Get into the loom band craze
Your guide to the loom band craze
This year’s hottest-selling craze is a bulging bag of colourful elastic bands that can be woven into friendship bracelets, charms and even animals.
If you haven’t heard of them yet, they’re called loom bands and we can guarantee they’re taking a playground by storm near you.
The loom craze has now become so huge that the Duchess of Cambridge wore a loom bracelet on an official outing, YouTube is flooded with tutorials and a school in Cumbria has banned them.
A dress made of loom bands even sold on eBay for over £170,000, getting a massive 137 bids.
It’s fair to say the world’s gone loomy, so here’s all you need to transform your kids into budding loom band loomineers.
Beginner looms
This kit contains everything you need to create a loom factory in your living room. The kit includes 2,000 loom bands, clips, charms and the loom board and loom tool.
Loom charms
Pretty up those fishtails and dragon scales (loom bracelet designs) with a selection of fun charms that fit onto the bands as you weave.
Bag-a-looms
After you’ve mastered the loom band basics you’ll need a variety of loom colours to create attractive repeating patterns. These pocket-money priced loom packs make great party bag fillers.
Loom board
The basic loom bracelet can be woven on your fingers, but advanced loom patterns require the loom board. Anyone for a loom hexafish bracelet or loom rabbit?
Rare looms
As with every craze there’s always the hard to find varieties. Glitter bands, scented bands and glow in the dark looms are all on the most covetable list. Nab ‘em while you can.
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