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 ...

Beloved by kids and the bane of parents and teachers, Loom Bands – or Rainbow Loom - is the playground craze that has taken over the planet. But what are they, and where did they come from? Chances ...

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 ...

Last week we featured a gallery of readers' loom band designs as the new craze continued to sweep through Merseyside. But photographs of your incredible creations have continued to flood in, ...

The colourful wrist tie-up that shot to fame after Kate Middleton sported one What started off as a small gift has spiralled into a global trend that is being valued in millions! After Kate Middleton, ...

As with so many good ideas, someone always has to take it too far. On the evidence of these photos - which, once seen, cannot be unseen - loom bands may have reached that point. Every year, a baffling ...