Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies Required: Approximately 9 elastics per inch, 1 Clip
Description: Fishtails are nice patterns which do not require extension pieces. They can be made as long as you want on a single loom or on a mini-loom. The fishtail only requires 2 pins to make, and is classified as an off-the-loom pattern, because the pattern flows off the loom as more elastics are added. This pattern can also be made on the mini loom which comes with the rainbow loom kit.
1) Fishtail
2) 8 Red, 8 Orange, 8 Yellow, 8 Green, 8 Blue, 8 Purple, 1 Clip, About 9 elastics per inch
3) We will be using the end 2 pegs of the loom
4) Twist a red elastic and place onto the loom fairly low down on the pegs
5) Place the next color (orange)
6) Then the yellow elastic
7) Loop the both ends of the bottom elastic over the top 2 elastics on the peg
- place the next color on
- repeat sequence with red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
8) Once the pattern is at the desired length, we loop the bottom elastic
9) Place tip of the loom tool through both loops on the pegs
10) Attach a Clip onto the loops on the loom tool
11) Once Clip is attached, remove the loom tool, and attach other end of pattern to clip
12) Fishtail