13 advanced Rainbow Loom patterns for the truly obsessed: How to make them, and where to buy them.

I bought a Rainbow Loom kit for my daughter on a whim and never even thought about looking into advanced Rainbow Loom patterns that she might do. In fact, I figured she'd get bored with it after making a few basic single-chain bracelet patterns for herself and her friends, and of course, a few dozen of them for me. But she got hooked on our editor Liz's collection of  awesome Rainbow Loom bracelet patterns, and she can't put the thing down now. (Which means we're sometimes picking bands out of our dinners, but hey, she loves it.) If you're like us, and your kids (or maybe secretly you) are looking for some more advanced Rainbow Loom projects, we've got the best video tutorials to make the advanced patterns for bracelets and the now popular charms. Warning: Some of these patterns are not for the faint of heart or clumsy of finger. Some require two looms, and a few of the video tutorials are an hour or more. So if you just can't get your bracelets looking the way you want, no worries; we've included links to indie shops where you can buy these advanced pattern bracelets and loom charms too.  

HIBISCUS FLOWER BRACELET Make: Hibiscus Rainbow Loom bracelet tutorial by Rainbow Loom

Buy:  Hibiscus Flower Rainbow Loom Teardrop Bracelet from Crafts for Diabetes ($4.65 with all profits going toward Canadian Diabetes charities)  

PERSONALIZED BEADED RAINBOW LOOM BRACELET Make:  Adding letter beads to a Rainbow Loom bracelet tutorial by Made by Mommy.

Buy: Personalized beaded rubber band bracelet from Daniel David Designs ($3.50)

HEART CHARM BRACELET Make: Follow the Heart Charm Rainbow Loom Bracelet tutorial by Justin's Toys

Buy: Get Your Love On bracelet from Blooms from the Loom's Etsy shop ($8.50)

 

NINJA CHARM Make: Watch the Ninja tutorial by Izzalicious Designs

Buy: Request a custom order at the Izzalicious shop on Etsy.  

ROCK CANDY RAINBOW LOOM BRACELET Make: How to make a Rock Candy Rainbow Loom Bracelet at Loom Love. Buy: Rock Candy Rainbow Loom Bracelet from The Looming Groom ($6)  

RAINBOW LOOM FEATHER BRACELET PATTERN Make: Feather bracelet pattern tutorial at Loom Love Buy: Feather Rainbow Loom bracelet from Loomalicious ($3.50)    

CUSTOM NAME RAINBOW LOOM BRACELET Make: Rainbow Loom Five Row Name Bracelet Tutorial by Justin's Toys

Buy: Rainbow Loom Bracelet with Custom Letters by Alan Craft ($8.50)  

KALEIDOSCOPE RAINBOW LOOM BRACELET Make: Watch Ellen Carpenter's "very challenging" Kaleidoscope Rainbow Loom Pattern tutorial on Loom Love. Requires two looms. Buy: Kaleidoscope bracelet at the Happy Cocco Bracelets shop on Etsy ($6).

RAINBOW CUFF Make: Mustache Tail Rainbow Loom Cuff by Creativity4Kids

Buy: Rainbow Weave 3-in-1 cuff from EmzDesignz ($8.50)  

RAINBOW LOOM PONY OR UNICORN Make: Watch the Rainbow Dash Loom Band instructional video by Made by Mommy, using Joni Olson's design. Buy: Rainbow Dash Loom Band charm from Crafts Are My Vice ($5)  

HAIR BOW CHARM Make: Watch the hair bow tutorial by Rainbow Loom Instructions. Buy: Order Rainbow Loom hair bows in packs of 10 from BC's Bracelets. ($25)  

WONDER WOMAN CHARMS Make: Wonder Woman tutorial by Izzalicious Designs

Buy: Wonder Woman by Izzalicious Designs ($5)    

SOUTH PARK CHARMS (and yes, we're dying here) Make: Kenny and Cartman tutorials by Izzalicious Designs

Buy: Request a custom order at the Izzalicious shop on Etsy. BONUS: TRIPLE FISHTAIL LOOM BRACELET  (By popular demand from our readers) Make: Triple Fishtail Loom Tutorial by TutorialsbyA Buy: Glow-in-the-dark Triple Fishtail Bracelet on Etsy from YourPaperPlace ($5) For beginners, we also found tons of easy Rainbow Loom patterns. Enjoy!