How to weave bracelets from rubber bands on a slingshot?

The best product is one that is made by hand.

Weaving bracelets from rubber bands on a slingshot as a type of needlework

Special kits for creativity Rainbow Loom have become popular among youth and children in different countries. This is due to the ease of use and availability of materials. You can create completely different crafts from the silicone rubber bands included in the set. These can be keychains, toys, jewelry, accessories, and even bracelets.

An activity with children will help develop fine motor skills and imagination. And the rich range of colors of elastic bands allows you to create unique products that will suit any outfit and for any occasion.

Techniques for weaving bracelets using a slingshot from rubber bands

In addition to silicone rubber bands, you will need a special slingshot to create the product. It is this that allows you to create the most interesting and unusual shapes.

What is a slingshot? This is a plastic product that has two or four legs. It is used to weave silicone threads.The number of columns affects the complexity of the resulting pattern.

In addition to a special slingshot, you will also need a hook. Its thickness should be medium, it will be enough № 3–4.

The ideal solution would be to purchase a ready-made Rainbow Loom set.

The entire technology of the process consists of weaving rubber bands together in such a way as to create a certain pattern.

How to weave a slingshot bracelet from rubber bands: diagram and description

The complexity and visual effect of the resulting bracelet depends on the number of parts of the slingshot and the colors chosen.

Weaving materials

For the diagrams below you will need:

silicone rubber bands in several colors;
2-point slingshot;
hook.

Master Class

French braid pattern

It is made in the form of two-color contrasting weaving (for example, red and white).

Place a white elastic band on the slingshot in a figure eight pattern. Then they simply throw on a red one and another white one on top (both without crossing).
Using a hook, remove the lowest white elastic band from one part of the slingshot to the middle of the column. The same thing is repeated with the second part.
Then put a red elastic band (without crossing) on two parts of the slingshot.
On the left, lift and remove the central elastic band (here it will be white).
The lowest elastic band is removed from the right column; in this case it will be red.
A white elastic band is put on top. After this, a sequence is formed on the left in which the two rubber bands located at the bottom become the same red color, and on the right side the colors alternate.
The bottom red one is removed from the left column, and the middle red one from the right.
Now on the right column the two lower elastic bands become white, and on the left they alternate.
On the right column, the bottom white elastic band is removed and placed between the slingshots, and on the left column, the middle red elastic band is removed in the middle.

In this sequence, you must perform actions until you obtain the desired length of the bracelet.

Weaving "Sidewalk"

To make an elastic product, you need to use double elastic bands, so you get a dense product.

On two plastic legs in the shape of 8, put two elastic bands of one and then another color.
Throw the elastic band along the lower right side to the center.
Then put on the next 2 twisted ones. Moreover, you should alternate the color of the rubber bands.
Now from the opposite edge, that is, from the left, throw two colors to the middle.

Then continue weaving to the required size, using the steps described.

"Double Dragon Scales"

It goes like this:

On a quadruple slingshot, put a bright elastic band on the 2 central posts in a figure of eight.
Put on black elastic bands on both sides in figure eights.
After this, you should throw the red one over the post, so it is fixed as if on a black elastic band.
Then put on 2 elastic bands, wrapping them in figure eights twice on the two central posts. The color can also be red or another bright shade.
After this, the two central parts of the black ones from the central posts are thrown over the central parts of the colored double twisted elastic bands.
Now, black elastic bands twisted twice in figure eights are put on the two right and two left columns.
Now all the lower columns need to be thrown over the corresponding columns.

Then the same thing is repeated. Colored rubber bands can be one color, or they can change from one color to another.

Interesting ideas

If you want to get a wide variety of patterns, you can combine 2 or more colors. Moreover, the more complex the pattern, the more colors it can include.