Loom bands: new craft ideas
Fed up with Loom Band bracelets? Make 3D butterflies, flowers and a fun notebook loop instead. All you need is your loom bands and hook tool...
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Butterflies
- Twist purple band around hook three times
- Hook two purple bands on hook and slide the loop made in the step above onto these bands
- Then hook the ends of these bands onto the hook
- Repeat steps 2 & 3
- Repeat steps 1-3 with yellow bands
- Repeat steps 1-4 twice with purple bands
- Repeat step 5
- Repeat steps 1-4
- Hook a yellow band onto the hook and slide all of the other loops on the hook onto the yellow band
- Hook the end of the yellow band onto the hook
- Pull the end of the band furthest from the hook over the top of the other end and off of the hook
- Pull the end of the loop left on the hook tight, twist it and wrap it around the centre of the butterfly
- Using another yellow band, wrap it around the centre of the butterfly three times
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Flowers
- Twist a pink band around the hook three times
- Hook two pink bands on hook and slide the loop made in the step above onto these bands
- Then hook the ends of these bands onto the hook
- Repeat steps 2 & 3
- Repeat steps 1-4 four more times
- Hook a yellow band onto the hook and slide all of the other loops on the hook onto the yellow band
- Hook the end of the yellow band onto the hook
- Pull the end of the band furthest from the hook over the top of the other end and off of the hook
- Pull the end of the loop left on the hook tight, twist it and wrap it around the centre of the flower
- Using another yellow band, wrap it around the centre of the flower three times
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Notebook loop
- Hook a yellow band onto a fork prong
- Twist this band and hook it onto the next prong
- Repeat step 2 two more times
- Repeat steps 1-3 with a purple band
- Using the hook tool, pull the yellow loops over the purple loops and over the top of the prongs
- Repeat steps 1-3 with a green band
- Repeat step 5 with the colours now on the fork
- Repeat steps 1-3 with a blue band
- Repeat step 7
- Repeat steps 1-3 with a yellow band
- Repeat step 7
- Repeat steps 4-11 as many times as necessary
- Attach one clip to both ends of the elastic
Loom Bands are available from Baker Ross
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