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How to Make Rubber Band Bracelets

Introduction: How to Make Rubber Band Bracelets

This is an easy way to make cool rubber band bracelets without a loom! These are fishtail bracelets that i’ll be making. While you can make these rubber band bracelets on a Rainbow Loom, you can also use your fingers. It’s just as easy!

Step 1: Your Material

All you need to make these bracelets are: 40 rubber bands, (20 of each color,) an S or C hook, and your fingers.

Step 2: The First Band

Add a band to your index finger, flip it over, the put the other side on your middle finger.

Step 3: The Next Bands

Put another band of the other color just above the first one. Dont twist this one. Then you put on a third one above the second, using the first color.

Step 4: Making the Fishtail

Once you have three bands on your fingers, take the bottom band, and move the side thats on the index finger to the middle. Then repeat with the other side. Keep adding and moving bands to the middle until you have used all your bands.

Step 5: Halfway

About halfway through, your bracelet should look like this.

Step 6: Finishing It Up

Once you have used all of you bands, move the bottom band to the middle. Once you do that, move both sides of the only band left onto one finger. Then put the hook on, and connect it to the other side. And there you have it, an awesome bracelet to wear and show to your friends! Thanks for checking out this instruct able! Please leave a comment! If you have any questions or problems, please tell me! Thanks again!

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How to Make Rubber Band Bracelets

Rubber Band Bracelets

Have you seen these rubber band bracelets yet? This is a huge craze for kids that hit some cities last year. In our area, we were first introduced to these a few months ago.

When I volunteered at VBS we found lots of children had these cute little bracelets on and one of my campers actually made a bracelet for me. My 5 year old loved them so we went on a mad hunt to try and figure out how to make them. It was ridiculous trying to find the darn kits- none of the craft stores carried them and “rubber band bracelet” didn’t turn up much for me online.

So finally we found the Rainbow Loom kit and my (now) 6 year old has been making bracelets like crazy.

If you are interested in getting one of these kits for your child, I have details about what comes in the kit below and then scroll down to the bottom for resources to actually make different patterned bracelets.

My little girl has been making bracelets like crazy and even took the kit when we went out to dinner.

She made bracelets for the entire family (including Grandpa and Daddy) and made little matching bracelets for the two of us to wear:

You can make the bracelets thicker, add charms to them, make rings… there are a lot of different ways to use these kits. I do recommend buying a kit to get started because here is what you will get:

The Loom- this is what you use for some of the more complicated designs. For the simple bracelets you don’t need the loom but it is nice to have it. The kit also comes with a little Crochet Hook that you can see my daughter using above and a blue thingy that you use to hold one of the bracelets and to get them started off of.

Plus 600 Rubberbands in assorted colors

And the little plastic clips (called C Clips) that attach the bracelet.

There are two major kits to choose from- the first one is the Rainbow Loom and that is the one we have. It looks like this:

If you don’t feel like driving around- or you want to send this off as a gift- you can order from Amazon here.

And if you want additional rubber bands, those are pretty reasonably priced right now.

So there you have it! Once you get your kit Michael’s has made some easy to follow you tube videos here. (Just scroll down)

So that is the scoop on these really cute rubberband bracelets! And note these are not just for little girls! Boys can make these as well! Team colors would be really fun- my husband is a soccer fan so he got a bracelet in Yellow and Green (for the Brazil national team) and it looks great!

You can see lots more craft ideas for children on my Pinterest board here.

How to Make Rubber Band Bracelets: 40 DIYs

Fill up your accessory box with a plethora of bracelets made from ordinary rubber bands to dress your wrist with bold colors. Whether you want to make a friendship band or gift your mother something unique, rubber band bracelets would be a feasible choice. The following DIYs have all the elements you are looking for an idiosyncratic wrist piece.

Make your wrist colorful as the rainbow donning this wonderful bracelet done by a pair of dolly pegs and a crochet hook.

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Weave a fabulous bracelet using a combination of tons of rubber bands and acrylic beads.

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Using two rubber bands of different colors you can braid a chunky armlet to add some oomph and glam.

Rubber Band Bracelet

How to Make a Rubber Band Bracelet

The tiny rubber bands attached to the main bracelet look like a chain sequence. At first glance, nobody would be able to make it out.

Rubber Band Bracelets with Loom

Tiny beads attached to the bracelet add more charm. It is an ideal accessory wear for a hippie look.

Rubber Band Bracelet Patterns

Rubber Band Bracelets without Loom

Starburst bracelets are fabulous to wear around your wrist. You can mix and match with rubber bands of other colors as well.

Cool Rubber Band Bracelets

Work on this simple bracelet with a crochet hook to adorn your wrist with something funky.

Rubber Band Bracelet Loom

Try out this fishtail pattern with a couple of rubber bands taking help from pencils instead of a loom.

How to Make a Fishtail Rubber Band Bracelet

Glam up your wrist with a gorgeous starburst bracelet and get everyone smitten by it. You may mix it up with other accessory materials.

Rubber Band Bracelet Starburst

Choose a multicolored pattern for this escalator bracelet pattern for adding a modest element to your bare wrist.

Ladder Rubber Band Bracelet

Make Rubber Band Bracelets with Pencils

A couple of chains and hair ties can be turned into a fashionable circlet. Rock it with a boho-chic look.

Hair Rubber Band Bracelet

Rather than spending a fortune at the mall to buy bracelets, you can make a stunning piece at home. Show it off to your friends and get some praises.

Heart Rubber Band Bracelet

Beginners would find this tutorial useful and easy for getting hands-on experience working with a loom. Moreover, you don’t require loads of elastic bands.

How to Make a Single Rubber Band Bracelet

An exquisite statement piece, the bracelet adds more volume slender wrists, making you maintain a minimalist style.

How to Make a Dragon Tail Rubber Band Bracelet

Forget the loom as this magnificent bracelet can be weaved with fingers, giving you a creative reason to stack those grocery rubber bands.

How to Make the Rubber Band Bracelets with Your Fingers

How to Make the Rubber Band Bracelets by Hands

Sophisticated and radiant, this chunky and thick bracelet gives a drastic transformation to your bare wrist.

How to Make a Triple Rubber Band Bracelet

Lap out a casual and attractive bracelet right before Christmas to keep your wrist ready with some holiday shades.

Christmas Rubber Band Bracelets

Although Halloween is not showing up soon, you take an idea from this tutorial to pair up your costume next time with this tutorial.

Rubber Band Bracelet Charms

The combination of light tones for this bracelet would be most suitable for your accessory requirements.

How to Make Thick Rubber Band Bracelets

This bracelet is made out of little rubber bands and adorned with wooden beads to fashionably deck your wrist.

Mini Rubber Band Bracelets

How to Make a Double Rubber Band Bracelet

Utilize your free weekend to make a colorful bracelet with recycled rubber bands otherwise lying in your kitchen.

Rubber Band Chain Bracelet

Keep the borders black to highlight the other colors of the rubber bands. So you have another starburst wrist accessory in your kitty.

Rubber Band Bracelet Patterns without Rainbow Loom

Rainbow Rubber Band Bracelets

Craft this sleek rubber band bracelet to add some preppy vibe to your entire look.

Rubber Band Friendship Bracelets

Wide Rubber Band Bracelets

Wrap this vibrant bracelet around your wrist and flaunt it to your friends. You can make one for your best friend as well.

Rubber Band Bracelet French Braid

Revive the age-old tradition of tying friendship bands more creatively with some rubber bands, C-clips, and a fork.

Rubber Band Bracelet Fork

Although the tutorial is about making a flower with rubber bands, you can take help from the other DIYs to make an entire bracelet.

Rubber Band Bracelet Flower

The magic of DIY can induce a new life into a bunch of dispensable rubber bands and add some style quotient to your ensemble.

Rubber Band Bracelet Hexafish

You have to do double the work while weaving this thick multi-layered bracelet but at the end, it would worth the effort.

Quadruple Rubber Band Bracelet

Zigzag Rubber Band Bracelet

Celebrate a true amp party with loads of celebrations and fun donning this zipline-designed bracelet for your arm.

Zipline Rubber Band Bracelet

How to Make Bracelet with Rubber Bands

Fashion-enthusiasts need not have to splurge on expensive accessories when they can do something creative and feasible at home.

How Do You Make Rubber Band Bracelet

Rubber Band Bracelet Idea

This summer sit with your other DIY enthusiast friends and make these unique bracelets. You will be more than happy accessorizing your wrists with these lovely armlets.

Published on February 2nd 2018 by Michelle Anderson

Spider Rubber Band Bracelet: No Rainbow Loom Needed

Introduction: Spider Rubber Band Bracelet: No Rainbow Loom Needed

I don’t know about you but this rubber band bracelet is the only way I would get close to any spider. This Spider Rubber Band Bracelet is so cool, it could literally make you start flinging web. Just kidding, but it does grab a lot of attention. With 2 requests to do this instructable based off the concept I did for another bracelet (click here for that one) I created earlier this year, I knew it was time to recreate this bracelet to share.

What I love is that while this bracelet uses Rainbow Loom rubber bands; you do not even need a loom/ hook or even clips. Make yourself stand out by wearing one of these. They are also perfect for Halloween and cosplay.

Okay, come on, let’s get this bracelet making party started by creating one big spider!

Step 1: Materials

Pretty easy on this list, all you need are some small rubber bands.

For my spider I choose the following colors:

Purple (head and body) You will need the most of this color.

Pink (eyes) Only need 2.

Black (body base and legs)

White (web)

If you like another color combo, get creative and go for it. I know that next time I build this one, I’d want to try out the glow in the dark ones.

*A quick note, I am sensitive to latex and Rainbow Loom rubber bands are latex free. Also these rubber bands do not break like the cheap ones you find in bulk for a few dollars less.

Step 2: Building a Skeleton

The body and the head needs to be built first. I coined the term, «skeleton» for when rubber bands are attached together, end to end by tying them to each other.

1. For the body you will need a bit more rubber bands in the skeleton than the head. I just start rolling one end of the skeleton into a ball and the every last rubber band, I used to loop 2 times around the whole thing to secure it. I did the same for the purple head.

2. These bases are not perfect and as you can see, there are always lumps and loops. Don’t worry about these. The loops actually are useful because you will need to find 2 of them to pull out, 1 in the head and 1 in the body, to attach to each other.

3. Add more purple to stabilize and contour the head and body.

Step 3: Legs

1. For the legs you will need to make 8 spider legs. Each leg create a small skeleton of 1 black tied to 1 white.

2. Loops the black pieces in alternating sides to the neck of the spider.

3. To create the thicker leg it’s time to «bead.» A bead is very easy to make. To bead grab a black rubber band and twist it several times around the black skeleton leg of the spider. I used 4 black rubber bands to create beads along each leg.

4. When all the legs are done, the spider will look almost right. You can fatten it up by adding more purple rubber bands throughout the head and body. Make sure when looping the bands to ensure that the legs are also included so that they will appear easy when spread out instead of in a cluster.

Note that in the last picture I use the loom only so I can show you spread out how the spider legs look. Again, no loom needed.

Step 4: Eyes

1. Tie a skeleton of 3 purple rubber bands. Bead 2 pink onto the middle purple rubber band. Make sure to space the pink appropriately as eyes for your spider.

2. Secure the eyes by looping of the right and left of the middle rubber band to the top legs. Then loop the 2 other sides appropriately to the body.

3. Add more purple to the head and body to secure the eyes.

Yay, the spider is now complete and finishing the web is next.

Step 5: Web

To make the web took a bit of figuring out. Thankfully long nails helped me in untying the mistakes I kept making as this bracelet was a learning process. The good news is I have figured out how many rubber bands you need to make a nice fitting web.

1. The web for under the head will be created first. Build 2 skeletons of 1 white with 1 purple. Use the purple to attach the white to the bottom side of the spider.

2. The top set of legs need another white each. There are a total of 3 whites to the second set of legs which was then tied with 1 white extra..

3. Next are the very bottom legs. They need 2 white rubber bands attached to each and then tied and spaced with 1 white. The attached white will need 1 white on each side.

4. Transition to the 3rd set of legs by making the web 2 whites long each. Each of the end white should meet with the end white of the 4th/ bottom legs and be tied together with another white rubber band. Add 2 more whites to each side and then tie them together in a double knot.

5. Secure the 2nd and 3rd legs together using a skeleton of 2 whites.

Yay, the spider bracelet is all done!

Step 6: How to Wear

This Spider Rubber Band Bracelet is easiest to wear by:

1. Place the spider on top of your hand, right side up.

2. Look for the double-knot loop and bring that bracelet piece under your wrist.

3. Look for the open single knot loop and bring that bracelet piece under your hand.

4. Place the 4 open white rubber bands appropriately on each finger. I like to do the ones that come under the eyes first.

As you can see, this bracelet can be worn left or right handed and even the spider can rest against your palm.

*For a better fit on the fingers, I think it would be best to use thin, white metal rings that are sized more appropriately for your fingers instead of the rubber bands. These Rainbow Loom bands can constrict the blood flow to your fingers if they are too tight. You can also switch the finger white webs with larger size rubber bands too.

Although it won’t look as cool, you can also opt to forgo the finger bands and tie the 2 webs pairs as loops with more white skeletons. Just secure it between the fingers instead of on each one.

I hope you enjoy this bracelet and thank you for looking at my instructable. 🙂

Five Minutes Tutorial on How to Make a Rubber Band Bracelet without the Loom

Summary: Want to learn how to make a rubber band bracelet without the loom? Today, I will share you to make rubber band bracelet by hand.

Without a loom, making this rubber band bracelet just need a hook. It is very easy, and it will take you less time and money. Do you want to have a try? Let’s begin!

Materials needed in making rubber band bracelets by hand:

Instructions for making rubber band bracelets without a loom:

1st, take a hook, wrap an orange rubber band 2 times, take another orange rubber band and slip your hook in, pinch and pull the wrapped rubber band to the straighten band;
2nd, add a pink rubber band to the straighten band, and thread the other end onto the hook;

3rd, take an orange rubber band again and slip your hook in, slip the rubber bands onto the straighten one;
4th, do the rest in the same method until get your desired length;

5th, take it down, use an S-clip to attach both ends.

The final look of rubber band bracelets without a loom is as following:

Well done! Without the loom, this rubber band bracelet has been finished! Is it very easy and interesting? The rubber band bracelet is so popular now, without the loom, you can also make one. Just do it!