The popularity of weaving bracelets from rubber bands among needlewomen is gaining momentum. Whatever masterpieces are created by the craftswomen from bright multicolored Rainbow loom sets, because the material is so malleable and simple that imagination gives rise to new unique models of bracelets. If you also want to learn how to weave rubber bracelets, learn a few of the easiest ways.
How to weave bracelets from rubber bands on your fingers
To weave your first bracelet, you will need a set of Rainbow loom bands, a clasp, and the palm of your left hand. One of the easiest ways to weave bracelets from rubber bands is called "chain", having mastered it, you can experiment with more complex options.
Choose two rubber bands in matching colors. Place the first one by pulling it over your thumb and forefinger, crossing it in the form of a figure eight. Pull the second rubber band without crossing it. We begin the weaving process. Hook the bottom elastic off your thumb and remove it in the middle, do the same with the elastic on your index finger. Take another rubber band, place it in a ring on your thumb and forefinger, extending to the top of the previous rubber band. Remove the bottom elastic again through the middle of the thumb and forefinger and continue braiding until you reach the desired length of the bracelet. At the end of the work, hook the clasp from the edges. The chain bracelet is ready. By the way, in a similar way, you can weave bracelets from rubber bands using a special slingshot, which is sold in the set.
How to weave elastic bracelets on a machine
Weaving bracelets on a machine is an exciting activity for both adult craftswomen and children. The machine provides more opportunities for the embodiment of new ideas than the fingers of one hand, so it is worth mastering this method in order to know how to weave bracelets from rubber bands.
Sitting down more comfortably, place the machine in front of you so that its pegs "point" upwards away from you. Pull the elastic between the outermost post in the middle row and the first post in the outermost row diagonally. Hook the second elastic band on the column where the previous one is already located, and its second end diagonally to the next free column. Thus, continue to the end of the row. Now start weaving the bracelet, armed with the crochet hook and turning the machine so that the pegs are pointing down. Pry the elastic from the first peg in the middle row and, pulling it over the next one, pull it over the second peg in the outer row. Do this in the same way, heading in one direction. You will end up with a series of woven circles. Attach the clasp on the last elastic band, then carefully pull the entire row of elastic bands from the machine. The product is ready, according to this principle, you can weave bracelets from rubber bands for every taste.
Weaving bracelets from rubber bands on a table fork
This method of weaving bracelets from rubber bands is suitable for those who do not have the opportunity to purchase a machine. On the two middle prongs of a regular table fork, put the elastic band so that it is twisted, like an eight. In the same way, put the rubber bands on the two far right teeth and one more on the two far left teeth. Place the fourth rubber band again on the middle teeth of the fork, but without crossing it. Start weaving like this: remove the lowest rubber band from one tooth, and then from the second. On the outer teeth on one side, add the rubber band without turning it over. Now hook the first outer elastic band and remove it from one tooth, then from the second. Add a non-inverted rubber band to the teeth on the other side and do the same. Next, we put the elastic on the middle teeth again, pull the lower rubber band together from one middle tooth, then from the other. Add the elastic to the right teeth again, stretch the bottom one at a time, and also on the left side. Continue braiding with elastic bands until you reach the desired length. When you are finished making the bracelet, select a suitable C- or S-type clasp and attach it to the last elastic band.
These are the easiest ways to make a rubber band bracelet. But, having mastered them, you can start weaving figures of animals, flowers, as well as bracelets with beads.
