The most famous gum bracelet weaving machine is called the Rainbow Lum. It can be either solid or collapsible: a special lever at the end of a metal hook allows you to disconnect its ties from the rows with columns. The columns themselves can be installed both smoothly and with an offset - depending on which particular bracelet you want to make. The modified machine for weaving bracelets made of rubber is called the “Moon Lum” - on its basis you can create truly unusual, unlike ordinary jewelry jewelry. Below are detailed instructions for the creation of beautiful and original baubles.
"Summer"
To make this bright and extraordinary decoration you will need a “Fanny Lum” in black, as well as rubber bands of any contrasting shades to your taste. In addition, you will need a Moon Lum machine, a hook, a clip for securing the canvas and, of course, colorful beads - it is from them that lovely summer flowers will be formed.
First stage
- If this is your first time picking up a machine for weaving bracelets from rubber bands, look at its shape and immediately place it with the closed sides of the posts facing you. Taking the black gum, sketch them from the first column of the center to the first column to the right, and then from the first column of the center to the first column to the left.
- Continue to sketch the elastic bands alternating between the right and left rows. Stop weaving, leaving the four columns of the center row empty. If you plan to make jewelry for a wide wrist, you can complete these four columns. Having learned how to weave bracelets from elastic bands on the Moon Lum machine, you will very soon be able to independently vary the sizes of your creations.
- At the end of the circle, you can begin to weave flower stars with beads. For each item you will need six colored rubber bands. The first “Fanny Lum” from the second column of the center is thrown onto the second column of the right row.
- The remaining gum is thrown clockwise on adjacent posts. To understand how to weave gum bracelets, you won’t need any schemes: just follow the motive and nature of the “Fanny Lum” weave. The stars should alternate the colors of the elastic bands and beads.
Second phase
- Throw the black “Fanny Lum” (they will be contact) on the last column of the central row and in the center of each asterisk.
- Expand the machine for weaving bracelets from rubber bands with the open sides of the columns toward you and start making stars. To do this, the first “Fanny Lum” is crocheted and held under contact rubber, and then transferred to an adjacent column of the central row. In the same way, the remaining stars finish by moving strictly counterclockwise.
- Now we can finish weaving with elastic bands. The bracelets on the Moon Lum machine are often completed by inserting a hook under all contact rubber bands and pulling them into the last of the remaining loops. You have a bright and at the same time unobtrusive bracelet with beautiful flowers from multi-colored beads.
"Staircase" with beads
This weaving technique is quite famous, as it does not require significant time costs from the needlewoman and allows you to decorate a bauble with stylish beads.
To make such an ornament, you will need rubber bands of the same color (for example, blue), as well as a machine tool, hook, clip and oblong-shaped beads.
First step
- Place the "Moon Lum" with the closed sides of the columns toward you and throw blue rubber bands onto the extreme rows. If the jewelry is intended for the owner of thin wrists, do not weave two columns at the end of the machine.
- Draw gum with beads, starting from the second columns of the left and right rows and ending with the penultimate columns.
- Throw one “Fanny Lum” onto the center row. On the last column should be placed contact rubber in four turns.
Second step
- If you have already woven a Summer bauble, then by this moment you will most likely understand how to weave gum bracelets on this type of machine. First of all, you need to turn the “Moon Lum” with the open sides of the columns toward you, and then enter the hook under the contact blue rubber band, pick up the top one and transfer it to the next column. All rubber bands of the central row are woven accordingly.
- Along the entire length of the loom over the rubber bands with beads, new blue “Fanny Lum” pounce.
- To finish the bauble, weave the elastic bands of the extreme rows, introducing a hook under the contact rubber band, picking up the one of interest and transferring it to the upper column of the right row. Similarly weave the entire row. If you want to know first hand how to weave bracelets from rubber bands, you don’t need schemes: the unique Moon Lum machine is able to repeat and surpass even the most stunning jewelry made at Rainbow Lum. It is possible that the photographs and instructions presented will inspire you to your own creations at the round Moon Lum. Many people are interested in how to make a bracelet from elastic bands on a rainbow loom, but the rest of the equipment, no doubt, deserves no less respect.
- Finishing the bauble, enter the hook under all the loops on the first column of the center, pick up another blue elastic band and pull it through all the loops. Now you can simply remove the bracelet from the Moon Lum, fasten it with a clip and proudly wear it on the playground or at school.
Conclusion
After reading the above recommendations, you probably already learned how to weave bracelets from rubber bands on the machine. Other crafts are no less surprising, some of which are outwardly stunningly similar - even if the crafts were made by completely different children or craftswomen. The world of “Fanny Lum” is incredibly diverse - and probably you have just begun to comprehend it.