Since the appearance of Rainbow loom, needlewomen of various ages have learned to weave jewelry for their wrists, hair, neck and fingers, using special machines or improvised objects, such as pencils, slingshots, fingers and so on. However, today there are those who are only trying to learn how to weave a bracelet of rubber bands on the machine. The workshop below will be useful to them.
Preparation for weaving a fishtail bracelet
“Fishtail” is the most suitable way to create a gum jewelry for those who first wondered how to weave a gum bracelet on a machine. For beginners, a slingshot is also suitable. However, if you do not intend to dwell on the simplest technique for creating jewelry from Rainbow loom, then you should immediately purchase a special machine. You will also need the required number of colored rubber bands, a hook and a plastic clasp. The machine should be located so that the recesses looked at the needlewoman, and the columns of two adjacent rows were at the same level.
Fishtail weave
The gum must be crossed by the figure of eight and put on two adjacent extreme pins with different loops, and on top throw two more gum, but not crossed. Next, the lower Rainbow loom on the right peg should be hooked and removed through the two upper elements, and then do the same with the loop on the left column. After this, it is necessary to put on another peg on two pegs and remove the element that is at the very bottom. This weaving should be continued until the required length of the bracelet is reached. It should be noted that the “fish tail” looks more original if Rainbow loom of different colors is used for its manufacture. At the final stage, 4 loops of one end and 2 of the other should be secured with a plastic fastener. Now you know how to weave a bracelet made of elastic bands on a fishtail machine, and you can even teach your friends this skill.
An asterisk bracelet made of elastic bands on the machine: the preparatory stage and the beginning of weaving
Needlewomen, who have mastered the technique of creating a fishtail jewelry and are eager to learn more about how to weave a bracelet of rubber bands on a machine, should pay attention to the star pattern. For the manufacture of this product you will need a special machine, C- or S-shaped clasp, hook and about 120 multi-colored rubber bands. It is worth noting that the bracelet looks more original if its edges are made of elements of the same color, and located inside the sprocket - of another. Weaving begins from the correct location of the machine. So, its middle row should be one column ahead of the two extreme ones. The recesses of the machine while looking to the left.
Now more about how to weave a bracelet of rubber bands on the machine. Slipping colored elements on the posts should start from the right edge. First, using the Rainbow loom, it is necessary to connect the protruding rod and the one located below it, then the 1st and 2nd pins of the lower row, then the 2nd and 3rd. Similar actions should be continued until all the columns of the extreme rows of the machine are joined by elastic bands. It will become the edging for the future bracelet. At the same time, the last two columns of the extreme rows will remain unused, since at the end of the bracelet you should get the same corner as at the beginning. It is worth noting that the information on how to weave a bracelet of rubber bands on the machine is not too complicated for beginners, the main thing is to show a little patience and spend the right amount of time.
Rubber bracelet: weaving stars
Now you can proceed to the creation of stars, each of which is better to make different colors. To do this, gum should be thrown onto the second middle row and the far right rods. Then, clockwise, you need to continue to throw Rainbow loom, connecting the center of the sprocket with the columns located around. When all 6 gum will be in place, you need to move on to creating the next star, the center of which will be the 4th column of the middle row. Weaving should be continued until all pins are used. For a better understanding of how to weave a bracelet of rubber bands on the machine, look carefully at the photo below.
For the convenience of work and the original appearance of the finished jewelry, it is better to use elastic bands of different colors to create each star. It is worth noting that the last extreme rods will remain unused. Next, on each column of the middle row, which acts as the center of the sprocket, you should throw an elastic band folded in eight by half.
Removing the loops and completing the weaving of the star bracelet
The machine must be turned in such a way that the recesses of the pins look to the right, and do the following: using a hook, remove the lower loop from the last core of the middle row and throw it on the forward column. Continue weaving according to a similar pattern until all the loops of the middle row are thrown to adjacent columns. Further, the middle elastic bands of each ray of the sprocket are alternately transferred to the pins that they connect.
When all the internal elements of the bracelet are ready, all that remains is to weave the edging, for which the rubber bands were thrown at the beginning of work. So, it is necessary to throw each lower loop of one column onto the leading pin in front. You should start work with a protruding middle row pin and move to the bottom, and then weave the top from the same point. If it is difficult for you to understand how to weave a bracelet of rubber bands on the machine, the photo below will help in this.
At the final stage, with the help of the hook, you must thread the rubber band through all the protruding loops, and, having fixed both its ends on the hook, carefully remove the finished bracelet from the machine. After that, the product must be straightened. Attach a fastener to its extreme loops.