you a thousand products:

  • cords for your sweatshirts,
  • braids, borders, piping for trousers or skirts,
  • laces to border garments or decorate objects,
  • technical cords,
  • finished or custom-made laces with the option to choose their length and tips,
  • straps for bag handles or technical uses,
  • ropes for leather goods and decoration,
  • piping to embellish your cushions and all upholstery work, etc.
© SCF – 2021 – L’intérieur de l’Atelier de Tressage
© SCF – 2021 – L’intérieur de l’Atelier de Tressage

In our haberdashery, you will also find trimmings for your hobbies: jewellery making, scrapbooking and all your customisations.

Hidden in the third arrondissement, the Braiding Workshop invites you to explore the ancient art of braiding through hands-on training and a curated selection of over a thousand products — from technical cords to custom laces — all crafted by French manufacturer SCF.
The SCF factory in Andrezé (49) The Société Choletaise de Fabrication (SCF)

The SCF factory in Andrezé (49) The Société Choletaise de Fabrication (SCF) is a weaver, braider, knitter and lacemaker in narrow widths and is based in Maine-et-Loire (49).

To be as close as possible to its professional and private Parisian customers, SCF (www.scfl.fr) has opened a workshop-boutique in the heart of the Marais.

Société Choletaise de Fabrication in Andrezé (SCF) is a supplier to shoe, bag, clothing and jewellery brands; SCF also offers soutaches and princess braids for embroiderers; borders for mattress manufacturers; carrying solutions in straps and ropes.

If a product is n’ot available at the Braiding Workshop, SCF can deliver it to you. SCF offers its products made-to-measure from 10,000 references available in 2,000 colours, or from stock products, a large part of which is visible at the Braiding Workshop.

workshop in Cholet on old loom machine
The interior of the Braiding Workshop in Cholet
© SCF – 2025
Flat tubular braid atelier de tressage
Flat tubular braid
Flat braid atelier de tressage
Flat braid
Round tubular cord atelier de tressage
Round tubular cord
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