That tool turned out to be the Rainbow Loom. Headquartered in an industrial park in Wixom, Michigan, Ng’s company, called Choon’s Design, has sold 8 million units and 40 million packs of rubber bands.

Who made Loombands?

Cheong Choon Ng
Rainbow Loom/Inventors
Rainbow Loom is a plastic tool used to weave colorful rubber and plastic bands (called loom bands) into decorative items such as bracelets and charms. It was invented in 2010 by Cheong Choon Ng in Novi, Michigan. Loom Bands are non-biodegradable rubber bands that, in the traditional classsic set, come in 10 coulors.

When did silly bandz come out?

The first Silly Bandz sets were sold online in November 2008. In early 2009, Learning Express in Birmingham, Alabama became the first retail store to stock Silly Bandz. By fall they were a strong seller, and became widespread across the Southern United States.