How to Make a Fish Tail Loom Bracelet

You will need a loom, a pick tool, a "S" or "C" clip, and your color choice of rubber bands. You can also get beads, they are optional.

Turn the loom sideways, it doesn't matter what way the arrows are pointing on the loom.

Take one rubber band of your choice and put it on ONE peg. Then before you hook it to the peg next to it, flip the rubber band over, then connect it to the other peg. After you place the rubber band, it should look like a figure-8 as shown in the picture.

Take another rubber band and place it above the figure-8 band. Do NOT figure-8 this rubber band.

Again, apply another rubber band above the figure-8 one and the straight rubber band. Do NOT figure-8 this rubber band either.

After you are done applying the three rubber bands, this is what they should look like from the top.

Now that you have put the three rubber bands where they belong, take the bottom band, or the figure-8 band, and hook it with your pick tool.

Pull the rubber band up over the top of the rest of the rubber bands.

Let go of the figure-8 rubber band. It should be sitting on too of the other two rubber bands.

Take your pick tool and hook the other side of the bottom rubber band, or the figure-8 band.

Pull the bottom band, the figure-8 band, over the other two bands.

Let go of the rubber band. It should look like what is shown in the picture.

Push down the two rubber bands.

Add another rubber band above the two rubber bands that were already on the pegs.

Repeat the steps 8 through 14.

Keep doing the process and it should look like the picture.

When you get far enough into the bracelet, take the rubber band on the end and guilty it. This will tighten the rubber bands and make it look like a fishtail. Keep pulling after you add about 5 to 10 bands.

If you want to add beads to your bracelet, just take the rubber band abs weave it through the hole of the bead.

Attach the two ends of the rubber band that is sticking out of the bead to the pegs.

Grab the rubber band at the bottom and pull it over the top.

Let go of the band.

Lift the other side of the band over the rest.

It should look like the photo above.

Keep repeating the lift and let go steps.

It should look like this when you get farther down from the bead.

Add either an "S" clip or a "C" clip to the end of your bracelet.

Take the rubber band off the pegs.

Connect the the clip to the other side of your bracelet.

Wear your awesome bracelet and show all your friends.