What is Lumigurumi? This an unusual word is a new fashionable trend in needlework, which is closely related to amigurumi. If you are friends with crocheting, then you probably know that amigurumi is a hobby in which weave various toys and figures made from threads using a hook.

Today, Rainbow Loom elastic bands are at the peak of popularity, we wrote about them in the last article, and now you know that you can. But needlewomen went further and began to create not only jewelry from rubber bands such as bracelets and rings, but also began to weave toys and various figures from rubber bands. And so a new direction appeared most interesting hobby for the whole family - lumigurumi.

Mikrusha will tell you what can be woven using multi-colored rubber bands, what figures and toys can be made from Rainbow Loom rubber bands: ponies, horses, minions, hedgehogs, lambs and other animals and more.

Let's start with horses - ponies and the horses themselves.

How to weave a pony from rubber bands. Video.

You probably know that a horse is a symbol of love and prosperity in the home, so a small rubber band horse, made with great love with your own hands, will certainly be a pleasant gift for loved ones, for example, a mother or a friend. Such a horse made of rubber bands can become a faithful companion if you make it as a keychain, or maybe just decorate a child’s room. If you have a daughter between the ages of 3 and 7, Pony Horses are probably one of your favorite cartoon characters. You can make such a pony from Rainbow Loom rubber bands and such a horse will become your favorite friend, because it was made by mom with love. But the most important thing is that to make a rubber toy using the lumigurumi technique, you don’t need to be a pro with a fancy machine. You just need a little desire and patience. And you can weave it on a fork, as you know!

Pony made of rubber bands. Photo.

Mikrusha put together a video on how to weave a Horse figurine from rubber bands.

My Little Pony You can now do it yourself. This collection of colorful ponies will appeal to both girls and boys. And you can weave together with the children, choose colors for the little ones together, the children can help put on and select rubber bands. Remember that any handicraft, and especially with the mother, contributes to the development of the child, his fine motor skills. No wonder this hobby became the most popular in 2015.

How to make Mickey Mouse from rubber bands. Video.

Well, who doesn't love Mickey Mouse? We liked our cute eared friend both in childhood and our children now. Mickey Mouse is a popular cartoon of our childhood, but it is not so often seen in stores on toy shelves; it has long been supplanted by other more modern ones. However, you can make your own Mickey using Rainbow Loom bands.

It will be great if the characters from Walt Disney come to life and have new life and in your house. If you don't like toys, you can make a cute bracelet out of rubber bands and put a Mickey or his friend Minnie figure in the center.

To understand how to weave Mickey Mouse, watch the video:

How to weave a minion from rubber bands. Video.

Minions - these cute, funny yellow creatures will conquer any heart. After the release of the last cartoon with them, the love for Minions only intensified. Why not weave a Minion out of rubber bands? It will serve as a fun toy for a child; you can attach it to a keychain or put it in the car to lift your spirits. You can even weave a phone case with the look of a minion, which will have a funny look and perfectly protect the phone with its rubber layer. All you need is desire and blue and yellow elastic bands for bracelets.

MINION made from Rainbow Loom elastic bands. Video.

What girls don't love cute unicorns? Well, tell your daughter something like this. To make a cute unicorn or hippo, for example, you will need only 580 elastic bands of the main color and 38 elastic bands for bracelets of a different color. If desired, you can make a toy from one color. To make a rubber toy soft and pleasant to the touch, fill it with synthetic fluff.

We weave a unicorn from rubber bands. Video

Watch the video carefully on how to weave a unicorn from rubber bands and repeat after the author, you can add your own innovations or follow exactly. This is a hobby for the soul, the main thing is that you like it.

Unicorn made from rubber bands. Photo.



How to weave hello kitty from rubber bands. Video.

HelloKitty is also one of the favorite children's characters. White pussy with a red bow is beloved by girls all over the world. And now every girl can weave a Hello Kitty pussy herself using elastic bands. To make sure you get a rubber band pussy, practice with your daughter on simple bracelets, gradually moving on to more complex logic.

Hello Kitty pussy made from rubber bands. Photo.


In conclusion, we can say that rubber bands Rainbow Loom is the most popular hobby material. Small colorful rubber bands allow you to create incredible things, create jewelry, invent and weave toys and figurines. Mikrusha hopes that we have infected you with positivity and interest in such a hobby as lumigurumi made from rubber bands. We will be waiting for your posts and photos with new crafts made from rubber bands.

Weaving with the Rainbow Loom kit for recent years has become a popular hobby. Rainbow Loom is the same constructor with which you can weave animals from rubber bands on a machine. Another common way to create such products is slingshot weaving. The main material for creativity is silicone rubber bands.

If you haven’t purchased the kit yet, you can make the animal without a machine. There are working techniques using pencils, forks, and slingshots. You can weave the product with your fingers without additional tools. For weaving, colors are chosen that correspond to the natural coloring of the animal.

To make an owl, you need to prepare:

  • The rubber bands for the body are brown and red, for the eyes - blue and white, for the beak - orange.
  • A regular hook or from a set.
  • Sintepon or wool for filling the finished product.

Owl weaving pattern:

To connect both parts at the top, you need to place a hook under the 1st loop of the first 2 rows, stretching the silicone ring and making a knot. You should knit this way until the end of the row. To form the top in the center, you need to fasten the ring and stretch, securing, the bottom of the product. The owl's ears are ready.

The circle pattern for weaving eyes is similar to the base pattern. The first of two rows uses 8 rings dark color, in the second - 16 white ones, 2 in each loop. Orange rubber bands will be needed for the beak.

Beak weave:

  1. Screw one ring onto the hook, remove it into 2 loops, pulling through the next 2 rings, putting on the other end of the 1st pair.
  2. Next, 2 rings should be pulled through the first 2 loops. As a result, 4 paired loops are located on the hook.
  3. They need to be removed onto the machine. The weaving of the beak is completed, it can be connected to the base.

Making ponies on a machine

You can learn how to weave a pony from the instructions for the elastic bands. To create an animal, silicone rings of different colors are required to weave hooves, mane, legs, torso and tail. It is necessary to prepare the hook and the machine.

When weaving a pony from an elastic band, the machine should be positioned so that the open sides of the pegs are turned towards the master, and the row in the center protrudes slightly forward. To weave a pony from an elastic band, you must follow the instructions:

  1. To make the upper part of the hind leg for a pony, you should throw on 3 elastic bands pink color 4 times without twisting in the form of a figure eight.
  2. For the bottom - 4 times 2 white, twisted in half.
  3. For the hooves, you need to screw 2 silver rings in 4 turns, forming a shin.

Then you need to weave the leg and remove it. The other leg is done in a similar way. The front legs are woven in the same way, skipping the step of making the shin. To braid the head, 2 rings are thrown in a circle pink shade, in the middle - white (spot on the face of the future animal). A large number of yellow rings for the mane. Two pink ones are attached after the white one, stringing yellow elastic bands on them for the mane.

The neck is made with pink rings. To move to the body along the contour, you should put on 4 pairs of silicone rings, in a row in the center - 5 times. Then you need to put on 4 pairs of elastic bands in a row along the contour, and in the central row - 3 elastic bands in a row 5 times. The mane is attached in the middle. Then the ears are woven and attached to the corner posts in the 1st row.

Finished legs are attached to the body. Eyes made from silver rings are added. Triangles are attached to hold the woven horse. The entire animal is woven and removed after placing the loop. The tail is made from yellow and pink rings.

Creating a Spider on a Slingshot

A slingshot is a simple tool that helps you weave animal figures. Original animals made from rubber bands of one or more colors are obtained on a slingshot. Making a small spider will not be difficult. For this you will need:

  • Black silicone rings, but other colors are available.
  • Slingshot. It is available in sets, but you can also buy it separately.
  • Hook.

To create an insect, you need to use a diagram for quickly creating a spider from rubber bands. First of all, you need to screw the ring onto 1 slingshot rod in 4 turns, then connect the 2 columns with a ring folded in the center.

Next steps:

Even a less experienced craftsman can make animals out of rubber bands, as it is quite simple. In a similar way, you can weave larger animals, such as a cat, koala, dog. Small figures of a snake or mouse will also look interesting.

How to weave this miracle? A horse is a kind, peace-loving animal. Therefore, a horse made of rubber bands will become a wonderful gift to your family or friends. And also a wonderful talisman for you and your family. It’s not for nothing that people even hang horse shoes for happiness.

And so, let's begin to lure happiness into our home with cute rubber band horses. How to weave a horse, pegasus or zebra from rubber bands?

Weaving a horse from rubber bands on a machine

The main type of weaving of toys and figures from rubber bands is carried out using a machine. Using the classic Rainbow Loom machine you can make charming Pegasus horses. The weaving technique consists of sequentially stringing elastic bands onto the machine, then the elastic bands are removed from the post in the same sequence. In this way, the elastic bands are intertwined with each other, creating certain loops. When all manipulations are completed, all weaving is removed from the machine. The result is a finished toy made from rubber bands - a horse or a pegasus.

This is the general theory of braiding horses and all toys made from rubber bands. But in reality, each weaving differs in its loops and manipulations. This is where we get various toys from rubber bands.




Since this weaving technique causes strong stretching of the elastic bands, make sure that the elastic bands are strong. Otherwise, it may happen that at the end of weaving, when the stretching reaches its maximum, the elastic bands may burst and the entire product will fall apart. To prevent this from happening, you must use only strong elastic bands for weaving.

You can see how to weave a horse from rubber bands on a machine in the video instructions presented on our website:

How to weave a 3D horse from rubber bands

In addition to flat horse toys made from rubber bands, it is possible to make a three-dimensional 3D horse from rubber bands. How to weave such toys? This cannot be done on a machine; it is used for weaving 3D toys. special technique weaving - lumigurumi. What is lumigurumi?

This is crocheting a toy using the Amigurumi technique (knitting in circles), but not with threads, but with elastic bands. The patterns are no different, the only difference is what the toys are knitted from. You can repeat absolutely any knitting pattern with threads using rubber bands and you will get the same toy, but from rubber bands.

To knit toys from elastic bands using the lumigurumi technique, you do not need a machine, but only a hook. And our advice is to use a good metal and thick hook.


You can watch how to learn how to weave a 3D horse from rubber bands in the video instructions:

Lumigurumi- this is a new direction in needlework, which is very similar to amigurumi. Lovers of crocheting know very well that amigurumi is the weaving of various figures from threads. Today, thanks to the popularity of Rainbow Loom elastic bands, needlewomen have begun to try using them instead of threads. This is how the lumigurumi direction appeared. In this article we will talk about what toys can be woven from rubber bands.

How to weave a pony from rubber bands

A do-it-yourself rubber band horse will become a good gift for loved ones. In addition, it can be used as a keychain or souvenir that will decorate a child's room. Today, many children watch a cartoon about a pink pony, so crafts made from rubber bands will replace store-bought toys for them. To make a toy from rubber bands using the lumigurumi technique, you do not need to have a professional machine. The main thing is to be patient, and you can weave with both a slingshot and a fork.

Watch this useful video: Horse. Figures made from rubber bands

Pony made from rubber bands on a machine

We weave a pony with our own hands

You can see many toys from the #My_Little_Pony series on the market, but now you can make them yourself thanks to a detailed video. The collection of rubber band horses will appeal to both boys and girls, who can also take part in weaving with Rainbow Loom. Any handicraft contributes to the development of a child, so today parents are happy to buy weaving kits and teach their children the basics.

How to make Mickey Mouse from rubber bands

Mickey Mouse is a fairly popular cartoon that has made the main character recognizable all over the world. At first glance, this is an ordinary mouse, however, many people associate it with childhood. Today it is difficult to find Mickey Mouse in stores, as he has gradually been replaced by other toys, but you can make him with your own hands from Rainbow Loom rubber bands.

Watch this useful video: Mickey Mouse made from rubber bands

How to weave Mickey Mouse on a loom

Making Mickey Mouse from rubber bands

Characters from Walt Disney will be able to come to life again on your shelves, thanks to detailed video. Now toys can not only be knitted, but also woven from rubber bands for bracelets. If you don’t like toys, then try to weave bracelets with cartoon characters in the center. Watch the video on how to weave Mickey Mouse.

The cartoon about Minions today is liked not only by children, but also by adults. Rubber band minions can be used as a keychain or to decorate a child's room. You can even weave a phone case with the image of minions from rubber bands. The main thing is to stock up on yellow and blue rubber bands.

MINION made from Rainbow Loom elastic bands



Funny keychain Minion made from rubber bands

Keychain MINION on the machine MONSTER TAIL

A bracelet with minions or a small three-dimensional figurine will look original. Watch the video on how to make a minion from rubber bands and try to repeat it yourself. The more often you work with rubber bands and the machine, the easier it will be for you to make various figures and bracelets.

Weaving from lumigurumi elastic bands unicorn

Three-dimensional animals made from rubber bands have conquered the whole world. Now children are trying to find master classes in weaving their favorite cartoon characters, and also weaving a variety of figures for pencils. In order to weave a unicorn or hippo, you will need about 580 elastic bands of one color and 38 of another color. You can also make a one-color craft. The finished toy is filled with padding polyester or cotton wool.

Making a unicorn out of rubber bands

Step-by-step production of lumigurumi - unicorn. Part 2

Unicorn - lumigurumi Part 3

#RainbowLoom rubber bands are an interesting activity for children and adults. Having mastered the basics of weaving, you can independently come up with patterns for various animals. Volumetric figures made from rubber bands will become a modern interior decoration or creative gift. Watch the video where the authors explain step by step how to weave a unicorn or hippopotamus. It’s best to weave together with the author, and if necessary, look again at the fragments that you didn’t have time to follow. After you weave the same craft several times, you will be able to weave it yourself without prompting.

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How to weave hello kitty from rubber bands

HelloKitty is popular among girls school age. Manufacturers with this cartoon character released bags, T-shirts, hair clips and many other accessories. Now every girl can weave Hello Kitty from rubber bands on her own. First, try to repeat making crafts from rubber bands using simple master classes, and then you can move on to making three-dimensional figures.

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We weave hello kitty

How to make hello kitty

Rainbow Loom rubber bands are the most popular material used for needlework. Now you can weave a variety of 3D crafts and surprise your loved ones with pleasant gifts and souvenirs. Have you already tried making lumigurumi toys from rubber bands? Detailed master classes The video will help you master this area of ​​needlework. In addition, it will give you good skills, and in the future you will be able to do interesting crafts from threads. is an opportunity to learn how to make toys yourself at minimal cost.

How to weave this miracle? A horse is a kind, peace-loving animal. Therefore, a horse made of rubber bands will be a wonderful gift for your family or friends. And also a wonderful talisman for you and your family. It’s not for nothing that people even hang horse shoes for happiness.

And so, let's begin to lure happiness into our home with cute rubber band horses. How to weave a horse, pegasus or zebra from rubber bands?

Weaving a horse from rubber bands on a machine

The main type of weaving of toys and figures from rubber bands is carried out using a machine. Using the classic Rainbow Loom machine you can make charming Pegasus horses. The weaving technique consists of sequentially stringing elastic bands onto the machine, then the elastic bands are removed from the post in the same sequence. In this way, the elastic bands are intertwined with each other, creating certain loops. When all manipulations are completed, all weaving is removed from the machine. The result is a finished toy made from rubber bands - a horse or a pegasus.

This is the general theory of braiding horses and all toys made from rubber bands. But in reality, each weaving differs in its loops and manipulations. This is where different toys made from rubber bands come from.









Since this weaving technique causes strong stretching of the elastic bands, make sure that the elastic bands are strong. Otherwise, it may happen that at the end of weaving, when the stretching reaches its maximum, the elastic bands may burst and the entire product will fall apart. To prevent this from happening, you must use only strong elastic bands for weaving.

You can see how to weave a horse from rubber bands on a machine in the video instructions presented on our website:

How to weave a 3D horse from rubber bands

In addition to flat horse toys made from rubber bands, it is possible to make a three-dimensional 3D horse from rubber bands. How to weave such toys? This cannot be done on a machine; for weaving 3D toys, a special weaving technique is used - lumigurumi. What is lumigurumi?

This is crocheting a toy using the Amigurumi technique (knitting in circles), but not with threads, but with elastic bands. The patterns are no different, the only difference is what the toys are knitted from. You can repeat absolutely any knitting pattern with threads using rubber bands and you will get the same toy, but from rubber bands.

To knit toys from elastic bands using the lumigurumi technique, you do not need a machine, but only a hook. And our advice is to use a good metal and thick hook.