How to Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet

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Rainbow Looms are cheap, fun bands that you can get at many craft stores around the world. A fun hobby for anyone, weaving bracelets on a Rainbow Loom is easy and the items make great gifts or just accessories for family and friends. You'll find three methods in the article below. Get started with Step 1 below or see the table of contents above to find a method that sounds fun for you!

Steps

Basic Bracelet

Set up your Rainbow Loom kit. Read the instructions that came with your loom and set it up like the directions say. Make sure the U-shaped pegs are facing up. The arrows should be facing away from your body.

Place the first band diagonally. Place your first rubber band diagonally on a peg. Starting with the first middle peg is recommended. It doesn't matter what side you go to when you move the band diagonally, but stick with it.

Place a second band. Place the second band diagonally from the first band, with the last peg you placed a band on serving as the starting point.

Repeat the process. Repeat those steps, reversing the direction of the diagonal each time, until you have what looks like a zig-zag all the way down the loom.

Flip the loom. Flip the rainbow loom so now the pegs are facing downwards. The arrows should be pointing towards your body. This will help you grab the bands to weave them.

Use the hook. Use the hook to grab the second band on the first middle peg from underneath the first band.

Place the band. Flip the band on your hook so that it bends in half (bent over the band above it) and place it over the second peg in the next row. Whether it is to the left or right depends on what you chose earlier.

Repeat this process. Continue the process across the whole Rainbow Loom. You should end up with something that looks like the image above (like a series of connected circles).

Add the clip. Get a C-clip or an S-clip from your kit. Hook it onto the last rubber band.

Remove the bands from the loom. Remove the rubber bands from the loom, carefully. Stretch the bracelet out.

Connect the ends. Connect the end of the bracelet to the C-clip.

Done! Enjoy your new bracelet. Now that you're finished, keep making more!

Starburst Bracelet

Make the perimeter bands. With the arrows pointing up, loop a band from the first center peg to the first left peg. Next, loop a band from the first left peg to the second left peg, then the second to the third.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 13Bullet1 Version 3.jpg Continue down the left line until you reach the second to last peg.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 13Bullet2 Version 3.jpg Then loop a band from the second to last peg diagonally to the last middle peg.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 13Bullet3 Version 3.jpg Go back to the beginning and repeat this for the other side, until you have bands all around the perimeter of the loom. Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 13Bullet4 Version 3.jpg

Make the first burst. Push all of the perimeter bands down. Then, place a band in Color A (whatever color you want) on the second peg of the middle row and the second peg of the right row. Then place five more bands going from the middle row peg to each of the surrounding pegs, in a clockwise motion. This should leave you with a starburst or asterisk shape.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 14Bullet1 Version 3.jpg Push down all bands as you go.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 14Bullet2 Version 3.jpg

Make the next bursts. Place a band from the fourth peg of the middle row diagonally to the fourth peg of the right row. Do the clockwise bands again until you have another burst with a bottom that overlaps with the top of the first burst. Continue doing this until the whole loom is filled (inside the perimeter). Keep pushing down the bands each time.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 15Bullet1 Version 3.jpg You can change the colors of the burst as you go.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 15Bullet2 Version 3.jpg

Place the middle circle bands. Double up a band in the perimeter color and place it on the final middle peg. Then double up another at put it at the center of the burst.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 16Bullet1 Version 3.jpg Keep placing these doubled bands at the center of each burst until you reach the end.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 16Bullet2 Version 3.jpg

Start the weave. Turn the loom around so that the arrows are facing you. Then, hook the bottom loop of the closest starburst from the first middle peg and pull it up (careful not to dislodge the other bands on the peg)Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 17Bullet1 Version 3.jpg Loop it onto the center peg.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 17Bullet2 Version 3.jpg

Weave all of the bursts. Next, starting from the center of the burst and moving counter-clockwise, use your hook to grab the first half of each band and loop it onto the peg it starts on (going center, peg, center, peg, center, peg, and so on). Always be careful not to dislodge the other bands on the center peg. You should be left with something that looks like a flower or a sun. Do this process for all of the bursts.

Weave the perimeter. Starting with the band that goes around the bottom right and bottom center pegs, grab the end that's wrapped around the bottom center peg and pull it down (without dislodging the other bands) And over the bottom left peg, so that both ends of the band are on that peg. Then, do the same for the band which wraps around the bottom right and second to left pegs.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 19Bullet1 Version 3.jpg Proceed until the entire left side is done, ending when you hook the last left side band onto the last middle peg.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 19Bullet2 Version 3.jpg Then go back to the start and do the right side of the loom.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 19Bullet3 Version 3.jpg

Add the end loop. Reach your hook down through all of the bands on the last middle peg. Grab a new band that you hold in your fingers, pull it up through the bands, and then slide your hook through the loop of the new band, so that it's completely wrapped around the hook.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 20Bullet1 Version 3.jpg Then, holding the hook in your hand with the loop still around it, pull the whole bracelet off of the loom.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 20Bullet2 Version 3.jpg

Add the extension. Add new bands onto the loom, around five of them all down one side. Loop the band from the first peg onto the second peg, then the second peg onto the third, third onto the fourth, and so on. Then, take the first loop on the end of your bracelet (on the side without the hook) and treat it like another rubber band, adding it to the chain you've started on the loom. Next, chain the bands from the end with the bracelet all the way down to the first band.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 21Bullet1 Version 3.jpg

Add the C clip. Add a C or s clip to the last band on the loom, take the whole thing off of the loom, and then clip the C or s clip onto the loops on your hook. Take your hook out and you're done!

Enjoy your new bracelet.

Triple Single Bracelet

Set up your loom so that the rows are in the shape of a "v".

Take a colored band and take it from the bottom peg and stretch it up to the peg right above it. Do the same on all of the bottom pegs.

Color banding: Continue doing the same thing all the way up the loom.

Center banding: Take a neutral color and, skipping the first set of pegs, place it on the loom so it looks like an upside-down triangle.

Make sure the arrow is pointing towards you when you begin hooking. Take the bottom colored band and pull it through the other bands and on to the peg directly in front of it it.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 28Bullet1.jpg

Continue hooking. Do the same thing on all of the rows above the first one until you reach the end if the loom.

Once you reached the end gently hook the band on both pegs and transfer the bands on the last middle peg.

Add the end loop. Reach your hook down through all of the bands on the last middle peg. Grab a new band that you hold in your fingers, pull it up through the bands, and then slide your hook through the loop of the new band, so that it's completely wrapped around the hook. Then, holding the hook in your hand with the loop still around it, pull the whole bracelet off of the loom.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 31Bullet1.jpg

Add the extension. Add new bands onto the loom, around 8-10 of them all down one side. Loop the band from the first peg onto the second peg, then the second peg onto the third, third onto the fourth, and so on. Then, take the first loop on the end of your bracelet (on the side without the hook) and treat it like another rubber band, adding it to the chain you've started on the loom. Next, chain the bands from the end with the bracelet all the way down to the first band.Make a Rainbow Loom Bracelet Step 32Bullet1.jpg

Add the C or S clip. Add a C or S clip to the last band on the loom, take the whole thing off of the loom, and then clip onto the loops on your hook.

Take your hook out and you're done!

Connect'd Tail Bracelet

Take any color of rubber band.

Twist it into the number 8. Put it on your thumb and your index finger.

Add another rubber band on top of the 8 formal band but this time you don't need to make it 8 formal. Just make it normal.

Take the 8 formal band upper to the normal band carefully from the thumb and the index finger.

Add another band put it on the upper part and take the lower part to the upper.

Inverted Fishtail Bracelet

Make a rubber band into the shape of an 8. Put one loop on each finger.

Repeat two more times.

Put the middle band down to the bottom.

Bring the new middle band over your fingers.

Put another band over on your fingers. However, this time, do not place it in the shape of an 8.

Repeat steps 3 and 4.

Keep on repeating steps 3, 4, 5 and 6 until the band is the right size. You can test this by getting the end of it then putting it at the top of the band.