American Stripes Loom Bracelet

by RAYZORWIRE in Living > Toys & Games

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American Stripes Loom Bracelet

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This project is a level 5 in the difficulty project range.

Materials

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gather all your materials before you begin. have extra bands and clips just in case.

Placing Bands for the Boarder

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begin with the half circles facing away from you. start by placing DOUBLE bands up left side of the loom. when your get to the end, STOP. go back to the first peg, and place DOUBLE bands up the other side of loom to where it meets at the end.

Placing Bands for the Triangles

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go back to the beginning and place DOUBLE alternating red and white bands in the form of upside down triangles.

Cap the End

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place a dark blue cap in the end peg of the half circles

Looming the Boarder

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go behind all the bands and pick up the bottom bands and pull them through and place them back on their peg. follow the pictures.

Looming the Triangles

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put your hook under the two sides of the triangle and pull another band of that color through and lock it... follow the pictures.

Almost Done

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there are a lot of bands left on the end so use 2-3 hooks like in the picture to keep them together then pull your bracelet off the loom carefully.

Connecting

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I made two because I don't like to have half of my bracelet made of extended bands. if you don't want to make another like mine, just add your extended bands and connects with s or c clips.

Add Charms Then You're Done.

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here's mine. I did red, white, and blue because I'm in the USA. your can use any colors that you want. hope your had as much fun as I did making it. please leave comments and questions. Thank you.