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you have only just arrived on the planet you must be aware
by now of the latest craze: loom bands! Search Press has jumped
onto the bandwagon and produced a book of twenty wearable
designs featuring those ubiquitous wee bands.
As the subtitle says loom and hook you don’t need a
loom to make everything in the book, and of course you need
a hook anyway. The back and front covers feature foldout pages
where you can find out the basic technique using a hook, and
at the back a loom, which is handy. You can unfold it and
it is visible while you work on a more complex piece. Although
at some point an adult book is going to be produced by somebody
this is another one featuring children as models, and all
the familiar styles are here including bracelets, earrings,
necklaces, a hand/foot tanga and charms. Each project has
a page-sized photo of the finished item being worn, and on
the other page what you need and the instructions. Due to
the small format of the book there is not room for many staged
photos but there are always a few, once as many as eight and
a picture of the loaded loom. My advice is to start at the
beginning and go onwards if you are a complete beginner as
loom band work is unlike anything else and you need to get
into it to understand the more complex pieces at the end.
For once everything is available from one place, an excellent
website that I use a lot (see below). Overseas crafters will
have to locate their materials elsewhere, but for once this
is not going to be too difficult. A delightful introduction
to the hobby that is small enough to be carried around with
one of those portable looms and suitable for all.
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