Sjetteroute

As a wool rider, you can regis­ter for free until 15 June 2024. All par­ti­ci­pants will then be pla­ced on a map and a cycling route will be cre­ated based on near­by loca­ti­ons. We try to inte­gra­te as many par­ti­ci­pants as possi­ble. You will be noti­fi­ed if your loca­ti­on fal­ls on the route or not.

As a wolf cyclist, you can pur­c­ha­se the route, cycle and swap to your hear­t’s con­tent. The route is for sale at

Tourist Offi­ce Lo-Reninge

Mar­kt 11

8647 Lo

Ope­ning hours: Mon­day to Satur­day from 9am to noon and from 1pm to 4pm.

Sjet­te Leeft

Breydel­s­tra­at 3

8647 Lo
Ope­ning hours: Thur­sday from 9.30am to 12.30pm, Fri­day from 2pm to 6pm and Satur­day from 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 5pm.

And in the web­shop

The dura­ti­on of Sjet­te­ro­ute runs from 29 June to 31 August 2024.

Game rules
Wool swap­pers offer scraps of wool, maga­zi­nes, books and need­les for exc­han­ge. They are the­re­fo­re not free. Exc­han­ge your scraps for others, pre­fe­ra­bly with a label or memo of weig­ht, need­le thic­k­ness and com­po­si­ti­on.

If you have not­hing to swap at the moment, but would like to have somet­hing, ple­ase dona­te.

Wool swap­pers like you to con­si­der:

no tan­gle wool
no dis­co­lo­ura­ti­on
good con­di­ti­on
equ­iva­lent

Swap she­ep for equ­iva­lent:

- Com­mon and readily ava­ila­ble wool

- Less readily ava­ila­ble wool

- Unique wool 

The she­ep indi­ca­te the exc­han­ge class. So this does not mean that 1 ball of wool with 3 she­ep has the same exc­han­ge value as 3 bal­ls of wool with 1 sheep.

Regis­ter
You can regis­ter here as a wool swap­per until 15 June 2024. Make sure you fill in all the infor­ma­ti­on pro­per­ly so that everyt­hing is as com­ple­te as possi­ble. Sjet­te will take your pri­vacy into acco­unt.

After regis­te­ring, you will rece­ive a file via e‑mail that can get you star­ted on set­ting up your wool swap point. As a wool swap­per, we ask you to pla­ce the logo and QR code of the Sjet­te­ro­ute next to your wool. In this way, we will cre­ate more awa­re­ness toget­her.

Res­pon­si­bi­lity
Every wool swap­per is res­pon­si­ble for his/​her wool exc­han­ge point. In other wor­ds, you get to make it your own. You deci­de what you exc­han­ge and which exc­han­ge class gets which wool. You also take care of the main­te­nan­ce, visi­bi­lity and pro­mo­ti­on of your wool swap point.

Swap­ping
The main pur­po­se of the Sjet­te­ro­ute is to swap wool. It is a low-thre­shold con­cept that we want to make acce­ssi­ble to everyo­ne. By swap­ping, fewer sur­plus items end up in the attic or the dus­t­bin and we bring people clo­ser toget­her.

If, as a wolf rider, you have not­hing to tra­de at the moment, we ask you to make a dona­ti­on accor­ding to Sjet­te’s pri­ce list. The wool swap­per will thank you for that.

Start
Would you like to beco­me a wool rider, but would like to get some tips? You’ll find some below.

Wool exc­han­ge point
Which for­mat is best for you depen­ds on seve­ral fac­tors.

First deci­de whe­re you want to pla­ce the point. This will deter­mi­ne the size of the point. If you have a lot of spa­ce, you can opt for a lar­ger point than some­one with lit­tle spa­ce.

Also take into acco­unt the weat­her con­di­ti­ons. It is recom­men­ded to make your wool exc­han­ge point water­pro­of and win­d­pro­of. Brig­ht sun can also be detri­men­tal and dis­co­lo­ur the wool. Put it in a well-shel­te­red pla­ce, but keep in mind that the wool exc­han­ge point sho­uld be cle­ar­ly visi­ble and easily acce­ssi­ble to wolf cyclis­ts.

Pro­vi­de your cabi­net with the game rules, logo and QR code of the Sjet­te­ro­ute. It makes sen­se to do some adver­ti­sing your­self. You can do this by pla­cing a noti­ce at the local super­mar­ket, on frequ­en­tly visi­ted sites or on soci­al media.

You may have to be a bit pati­ent at the start. This is the first year the Shet­te­ro­ute is being held. But it is also the case that if you have had a num­ber of wolf cyclis­ts, some word of mouth does deve­lop. So be sure to have a chat with each other.

Wool rem­nants
You can dis­tin­gu­ish betwe­en bal­ls of less than 25g (small bal­ls) and more than 25g (lar­ge bal­ls). If the­re is still an ori­gi­nal label, it is use­ful to offer this with it. That way, the wolf cyclis­ts know exac­tly what it is abo­ut.

You can also start sor­ting by colo­ur. You can sub­di­vi­de warm, cold and neutral colo­urs. If you have lots of 1 colo­ur, you can also put them toget­her. You can also sort by thic­k­ness or com­po­si­ti­on.

Give your wool scraps an exc­han­ge class. You can indi­ca­te this in an ori­gi­nal way with labels or sig­ns. Make sure they are not faded or dis­co­lo­ured and in good con­di­ti­on.

You will come across wol­ves that do not fol­low the rules of the game. The­re is lit­tle you can do abo­ut it, but know that it can hap­pen. Don’t let this dis­co­ura­ge you. The­re are also fine wolf bikers who will hap­pily tra­de and stick to the rules.

And you will just come across wool scraps wit­ho­ut a label. Don’t wor­ry, you can still do a lot with tho­se scraps too. If you are com­ple­tely stuck, Sjet­te can always help you.

Extras
You can cho­ose to put a guest book at your wool exc­han­ge point. That way, wolf bikers can leave a nice note for you. That’s always nice.