Loom bands are taking the world by storm – and it’s not hard to see why. Rainbow-coloured and cheap, kids and adults can have hours of fun putting together flash designs with these bright pieces of ...

1. Wind one lilac band around the hook three times. 6. Pick up another pair of lilac bands and repeat steps 2–6. You have now made your first petal. Slide the petal onto the handle of the hook. 10.

1. Wind a white band around two pencils in a figure of eight, keeping the pencils close together. 2. Now push two more bands (we used a yellow one followed by an orange one) over the pencils without ...

Sharon Lighton, the owner of Anana Gifts, sells kits for children to make rubber band bracelets, which are a very popular trend right now. She has bought 14.7 million rubber bands to sell at her store ...

Why are "loom bands" one of the most popular toys in the world at the moment? In this era of babies playing with tablets and young teenagers living and breathing social media, it seems curious to find ...

Weaved into bracelets, owls and even fish, the new rubber band obsession, which started as a playground toy, is fast becoming the latest fashion fad. Loom bracelets seem to be this year's must-have ...

"Loom bands" have been taking over playgrounds and living rooms as children from many different countries weave the tiny rubber bands into bracelets and other designs. But what makes them so popular?

The simplest way to determine if someone has a student attending primary school in their life is to mention two words: loom bands. If the person nods sympathetically, smiles broadly, displays a ...

Rainbow loom bands – small elastic bands that can be woven into anything from friendship bracelets to animals and keyrings - are the latest kids’ craze But the most ambitious creation so far is a full ...

A loom band dress listed on eBay by a North Wales mum has reached a staggering £170,100 - and there's still a day of bidding to go. The dress, made from about 20,000 elastic bands, was first listed on ...

Prestatyn single mum and student Helen Wright came up with the idea after helping her 12-year-old daughter with designs A North Wales mum has told of her "shock" after a dress made from 20,000 loom ...