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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!

Method 1
Method 1 of 9:

Basic Bracelet

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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  3. Place the second band diagonally from the first band, with the last peg you placed a band on serving as the starting point.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Use the hook to grab the second band on the first middle peg from underneath the first band.
  7. 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.
  8. 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).
  9. Get a C-clip or an S-clip from your kit. Hook it onto the last rubber band.
  10. Remove the rubber bands from the loom, carefully. Stretch the bracelet out.
  11. Connect the end of the bracelet to the C-clip.
  12. Enjoy your new bracelet. Now that you're finished, keep making more!
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Method 2
Method 2 of 9:

Starburst Bracelet

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  1. 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.
    • Continue down the left line until you reach the second to last peg.
    • Then loop a band from the second to last peg diagonally to the last middle peg.
    • Go back to the beginning and repeat this for the other side, until you have bands all around the perimeter of the loom. [1]
  2. 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.
    • Push down all bands as you go.
  3. 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.
    • You can change the colors of the burst as you go.
    • 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.
    • Keep placing these doubled bands at the center of each burst until you reach the end.
  4. 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)
    • Loop it onto the center peg.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
    • Proceed until the entire left side is done, ending when you hook the last left side band onto the last middle peg.
    • Then go back to the start and do the right side of the loom.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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! [2]
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Method 3
Method 3 of 9:

Triple Single Bracelet

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  1. [3] Do the same on all of the bottom pegs.
  2. Continue doing the same thing all the way up the loom.
  3. Take a neutral color and, skipping the first set of pegs, place it on the loom so it looks like an upside-down triangle.
    • Take the bottom colored band and pull it through the other bands and on to the peg directly in front of it it.
  4. Do the same thing on all of the rows above the first one until you reach the end if the loom. [4]
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
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Method 4
Method 4 of 9:

Connect'd Tail Bracelet

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These steps have the same step as the fishtail but for this one, you just need 2 rubber bands each fold, while the fishtail uses 3.

  1. Put it on your thumb and your index finger.
  2. Just make it normal.
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Method 5
Method 5 of 9:

Inverted Fishtail Bracelet

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  1. Put one loop on each finger.
  2. However, this time, do not place it in the shape of an 8.
  3. You can test this by getting the end of it then putting it at the top of the band.
  4. Then put them on the other finger.
  5. Clip it to all of the bands on the finger.
  6. Now you're done!
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Method 6
Method 6 of 9:

Single Loop Bracelet

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  1. Make sure you have an S clip.
  2. Cross it like an X.
  3. Put the S clip on. Done. That's all there is to the single loop.
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Method 7
Method 7 of 9:

Ladder Bracelet

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  1. Make sure you have an S or C clip.
  2. twist your cap band in a figure 8 and turn one part upon itself. now, we are ready to loom!!
  3. and there you go! that's how you make a ladder bracelet.
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Method 8
Method 8 of 9:

Tutu Bracelet

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  1. 1
    Set up your loom so that the rows are straight. Do not use the third column, if possible.
  2. 2
    Follow steps 2 to 5 of the triple single bracelet without the third column.
  3. 3
    Start hooking like you would with the triple single bracelet.
  4. 4
    Follow steps 7 to the end of the triple single bracelet to complete!
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Method 9
Method 9 of 9:

Adding an Attached Ring

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  1. 1
    Create a Single Loop or a Basic or an Inverted Fishtail
  2. 2
    Attach it to the C or S clip of your bracelet or one of the bands of the bracelet.
  3. 3
    Place the end loop around your finger.
  4. 4
    Done!
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  • Question
    Where can I get a loom kit?
    Community Answer
    You can get them at craft stores (like Michael's or Hobby Lobby), or at Walmart. You can also buy them on Amazon (and usually they have pretty good deals).
  • Question
    I'm stuck on step eight for the basic bracelet.
    Fufflet06
    Community Answer
    Just do step seven until you get to the end of the loom.
  • Question
    How can I connect rainbow loom bands?
    Community Answer
    Put one through the other and connect them at the top. Keep repeating this process, and when you are done, take your S or C clip and both of the end bands in it.
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      Tips

      • If you have a small wrist, don't fill the rubber bands all the way to the top of the loom.
      • It may seem like it takes longer to make the bracelet by hand, but you get a much more attractive outcome.
      • Try choosing the colors based on things you're a fan of. Make bracelets with the colors of your favorite football team, of the Harry Potter house you identify with.
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      Warnings

      • Be careful not to be too rough with the bands or catch them on anything sharp (like the corners of the pegs). This can break the band and ruin your bracelet!
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      To make a basic Rainbow Loom bracelet, stretch a rubber band diagonally from the first center peg of the loom to the first left peg. Add a second band onto the first left peg, stretching it diagonally to the second center peg, then add more rubber bands in a zig-zag all the way down the loom. Turn the loom upside down, then use your hook to grab the second rubber band and stretch it over and around the first, hooking it back onto the outside peg. Repeat this process all the way down the loom, then connect the ends of the bracelet with an S-clip. To learn other designs of loom bracelets, such as a starburst or inverted fishtail, keep reading!

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