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TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. On Amazon UK, the top thirty or so toy products are loom-related.
As of December 2013, 3.5 million loom bands kits were sold in the United States. She took matters into her own hands and decided to import the product to Ireland. She now sells kits via her website loombands.ie. Her children were so taken with loom bands that she was shocked to discover that they weren’t to be found in Ireland. According to the Evening Herald, the Wexford-based American explained that she stumbled upon Rainbow Loom while on holidays in the United States last summer. Source: EMPICS Entertainment How did they come to Ireland?īy way of an enterprising businesswoman named Theresa McGuinness. After the newfangled contraption won the approval of his daughters, he began to manufacture the loom and created a kit aimed at beginners.
He then set about creating a plastic loom with which one could weave jewellery. He tried to join in, but found his fingers were too big. They were invented in 2011 by Cheong Choon Ng, who conceived of the idea when he saw his two daughters fashioning bracelets out of elastic bands. Loom bands are basically little elastic bands that can be woven into bracelets, necklaces and charms. So much so, that certain schools have introduced bans on loom bands and prohibited students from wearing them or bringing them to school.īut what exactly are they? Allow us to explain. Make no mistake, however: loom bands are a playground phenomenon. IF YOU’RE NOT a child or the parent of a child, it’s likely that the phrase “loom bands” means nothing to you.
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