FLOOR LOOMS:

Dobby looms, Jacquard looms and tapestry looms follow in separate sections

for repairs, parts etc. see the Miscellaneous section of this website.:

WANTED: I am looking for a 12 epi reed (5 inches overall height).  46 - 48 inches in length.  Collection not possible as living in Ireland, but will pay for postage.  Anybody out there who can help? Telephone: Dorothy Calvert on 00353 66 7130225 or email via my website dorothycalvert.com

 

WANTED:  Schacht Baby Wolf Loom or Schacht Mighty Wolf Loom - please call Chris on 07769 656658  or email: chris.leybourne@btinternet.com

 

GEORGE WOOD LAGS FOR SALE   100 lags including approx 185 pegs for a 16 shaft George Wood Dobby loom.  Offers over £2 per lag plus delivery.  Please call S. Attwood Wright 01686 670793 or email stevesarn@hotmail.com

1.  COUNTERMARCH FLOOR LOOM  four shafts, 5' weaving width, pull cord operated warp beam release, in built raddle plus adjustable weaver's bench. £600 ono  Please contact Grace on 01594 517226 or 01594 510740 (glos) cp/hill

2.  DRYAD VERTICAL FLOOR LOOM 2 shaft.  Solid construction.  Suitable for tapestry or rugs.  Height 1900mm, Width 1650mm, Depth 800mm.  Working width 1200mm.  Weight 40kg (approx).  £200 ono.  North Shropshire.  Buyer to collect.  Tel: 01948 710576  Mr.G.Boys

3.  FOUR SHAFT FLOOR LOOM  Manufactured in Hawkhurst, Kent.  42" (106cm) weaving width.  Height 55" (140cm), Width 55" (140cm), Depth 44" (112cm).  Very easy tie up.  Six pedals, four shafts, wire heddles.  Includes raddle and 2 reeds (size 8 & 18)  £400.  For more information email Beatrice Larkin at bealarkin@hotmail.com or call 07732 669 449 (Buyer to collect from Faversham, Kent.  Post code ME13 7BE)

4.  BEAUTIFUL SNICKERIVERSTAD (Oxaback, Kinna, Sweden) 8 SHAFT COUNTERMARCH FLOOR LOOM plus bench and accessories. One owner.  Hardly used.  Price: £1100.00   The loom, which uses the Texsolv tie-up system, has a 48" weaving width, an 8 shaft central castle with 8 short and 8 long lamms and approximately 1000 Texsolv heddles.  there are two back rollers; one has an approx. 30ft camel warp on it, and the other has a back beam supports and bolts for placement.  Measurements: Outside width: 1520cm (60ins) wide incl gears X 1450cm (57 1/4in) X 1770cm (69 3/4in)high. Includes 3 reeds, 4 cross sticks, tying on sticks and approx. 44 warping sticks; 6 ski shuttles and a temple which can be used up to 48" wide.  The reed sizes are:  Glimakra 120cm/48": 10 dents/inch (8dents/2cm) (40 dents/10cm), English 117cm/46": 8 dents/inch (7 dents/2cm) (32 dents/10cm) 120cm/48": 6 dents/inch (5 dents/2cm) (25 dents/10cm).  The adjustable bench has a shelf and measures 1075cm (42 1/4") long X 380cm (15") wide.  Rug yarn and warp available if wanted.  Contact Anita Colloms 0207 607 1640   Buyer to collect in North London.

6.  HANDSOME BEECH FLOOR LOOM 4 treadles, 4 harnesses.  Heddles, reeds, temples, shuttles etc. all included.  Weaves cloth of 90cm wide (approx. 35")  Can be seen functioning until March 25th 2011, after which it will be in storage.  £330  tel: Mrs. Pick 0783333 0092 (Hildenborough/Sevenoaks, Kent area)

7.  EIGHT SHAFT 47" COUNTERMARCH LOOM (not counterbalance as shown in picture which is an illustration of type only, not the actual loom) made by Myrehed (Sweden) approx. 1995. Excellent condition.  Includes second warp beam, weaving bench, Texsolv tie-up and heddles, several reeds.  I have used this loom to make 36 epi silk and 8 epi rugs.  Equivalent basic Glimakra loom is now £2,043 plus extras if bought new.  £1,600 ono.  Buyer collects (Drybrook, Glos).  tel: J. Hulbert 01452 840247 or mobile: 07986 934670 or email: jane_hulbert@sky.com 

8.  FOUR SHAFT FLOOR LOOM 

Beautifully hand-crafted in elm by Grewelthorpe Handweavers in Ripon in 1983. This loom was specially designed for the home with no  protruding bits to catch unwary passers by. It is superbly finished and very sturdy, so could be used for rugs as well as cloth weaving. It is a rising shed jack loom with metal heddles, 6 foot-shaped pedals, overslung beater, friction brake and unusual flanges to control the width of the warp on the back beam. Includes an 8 epi reed, raddle and weaving stool. Maximum weaving width 33". Loom dimensions 67" high, 41" deep and 45" wide. Price £880. Contact details: Betty Spence, phone 01302 873350 (Buyer to dismantle. Collection from Doncaster only). Contact me and I will send more photographs.

9.  LECLERC COMPACT 34"   This jack type loom is light but solid in construction.  Has 6 treadles and Sectional Warp Beam.  Additional shafts may be added.  Weaving width: 24", quantity of heddles: 600, Loom width: 32", Depth open: 30", Height: 46".  Accessories available from Frank Herring & Sons of Dorchester.    Buyer to collect from North Linolnshire.  £250 tel: Janice Leather 01469 532939 

10.  HARRIS MAHOGANY FOUR SHAFT COUNTER BALANCE FLOOR LOOM  This is a very sturdy great piece of furniture in good working order.  Weaving width: 36", Height: 58", Width: 55", Depth: 48".  Six pedals, four shafts, wire heddles, and easy tie up, with metal beams for extra strength. The loom comes with padded bench seat containing shelves for equipment.  Includes raddle, warping board, warp sticks, three reeds, temple, various shuttles and yarns.  £500.  Call C. Latuskie on 01622 757520 (Buyer collects from Maidstone, Kent.  Post code ME14)

11.  TOIKA LIISA LOOM.  One owner since new, good condition.  Versatile loom, suitable for fabrics and rugs. Loom comes two reeds,16 shafts, 12 pedals, Double warp extra beam, Fly shuttle, countermarch system with Texsolv tie-up and heddles.  120cm weaving width.  Price: £700 includes warping mill and raddle, (sorry no bench).  Buyer to collect.  For further info. telephone: Ignacio 07506858736 (London N17)

12.  LERVAD NO. 7 FLOOR LOOM includes 6 shuttles and a wooden box on castors for seat and storage (100 x 40 cm).  It has 100 cms weaving width and has four shafts, and needs a floor area of less than one square metre. Countermarch, overslung beater. Easily dismantled for transportation.  £500 tel: David Hopley 01202 823551 (Dorset)

14.  RUG LOOM for sale.  6’ by 6’ by 6’.  Not assembled and no instructions but previous owner was able to work out the assembly and use.  Too large for current premises and  unused since 2004.  May be Dryad?  Spare heddles.  Parts may need some cleaning.  Nice solid loom.  Buyer would need to collect from Edinburgh.  Offers considered, but looking for around £320. Email  May Cruickshank in first instance to discuss maydottie21@yahoo.co.uk

15.  DRYAD UPRIGHT FLOOR LOOM 2 shafts, height: 69", width: 42", depth at base: 32". Suitable for rugs or tapestry.  £150 ono.  Tel: Liz Macnicol 0208 886 2950 Buyer to collect from North London.

16. DOUGLAS ANDREW OAK FOLDING FLOOR LOOM WITH INTEGRAL SEAT  3'6" wide.  String heddles.  Includes 3 reeds. Please email caraghjohnson@hotmail.co.uk or tel: Caragh Johnson on either 01780 480865 or 07917 852772 Will need collecting from Stamford in Lincolnshire (Near Peterborough).  £350 ono.

17. DRYAD 4 SHAFT COUNTER BALANCE FLOOR LOOM. Weaving width is approx 110cm.  The dimensions of the loom are width: 139cm, depth: 108cm, height: 152cm.  It comes with 2 reeds (5 and 14 dent) a warping frame, raddle, cross sticks, second beam and stool.  Buyer would need to collect from Nottingham.  £350  If interested or have any questions please contact Kate Cole email: kate.cole@live.co.uk or tel: 0754 558 2994

 18. Dryad Upright 2 Shaft rug loom that is brand new and never used. It is complete but in boxes, hence no photograph. The loom will also come with two sacks of ‘Texaire’ rug yarn.”  £275  Please  contact Emma Lowe 01271 347213 (North Devon) or email: emmalowe@northdevonhospice.org.

                

19.  DRYAD LEICESTER FOUR SHAFT COUNTERBALANCE FLOOR LOOM width: 139cm, height: 152cm, depth: 102cm.  Six reeds, assorted sizes including 14 and 20 epi.  £250  buyer collects from North Wales.  contact Sylvia Coles 01824 704959 or email: sylvia.coles@cooptel.net

 

21.   DOUGLAS ANDREW  folding 4-shaft counter-balance Guild Loom for sale. I bought it second hand but due to lack of time and opportunity have not used it. I have the original re-assembly instructions.It will be folded for transport.    The weaving width 99cm and the loom is 1.34 m high. Buyer to Collect in Oxford. £200 Please email: NicolePohl@yahoo.com.

23.DRYAD UPRIGHT FLOOR LOOM 2 shafts, working width 2'9", height 5'9", width 3'6", depth at base 2'8". Suitable for rugs or tapestry.  £100 ono  tel: J. Brown 0117 968 5110 or 07773973923 (collection from central Bristol). 25.  FLOOR LOOM, THOUGHT TO BE HARRIS 4 shaft. width 4'2", height 4'9", depth 3'7". £150 ono tel: J. Brown 0117 968 5110 or 07773973923 (collection from central Bristol)These looms have been in store for over a year.  If you enquired about them and we have not come back to you fairly recently - we are very sorry.  We are sure a couple of contact numbers have been lost in the move.  this new phone number is our permanent number and we are now at a permanent address in Bristol.

 25. BEAUTIFUL SWEDISH FLOOR LOOM FOR SALE.  £350 ono for this lovely Swedish made Listrina floor loom which has been well maintained and is in full working order. It has 4 shafts, 6 pedals and a 28" reed.  Measures 41" high.  Some shed sticks, winding sticks and shuttles are included.  Buyer to collect from Newcastle Upon Tyne.  For any more information please contact Joanna Pearse on 07875 952615 or email: Joanna@Goliving.co.uk

26.  FOUR SHAFT, SIX TREADLE COUNTERBALANCED FLOOR LOOM made by MYREHED (Sweden) in pine and birch (picture is an illustration of type only, not the actual 100m). Weaves up to 100cm wide.  Loom 156cm high, 142cm depth and 126cm wide.  Good condition - needs re assembly - instructions available.  Included are heddles, reeds, warping boards, a wool winder and other accessories.  £600 ono  Buyer collects (North Cumbria)  contact: J. Newport 017684 82367 or mob: 07876 456097 or email: jane.newport@sundog-energy.co.uk

 

 27.   GLIMAKRA COUNTERMARCH FLOOR LOOM. Weaving width 150cm. Immaculate working condition. Sectional warping, 10 pedals and 10 shafts; fly batten; adjustable bench; reed 8:1”; shed sticks; complete Texsolve tie-up and heddles; anti-slip shoes. Approx 200 x 170 cm footprint. Well maintained equipment, still in perfect condition after professional use since 1982 in a well stocked and busy Hertfordshire studio, all to be sold following reluctant retirement. £1,400 buyer to collect. Contact: Elissa Dereford 01442 871485 or email: elissa.dereford@virgin.net (Herts) Also available by negotiation: Temple 150cm; Flyshuttles: 4 persimmon + 72 quills, hand bobbin winder, fluorescent light stucture, and wooden boards for folding fabric.

 29.  FOLD AWAY HARRIS LOOM, supplied by Handweavers Studio.  Weaving width 34" approx. 4 shafts, 8 pedals.  Width 44", length 36".  Very good condition.  Complete with reed, raddle and shuttle.  £200 tel: J. Smith 01243 543778 (West Sussex)

30.  LECLERC COLONIAL I 4 shaft floor loom plus bench.  Footprint: 53" x 36" (135cm x 92cm).  Weaving width: 45" (114cm).  Jack/countermarch action.  Back beam folds to take up less space.  Underslung beater, 6 treadles, texsolv heddles, cross sticks, threading hooks, original instructions, sectional warp beam attachment (no tension box).  Excellent condition.  Can be seen erected.  £450 ono.   Room for extra shafts to be added (see Frank Herring and Sons).  Only selling because of ill health.  Buyer to collect from South Pembrokeshire.  Contact Jill Moody 01646 684464

57. MAXWELL LOOMS FOR SALE
Two Maxwell floor looms : Compact 30" weave width counterbalance sturdy loom excellent for rugs, four shafts.
Also 42" four shaft 8 pedal rug weaving loom. Both in good condition and ready to weave. Tel : Barbara Mullins 01798 867348 (sussex).


                                    DOBBY LOOMS & JACQUARD LOOMS

DL1.  GEORGE WOOD DOBBY LOOM 24 shafts, 1metre weaving width, currently dismantled.  Price - offers accepted.  Must be collected from Loughborough.  To view or for more details please contact: Faith Kane 07817003212 or 01509 232861

DL2.  GEORGE WOOD DOBBY LOOM    with fly shuttle, 16 shafts, 36" weaving width.  Very good condition - complete and in dry storage, ready to be collected in West London.  Reduced price: £700.  If you wish to arrange a viewing, or have any questions, please call Tarun on +44 7951 433487 or email: tvterror@gmail.com

DL3. 24 SHAFT AVL ASH DOBBY LOOM £3500 ono.  40" weaving width, 2 beams, built in raddle (which can be removed), lags and pegs.  Lots of steel heddles, integral bench, instruction book and a variety of reeds available.  Currently dismantled as we've moved house, but will put together if anyone wants to come and have a look at it.  A lovely loom, but I don't have room for it anymore.  Contact: Victoria Haire 0161 905 1264 (Cheshire) or email:  victoria.haire@btinternet.com  

DL4. DOBBY LOOM FOR SALE  This loom is in good condition for its age, but unfortunately due to lack of space, would like to find a good home.  It comes dissembled and there are no instructions on how to put it together.... please see images attached.  This double barrel loom comes with the following: 3 shuttles, 6 bobbins, numerous heddles, pegging lags and pegs.  Please note that this item will have to be collected by the buyer from Redcar, Cleveland.  Price: £500  To view or for more details and photos please contact Amy Curtis 07968 530605 or email: a.curtis@johnstonscashmere.com 

DL7. GEORGE WOOD 16 SHAFT DOBBY LOOM FOR SALE, £1150 ONO; overall size = 5' x 6' x 9' (height), 16 shafts,  40" reed width, loads of lags and pegs, 3000+ heddles, needs a new reed, has a fly shuttle but this is oldish, a few nuts and bolts have been replaced and all small parts have been cleaned. 

The loom is complete and in very good condition. It is in dry storage in Taunton, Somerset and is in peices ready to be viewed/collected. The loom does not have instructions but it is simple to put together. This really is a fantastic piece of kit and we welcome seriously interested parties to view it. This loom was a gift but we sadly have never had the room to use it. We are now keen to sell due to lack of storage space and have reduced the price to £850 ono. We would consider delivering locally if we agreed a suitable price and we could help put it up on the day. To arrange a viewing or for further enquiries please phone Simon and Jo Carson on 0117 9210053, or email red5@blueyonder.co.uk.

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  Contact Steve Attwood-Wright on 01686 670793 (Shropshire/Mid Wales Border)

DL6b. GEORGE WOOD 16 SHAFT 36" WEAVING WIDTH DOBBY LOOM.  Purchased from local university but unable to erect and use due to recurring back problem.  Dismantled and ready for collection. Sold as seen at  bargain price: £990 tel: Dorothy Hutchings 01509 821601 (Leics)

TAPESTRY LOOMS

TL1.  GLIMAKRA REGINA UPRIGHT TAPESTRY LOOM  2 shafts.  1.50 metre weaving width, 20+ years old.  With shafts, beater, 3 sets of treadles, 2 harnesses, and warpboard on the back of the loom. Also includes warp sticks, heddles and reed.  Floor space:  1.05 metres x 1.86 metres.  Max height: 1.93 metres.  Approx weight: 97 kilos.  In perfect working order apart from some minor hammer marks on frame and 2 rubber feet missing.  If interested in this item, we strongly recommend that you collect it (Peebles in Scottish borders) so you can disassemble it into pieces and so know how to re-assemble it later.  Offers over £850.  Contact Richard Forsyth 07770 42 42 41    A quantity of Craftsman's Mark weaving wool is also offered for sale separately.

TL2 GLIMAKRA GOBELIN SWEDISH UPRIGHT TAPESTRY LOOM   RARE AND IN PERFECT CONDITION.
25 YEARS OLD WITH VERY LITTLE USE SINCE HAVING MY CHILDREN 22 YEARS AGO!! 6FT HIGH  4FT WIDE  WEAVING WIDTH 39 INCHES
THERE IS A TOP AND BOTTOM BEAM ALLOWING UNLIMITED WEAVING LENGTH  OFFERS OVER £400 PLEASE  BUYER TO COLLECT DEVON/DORSET BORDER  DISMANTLES FOR EASY TRAVELLING. Tel:  T. Secrett 01460 220985 evenings.

 

TL3.  Tapestry floor loom, dimensions are 80cm wide x 123cm high x 61cm deep (at floor stand).  Substantially made and nicely finished.  Buyer must collect or arrange for collection.  £150 ono.  Please telephone R. James  01621 781063. (S.E. Essex)

TL3.   SIMPLE TAPESTRY/RUG LOOM  work area 39" x 51" (930 x 1295mm).  Overall height 75" (1905mm) Depth of bas 24" (610mm) Width 49" (1247mm) £70  Easily assembled.  Collect or packed flat for Carrier Argyll, at cost.  Contact P. Slann 01546 870 284 (evenings) or email scotnish@btinternet.com 


 N.B. there are usually Dryad Upright 2 shaft looms in the Floor Loom section which are also suitable for tapestry weaving