Floor Looms

THE LOOM WIZARD

Having trouble setting up your loom?  In a muddle with warping?

It can be so frustrating when all you want to do is start weaving....so....why not call in the Loom Wizard?  I will travel to you to help you to sort out any problems you are experiencing with your loom.  With over 25 years of experience with all types of hand looms (excluding dobby looms) I have set up and fine tuned numerous looms.  I can also help with warping and tie-ups.  

I am prepared to travel within a radius of 50 miles of Midhurst, West Sussex.

LOOKING FOR A LOUET FLOOR LOOM OR SIMILAR

WANTED DOBBY LOOM - COMPUTER OR MECHANICAL

WANTED AVL DOBBY LOOM OR OTHER BRAND COMPUTER DOBBY LOOM

BUILDING OR RESTORING A FLOOR LOOM?

I have some floor loom parts to give away... front and back beams etc.  Collection from West Sussex.  For more details, please telephone.

WANTED : HATTERSLEY DOMESTIC LOOMS / LANCASHIRE 2/2 LOOMS

I'm looking for Hattersley Domestic Looms mark 1 or mark 2 and / or Lancashire 2/2 heritage looms and / or a Dob Cross -  working preferred (particularly with the Dob Cross)  but happy to restore if you have one in bits. I would also like to buy pirn winders that go alongside and if anyone has a warping mill that would be brilliant. We are building a community woollen mill for cloth production and would prefer heritage kit.

Happy to pay cash and will collect from any where in the UK / Ireland

WANTED: Hattersley Domestic Treadle Loom (MK1 or MK2) or other treadle loom

Wanted: Hattersley Domestic Treadle Loom (MK1 or MK2) or other treadle loom in order to start a small weaving studio. Ideally in complete working condition, but all looms or parts of looms considered. Happy to collect from all parts of UK or Ireland and possibly even arrange shipping of looms abroad.  

Loom Bench

see Miscellaneous section of this catalogue

Brand New Toika Warping Mill

see Miscellaneous section of this website for more details

1. Glimakra Upright Rug/Tapestry Loom

Gilmakra upright rug/tapestry loom,  2 shafts, 160 cm wide

In very good condition

Best reasonable price considered

Collect from Northern Ireland

2. Four Shaft Counterbalance Floor Loom

Mahogany Counterbalance floor loom for sale.  It has four shafts and six pedals.  In need of a bit of TLC, needs new canvases at each end of weaving work, otherwise it is still a very strong and robust loom.  Weaving width: 3'8", length: 4'.  Buyer collects from Bampton, Devon.

3. Four Shaft Counterbalance Floor Loom

Aprox 3ft wide, its an old loom with all parts included (three reeds included and associated weaving books)

Collection only from Peterborough.

4. Swedish Four Shaft Floor Loom

Swedish loom crafted in the in the late 50's. Made from high quality oak with brass fittings, all in excellent working condition with one careful owner. The loom has been mainly used to weave upholstery cloth and table runners. Its compact design makes it possible to fit into a living room amongst other furniture.

Included are: 6 treadles and 4 shafts and 4 lamms, reeds, bench, warping sticks, 3 shuttles and raddles.

Dimension: The loom is 113 cm wide and can take up to a 100cm wide warp. It is 128cm high and 100 cm deep

Buyer to arrange collection from Hampshire

5. Eight Shaft Floor Loom

6. Lillstina Floor Loom

Lillstina Four Shaft Floor Loom with six pedals.  100 cm weaving width.  A lot of loom in a (relatively) small footprint! (127cm x 93cm x 108cm, W x D x H). Lovely, sturdy construction and can take very high tension due to the unusual warp path.

Folds slightly with work on to 70 cm deep and can easily be folded completely flat when not in use. More photos available, including folded configuration - please ask!

Full Texsolv tie up and loads of heddles - around 180 per shaft, mixed Texsolv and string.  Original instruction leaflet. No reeds included.

Buyer collects  (Willingham, Cambridgeshire; CB24)

Original Lillstina weaving stool (adjustable) also available - £50

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7. Glimakra 10 Shaft Countermarch Floor Loom

120 cm weaving width. Includes all assembly instructions. Warping pegs. Bench,shuttles threading hooks and fish ,one reed and yarns. Plus a few get started books...

Very good condition

Buyer collects from Dorset

8. Varpapuu Floor Loom

Varpapuu Countermarche loom with 4shafts and 8 treadles.
Weaving width 150cms
Actual size. Width 170cms Height 155cms Depth 130cms

It has been used to make rugs, wallhangings, throws and scarves.
The loom comes with 2 reeds, matching stool and a warping mill.
Urgently need to sell as moving to smaller accommodation.

Collection only from Rossendale Lancashire.

9. Upright Dryad Floor Loom

11. Toika 150cm 8 shaft Counterbalance loom

12. Glimakra Eight Shaft Floor Loom

16. Eight Shaft Floor Loom

8 Shaft floor loom.

Aprox 1 meter cloth width, it's restored to working order (include three reeds). All new texsolv threading.

(Currently in France, shipping can be organised)

23. Leclerc 4 Shaft Artisat 36" Floor Loom

Leclerc 4 Shaft Artisat 36" Floor Loom
Excellent condition, very compact folding to a depth of 14" with warp on.  Sale includes 7 Shuttles, 1 Reed, Heddles, large amount of Spacers and an assortment of Stick Shuttles, plus many other items of equipment.
Also included are 19 excellent condition weaving books and an assortment of weaving magazines.
Please phone for more details and photos,
Collection only from South West Dorset Area.

DOBBY LOOM LAGS FOR SALE

155 x hard wood dobby loom lags for 16 shafts,  upper surface measures 350 mm tip to tip top by 17 mm wide
underside measures 300mm tip to tip by 8 mm wide,  sloping side of lag measure 13 mm
centre of hole 1 to centre of hole 16 measures 255 mm,  centre to centre of each hole measures 19mm
a sample lag can be posted.

DL1. 1950’s George Wood 16-shaft dobby loom (with fly shuttle)

1950’s George Wood 16-shaft dobby loom (with fly shuttle) - weaving width of 0.5 metres

Height – approx 2.5 metres

Width – approx. 1.65 metres

Depth – approx 1.7 metres with the floor beam extending a further 0.6 metres.

Warping Mill also included.

In great condition.

Collect from Oxfordshire

DL2. George Wood Dobby Loom

George Wood dobby loom for sale. Weaving width 24". It is in good working order. Comes with 16 shafts and plenty of extra lagging.

The loom is in Ringwood, Hampshire. It is currently assembled and in use so perfect for viewing. I can help dismantle.

DL3. Louet Megado Electronic CompuDobby

Louet Megado 70cm 16 shaft Electronic CompuDobby Loom.  This Megado loom is just two years old. We are moving house and down sizing and so my loom must be downsized too ! The weaving width is 70cm and it has 16 shafts. Each shaft has extra heddles added. There is a second back beam included and also the adjustable weaving bench. The electronic dobby works from the computer using weaving software. I use Proweave but it is compatible with Fibreworks, Weaveit etc. To buy this configuration new at the moment would cost £8500.  I live in south west Scotland close to Lockerbie and just 4 miles from the main M74. If you would like to know more please contact me by phone or email.

DL4. Rare 24 peg Dobby Loom

Rare, 24 peg Dobby loom. Ex. Welsh woolen mill?  Single treddle. 3 box, drop fly shuttle.
Stands apx. 6'6" square and apx. 8' tall.  Buyer to dismantle and collect from Watton, Norfolk.

DL21. George Wood Loom Frame

36" with 3 box fly shuttle, 16 shaft Robert Hall mechanical dobby head and quantity of industrial shafts - needs some DIY skills to restore shuttle boxes and adjust dobby and assemble as a working loom - only £450 - could help assemble at reasonable rate(£80/day+ travel) within 50 of mile radius of mid wales.

TL1. Varpapuu Tapestry Floor Loom

Varpapu Tapestry floor Loom ht180cm depth 58cm width 1.37cm    good condition 2 shaft Finnish loom .can be dismantled as joints labelled,includes 1m warping square
buyer collects from north devon 

TL2. Frame Loom

This is a beautiful frame loom in solid maple, extremely strong, which can be used for rugs or tapestry. It has inlaid marks at intervals of one inch and four inches on both beams; and the top beam adjusts easily to control tension. It is 38 inches wide, 60 inches high and available in North London.