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| Bids for loom band dress made in Wales reach almost £154,000 on eBay | Bids for loom band dress made in Wales reach almost £154,000 on eBay |
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| The loom band craze is reaching new heights as eBay bids for a dress made out of the colourful bands reach £153,900. | The loom band craze is reaching new heights as eBay bids for a dress made out of the colourful bands reach £153,900. |
| Made to fit girls aged between four and six, the dress appears to have been painstakingly weaved from hundreds of the rubber loops by hand. | Made to fit girls aged between four and six, the dress appears to have been painstakingly weaved from hundreds of the rubber loops by hand. |
| There have been 126 bids so far for the garment and there are still more than four days left for the price to go up. | There have been 126 bids so far for the garment and there are still more than four days left for the price to go up. |
| The eBay listing, by user helenwright72, gives little information about the creation of the dress, describing it simply as a “multi coloured dress made from loom bands”. | The eBay listing, by user helenwright72, gives little information about the creation of the dress, describing it simply as a “multi coloured dress made from loom bands”. |
| The item’s location is listed as the seaside town of Prestatyn, in Denbighshire, Wales. | The item’s location is listed as the seaside town of Prestatyn, in Denbighshire, Wales. |
| For the uninitiated, loom bands are a playground craze that have swept several countries since their invention in 2011. The loom band dress was listed on eBay | |
| The small bands, available in multiple colours, can be weaved together with a plastic Rainbow Loom to create jewellery, toys or apparently, clothing. | The small bands, available in multiple colours, can be weaved together with a plastic Rainbow Loom to create jewellery, toys or apparently, clothing. |
| The Duchess of Cambridge brought the toys to the grown-ups’ attention by wearing a loom band bracelet on her trip to New Zealand and David Beckham and Harry Styles have also picked up on the trend. | |
| US television presenter Jimmy Kimmel dipped into the craze in February, wearing a two-piece suit and tie entirely made of loom bands. | US television presenter Jimmy Kimmel dipped into the craze in February, wearing a two-piece suit and tie entirely made of loom bands. |
| Their astronomical popularity was unexpected in an age when children of all ages are accustomed to playing with tablets and games consoles. The Rainbow Loom weaves elastics into bracelets | |
| The toy was invented by Cheong Choon Ng, a Malaysian-born former seatbelt developer from Michigan, who noticed his daughters weaving elastic bands into bracelets. | The toy was invented by Cheong Choon Ng, a Malaysian-born former seatbelt developer from Michigan, who noticed his daughters weaving elastic bands into bracelets. |
| The girls were impressed with his first loom made from a wooden board and pins and he soon developed a plastic version that sold out of within hours of being stocked in a local toyshop. | The girls were impressed with his first loom made from a wooden board and pins and he soon developed a plastic version that sold out of within hours of being stocked in a local toyshop. |