The Rainbow Loom
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The rainbow loom, in many regards, is different that other looms. Firstly, the rainbow loom's intended audience predominantly ranges from teenage girls up to around the mid twenties.
Rainbow looms use small rubber bands to make bracelets, key chains and other small items like that. This type of weaving and loom can be quite complicated to do at first. Most rainbow loom kits come with all you need to get started. You can easily purchase new rubber bands for them as well. Depending on the project you're working will depend upon the steps you would need to use. For a bracelet the basic steps to use a rainbow loom are:
As said above, this type of loom can be difficult to get started with. Let's have a look to see how it's done. |
Rainbow Loom® Single Chain Bracelet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXuFV0y3HzY&index=31&list=PLZ8q2mtKX175NOUhn3AUyj_qEi6L886r9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXuFV0y3HzY&index=31&list=PLZ8q2mtKX175NOUhn3AUyj_qEi6L886r9
There are a number of different designs (and colours) you can use in your creations. This goes from easy to complicated.
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Rainbow Loom® Triple Single Bracelet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1yHlWwPzg&index=32&list=PLZ8q2mtKX175NOUhn3AUyj_qEi6L886r9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1yHlWwPzg&index=32&list=PLZ8q2mtKX175NOUhn3AUyj_qEi6L886r9
You need to experiment and try different things. What would you want to create on a rainbow loom?
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RAINBOW LOOM HOOK COVER & PENCIL COVER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v47YtzNAijQ&list=PLZ8q2mtKX175NOUhn3AUyj_qEi6L886r9&index=33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v47YtzNAijQ&list=PLZ8q2mtKX175NOUhn3AUyj_qEi6L886r9&index=33
UPDATED Bow Ring / Charm Rainbow Loom Tutorial | How To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UBXM6XRm0Y&list=PLZ8q2mtKX175NOUhn3AUyj_qEi6L886r9&index=34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UBXM6XRm0Y&list=PLZ8q2mtKX175NOUhn3AUyj_qEi6L886r9&index=34
What you need |
The Loom Kit (what you need)
When starting out with this type of project, you need to take a little care to ensure you don't miss anything. Tips
Unfortunately, most instruction manuals (better referred to as booklets) that come with weaving looms aren't overly explanative regarding how to use them. For this reason, I would recommend you either access sites such as this or go searching on youtube (or equivalent) to see how other people are doing it. Apart from that happy weaving. |