Floor Looms
Dobby looms, Jacquard looms and tapestry looms follow in separate sections
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.
"Hilary came to my rescue when I had borrowed a small Lillstina Floor Loom that was in need of some restoration. With great anticipation of weaving again after 25 years I suddenly felt completely helpless and frustrated having no idea where to begin or who to ask for help. Hilary arrived, repair kit in hand and tackled the problem with enthusiasm and know how. She reconstructed the parts that weren’t functioning leaving me all set up ready to start; I have been happily weaving rugs since. The Loom is now in a very good state, which makes warping up much simpler. Thank you very much Hilary." Daphne
£20 per hour (includes travelling time) plus 40p per mile
Contact: Hilary CharlesworthTel: 01730 817191
Email: hilary@totallytextiles.co.uk
Advertised Since: Sunday 14 April 2013
LOOKING FOR A LOUET FLOOR LOOM OR SIMILAR
Tel: 085/8259 709
Email: ines.metzner@gmail.com
Advertised Since: Monday 21 August 2017
WANTED DOBBY LOOM - COMPUTER OR MECHANICAL
Tel: 07399 413 311
Email: Pinky010685@hotmail.co.uk
Advertised Since: Wednesday 07 June 2017
WANTED AVL DOBBY LOOM OR OTHER BRAND COMPUTER DOBBY LOOM
Tel: 07825 768 823
Email: loomonthemoon@gmail.com
Advertised Since: Monday 22 May 2017
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.
FREE
Contact: Jo SmithTel: 01243 543 778
Advertised Since: Friday 09 October 2015
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
Tel: 07936 679 809
Email: woollenmillproject@btinternet.com
Advertised Since: Wednesday 14 September 2016
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.
£2,250 or very near offer
Contact: Jan CoppinsTel: 01373 474 960 or 07722 044 932
Advertised Since: Wednesday 04 April 2018
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.
£400 ono
Contact: Margie BensonTel: 01398 332 139
Advertised Since: Wednesday 30 November 2016
4. Louet Spring Eight Shaft Loom
£2,500 ono
Contact: Kate BrewardTel: 07817 150 419
Email: katebreward@gmail.com
Advertised Since: Wednesday 22 November 2017
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.
£280 ono
Contact: Peter QuarmbyTel: 07796 021 764
Email: petersquarmby@yahoo.co.uk
Advertised Since: Wednesday 28 March 2018
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
£1,800
Contact: Jennifer BowerTel: 01491 575 297 or 07790 515 537
Email: jenniferbower@hotmail.co.uk
Advertised Since: Friday 20 April 2018
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
£1750
Contact: Marion PodschiesTel: 01305 824 928 or 07940 732 584
Advertised Since: Wednesday 09 November 2016
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.
O.I.R.O. £320
Contact: Marilyn DrummondTel: 01631 565 878 (preferable) or 07469 822 784
Advertised Since: Tuesday 10 April 2018
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.
£400
Contact: Anna WolleyTel: 01547 540 415
Advertised Since: Saturday 17 February 2018
10. Hattersley Domestic Loom
11. Toika 150cm 8 shaft Counterbalance loom
"Liisa" type (full details on Toika website)
Countermarch loom - massive sheds!
texsolv tie up
in fantastic condition
full width of loom 157 cm
Depth of loom 136 cm
The loom comes with a reed, pre cut texsolv for the tie up, raddle, bench which sits inside the loom when not in use, and warping sticks. Everything you need except the yarn!
£1250
Contact: Louise PlayerTel: 01223 563 362 or mobile: 07962 119 696
Email: louiseplayer@me.com
Advertised Since: Saturday 17 December 2016
12. Glimakra Eight Shaft Floor Loom
£2,300 ono
Contact: Sarah HellenTel: 07500 347 878
Email: sarahannehellen@gmail.com
Advertised Since: Wednesday 25 January 2017
14. Glimakra 10 Shaft Countermarch loom with accessories
£1800
Contact: Sylwia OrynekTel: 07512 111 024
Email: orynek.sylwia@gmail.com
Advertised Since: Thursday 28 December 2017
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.
£750 ono
Contact: F. LancasterTel: 01202 699 676
Email: feebs1@yahoo.com
Advertised Since: Monday 19 January 2015
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.
£150 ono
Contact: Carolyn WallisTel: 01252 725 812
Email: carolyn@carolynwallis.com
Advertised Since: Tuesday 05 January 2016
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
£1,100
Contact: Emma HuntTel: 01608 810 863 or mobile: 07814 311 831
Advertised Since: Tuesday 15 August 2017
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.
£1400
Contact: Rebecca Harvey-BrowneTel: 07983 594 969
Email: studio@dobbyandrose.co.uk
Advertised Since: Friday 16 March 2018
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.
£6,250
Contact: Dorothy StewartTel: 01387 810 021
Email: stewartdorothy@me.com
Advertised Since: Thursday 13 April 2017
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.
£1,400
Contact: Rosemary DurrantTel: 01953 788 040
Email: roseydurrant@btinternet.com
Advertised Since: Wednesday 16 March 2016
DL5. 16 Shaft AVL 40" Folding Dobby Loom
This loom is known as a folding dobby loom and comes with a full paper manual.
Features
40 inch weaving width
Manual
16 shafts
LIPS system that runs in dos fibreworks to control the shafts
Sandpaper beam
Fly shuttle beater
Parts to reinstate a manual dobby head
Metal insert eye heddles
Warping wheel
Plain beam x 2
Cloth apron
Bench
8 dent reed
Shuttle/pirn winder shown in photo
Computer with software to run the lips system and monitor
There are 2 splits in the wood that have been secured with a wood screw. Since these fixes have been made I have used this loom for 2 years with no issue producing cloth. The tranformer that powers the lips system is very large. Smaller options are available to buy online but I never got round to replacing it. The LIPS system runs on DOS fibreworks 3.5 or lower, available to download online for free. I have never had any issues with this. I can provide a computer with the loom that is running a dos version of fibreworks but it is not version 3.5.
£5000
Contact: Sian JennisonTel: 07825 768 823
Email: sianjennison@yahoo.co.uk
Advertised Since: Thursday 29 March 2018
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
£3000 each (can be sold separately)
Contact: Jane LandauTel: 07971 370 645
Advertised Since: Monday 08 January 2018
DL7. 16 Shaft AVL
£3000 ono
Contact: Charlotte MartinTel: 07525 618 653
Email: fruitbattextiles@gmail.com
Advertised Since: Tuesday 17 April 2018
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.
£450
Contact: Steve Attwood-WrightTel: 01686 670793 (Shropshire/Mid Wales Border)
Advertised Since: Friday 06 November 2009
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
£1050
Contact: Caroline BennettTel: 01598 710 651
Advertised Since: Thursday 10 December 2015
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.
£350
Contact: Geoff HooperTel: 0208 446 0352
Advertised Since: Friday 22 January 2016
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.
£295 ono
Contact: Victoria GreenTel: 01684 560 862
Advertised Since: Thursday 22 February 2018
TL 4. ASHFORD 42" TAPESTRY LOOM
Ashford large tapestry loom (42")
£350
Contact: Terri RidgwellTel: 07709 709 374
Email: terri.wyrdweaver@gmail.com
Advertised Since: Friday 20 April 2018