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 Eight Shaft Countermarch Floor Loom

Glimakra 8 shaft countermarch  floor loom . Up to 120cm weaving width.  In nearly new condition and complete.

 Additional Equipment .  Bench, 2 Reeds, Temple ,and 2 Boat Shuttles and Texsolv Heddles.

 Assembly instructions and 2 books by Joanne Hall “Tying up your Countermarch Loom” and “Learning to warp your Loom”

 I am based in North Somerset and the buyer would need to collect.

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. Louet Spring Eight Shaft Loom

5. Leclerc Floor Loom

This is a Leclerc Colonial floor loom, 45" with 4 heddles.   More pictures are available on request.  The loom is located near Tilford in Surrey.

6. Ten Shaft Glimakra Countermarch Floor Loom

10 Shaft Glimakra Countermarch loom with accessories

Weaving width: 120 cm

Accesssories: loom bench, texsolv heddles, stretcher, selection of shuttles, bobbin winder, raddle, sticks, instructions, yarns

Buyer to collect from Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

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. Ashford Four Shaft Loom

Ashford Four shaft, four treadle weaving loom.  Direct action lifts.  Adjustable position beater.  Excellent condition.  Recently repolished.  Includes 8 dent reed, raddle and 3 shuttles.  Maximum weaving width: 32".  Overall width: 36".  Overall depth 34".  Height adjustable.

Can fold for storage or transit i.e: base can be separated and castle folds down.

Buyer collects from Oban, Argyll.

9. Lillstina Folding Floor Loom

Lillstina (Swedish) Folding Counter Balanced Floor Loom.  Six pedals and four shafts.    Suitable for any type of weaving from fine fabrics to floor rugs.  Also included in sale: weaving bench, 1 reed (40"), 2 stick shuttles, 2 roller shuttles, 2 rug shuttles, warp sticks and 2 adjustable temples/tenterhooks.  

Loom measurements:  

Extended for weaving: H42", W55" (including winding handles), D36"

Scissored up for storage or transport (with work on loom): H46", W55" (including winding handles), D27.5"

Dropped flat for transporting: H10", W55", D46"

Buyer to collect from N. Herefordshire.

10. Hattersley Domestic Loom

11. Toika 150cm 8 shaft Counterbalance loom

12. Glimakra Eight Shaft Floor Loom

14. Glimakra 10 Shaft Countermarch loom with accessories

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.

In great condition.

Collect from Oxfordshire

DL2 Sixteen Shaft George Wood Dobby Loom

16 shaft George Wood Dobby Loom 
I am selling my lovely loom due to purchasing an Electronic Dobby instead.
16 shafts, two back beams, lags and peg lifting - comes with raddle, lots of lags and pegs, a metal plate to help bash the pegs into the lags.
Weaving width - 105cm
Loom has been dismantled but my lovely husband will consider coming to help put it back together if needed depending on distance.
Collection near Farnham, Surrey.

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.

DL5. 16 Shaft AVL 40" Folding Dobby Loom

DL6. Louet Magic Dobby 70-24

We are selling 3 Louet Magic electronic dobby looms.

The Magic Dobby is made of lacquered beech. The loom comes with the castle section assembled and a floor stand with treadle, swivel (pivot) beater system, raddle, 600/800 Texsolv heddles, lease sticks, warp sticks and a wooden bench.

The electronic dobby will give you almost unlimited harness combinations using a computer and software from Fiberworks PCW, PixieLoom, Proweave, Weave it, Weavemaker, WeavePoint or Winweef, which all work with the Louët electronic interface.

The looms are about 2 years old.

New, the loom is worth about £6.500

Dimensions (wxdxh)

Magic Dobby 70: 88 x 100 x 140 cm (34 5/8” x 39 3/8” x 55“)

Weight

Magic Dobby 70: 33 kg (73 lb)

Viewing by appointment

Buyer to collect from Kensington in London

DL7. 16 Shaft AVL

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. 

TL 3. UPRIGHT LOOM FOR TAPESTRY WEAVING

Upright loom for tapestry/rug weaving for sale.

Converted from Rug/Tapestry pedal loom, with parts still available.  Good weaving condition.

Weaving Width up to 200 cm. Warp on ratchets.

Full Width 225 cm. H 175 cm. D 57 cm.

Will dismantle for journey.

Buyer to collect from Great Malvern.

TL 4. ASHFORD 42" TAPESTRY LOOM

Ashford large tapestry loom (42")