Looms

Nadstar

iammumtoone wrote: »

They are all the craze here, however having a son I am a bit disappointed that we can't take part I love doing crafty things with ds but this one isn't really suitable. I am thinking of getting him some in boyish colours but not sure.

Anyone else have a son who enjoys this?

Not a son but lots of DD's male friends are enjoying them - indeed she was teaching one of them at the childminder's last week!

We have all sorts of colours not just the pink/purples but seem to be getting stuck on flag combos! *Another trip to The Works at lunch tomorrow :cool: *

Nadstar

The Works, £1.49 gets you some bands, a loom and a hook, bags of 300 are 99p - loads of colours.

£3.50 should have you going for AGES!

pulliptears

Can anyone tell me the name of the loom which you can move around? We've got a couple of fixed looms but DD wants a specific one for some design she's seen and I have no idea what they are called.

balletshoes

iammumtoone wrote: »

Thanks think I will get him some was looking at the website on this thread and didn't realise you could make so much stuff (the charms etc), most of it was for girls but some were suitable for boys.

A couple of questions

Do I have to get a hook or will a crochet hook be suitable?

How much does a pack of 300 looms make? how many bracelets would you get out of it?

Which is the cheapest shop to buy from?

Thanks

you get a hook included in the packs - the pound shops have them in bags of 300 each .

Nadstar

http://www.thetoyshop.com/Jacks/Jacks-Loop-And-Loom-Camouflage---Bracelet-Maker-and-600-Bands/p/518262?awc=1736_1403463125_ba220f0c6ff3b9348329103bbc7436d3

Really expensive and in no way recommending but one marketed at boys

pulliptears

Seaside pound shops are full of these btw. Looms and bands are VERY cheap. DD has come home from our recent break with thousands of the beggars.

peachyprice

iammumtoone wrote: »

Thanks think I will get him some was looking at the website on this thread and didn't realise you could make so much stuff (the charms etc), most of it was for girls but some were suitable for boys.

A couple of questions

Do I have to get a hook or will a crochet hook be suitable?

How much does a pack of 300 looms make? how many bracelets would you get out of it?

Which is the cheapest shop to buy from?

Thanks

The Entertainer do them in camo colours for boys

The hooks come in the bag with the bands, they're around £1 a pack pretty much everywhere.

meritaten

Yes, I am a Loom addict too! my grandkids fault, they showed me how to do them, then I looked them up on youtube, and now I am making my own designs. um, am I a bit old to be playing with rubber bands at age 60? (I just give the bracelets and necklaces to the grandkids and their friends)

meritaten

gingin wrote: »

Yes, I've literally just got back from the shop with DD to buy more. The Works and Poundland stock 99p bags of looms, I am wearing a pretty one now.

DD makes bracelets and sends them to her cousins in New Zealand and Oz and vice versa, so it is a very expensive hobby but very sweet. My husband wears them to the office, I think it's become quite trendy amongst dads to wear your child's bracelets..

rofl - every time I make one for GS2 I have to make an identical one for his dad as well (and DIL informs me that he wears them to the office too!)

iammumtoone

meritaten wrote: »

Yes, I am a Loom addict too!

:rotfl: I can see myself getting quite addicted and 'borrowing' the stuff once ds is in bed, did you see the flowers in the pot on the link posted above, they look amazing I would like to make something like that.

Think i will be popping to the works sometime this week after work.

EDIT: this http://rainbowloominstructions.com/african-violets-tutorial-by-pgs-loomacy/