5/11- 5/18 Working that loom magic

This weekend we tried to take it easy. On Thursday Aydan had a half day of school for the Tulip Time Parade ( we did not brave the crowds and go downtown). Instead we ventured to Hobby Lobby. I found out that  it is an equally dangerous place for Aydan as it for me.  I swear I could have a million dollars to spend there and still wouldnt have  everything there that I would like. Well we searched for different projects and decided on origami and the little red loom that we all had as kids. For those of us who didnt here is the tutorial

You want to then take the nylon strips and stretch them across the the loom  to the  peg on the opposite side.  I  had Aydan  use two separate colors so that you could see the contrast. There  is 18 pegs on each side so that means you will need a total of 36  strips to complete this project.

The next step is to weave a strip through the existing base strips. I also used contrast colors for this step also so that you can see the work as it processes.

This is what the process will look like in after your first step is complete. For the next step you are going to want  to do the same as the first but as oppose to going under the first strip  you want to go over it. Basically you will be doing the opposite every row.

Once you work all of the pegs your project will resemble this.

If you turn the project over it will resemble this.

To finish the project off we need to remove it from the pegs. If you have younger children working on the project I would reccomend that you assist them at this point. I have finished all of Aydan's thus far. What you do is you grab the first loop after you get that secure in your hands you then take the next one and pull it through the first loop. Your second loop then becomes your first.

You continue this over and over. It will look awkward at first but it will come together.

Keep going up to and around the corner.

Complete this all the way around the project.  On the final loop you want to pull it up and secure it with a knot.

And then ta da!!

Sorry about the terrible pictures.. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. Aydan will have this and several more up on Etsy by the end of the week. I will make sure to update this with a link.
Have fun!!!!