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.

Live further away?  I'm happy to help via email and telephone for a small fee.  Just send me details of the problem, with images if possible, and I'll do my best to help you get weaving!

WANTED: 16 or 24 Shaft George Wood Dobby Loom

Business in Edinburgh seeking an original George Wood Dobby loom 16 or 24 shafts, good working order, ideally manual dobby mechanism rather than computer.

We would love to re-home one (or more!) in our studio where it will be lovingly looked after and used to weave our British Alpaca products.

In or near Scotland would be best, although open to other options!

If anyone can help, we would love to hear from you.

Harris Loom Bench - see miscellaneous section

1. Glimakra Standard 8 Shaft Loom

8 shaft Countermarch floor standard loom with double warp beam.
Dimensions are 4ft x 4ft x 4.9ft.
The main frame is foldaway, so it will make it easy for transportation.
It comes with:  Reeds - size (1x)4 (2x) 12  Texslov cords  (3x) Glimakra shuttles,  Selection of Halcyon yarns.

Collection from Barmby Moor, York.

3. Douglas Andrew Kentish Loom 4 Shaft.

Douglas Andrew Ltd.  Kentish Loom.  4 shafts, 42", countermarch floor loom.  External measurements: 59" wide, 58" long, 66" high.  The loom has 8 lams and 8 pedals.  Equipment included: Heddles (approx 1500 10.5"), Reed, Raddle, 4 Cross stick sets, various warp sticks, 1 mallet.  Stick shuttles 3 x 33.5" long, 1 x 24" long.  Ski shuttles 2 x 25" long,   (Shuttle measurements approx.).  The loom is now dismantled but photographs have been taken to assist with reconstruction.

Warping Mill 26" dia x 17" high, made from tropical hardwood (species unknown) with chrome centre spigot standing on 12" square wooden foot.  Complete with pair of adjustable cross peg holders.

Cloth drying drum, approx 52" dia x 48" length with centre pole.  (to use, rest ends of pole on (e.g.) chairs or trestles to allow cloth on the drum to dry without compressing or creasing one side).

Collection from North Dorset

4. Four Shaft Counterbalance Floor Loom

Douglas Andrew (Canterbury) Kentish Floor Loom.  It weaves approx. width 90-95 cm has 4 shafts and 5 pedals. It has waxed thread healds/heddles. 

There are several reeds some in need of de-rusting. A selection of accessories shuttles/raddle etc. The frame has holes drilled in the side for the insertion of dowelling pegs to create a warping frame. I no longer have the dowelling pegs, but they are easy to replace.   Images available on request.

Collection only from Essex.

5. Dryad 8 Shaft Countermarch Loom

An antique loom thoroughly modernised with Texsolv tie-up and 800 Texsolv heddles allowing you to weave up to 25 EPI across the full width. 32" weaving width and 10 pedals. I also made a couple of small modifications to raise the height of it as I found I was a bit tall for it and the inside was a bit congested, but these haven't altered the original structure and design, so the loom can be used with them or in its original configuration. This is a nice loom which I have enjoyed weaving on for a few years and is only for sale because I keep acquiring more looms. Selling with a 60/10 reed (approx. 16 DPI). Currently assembled in an outbuilding in North Wiltshire and viewings are welcome, please email or phone (phone directs to answering service; please leave a message). Buyer can collect from N. Wiltshire.

6. Swedish style Four Shaft Floor Loom

Swedish style four shaft, four pedal counterbalance floor loom with Texsolv heddles and in working order. Dimensions: Length:  153cm.,  Width:  122 cm.,  Weave width:  91.5cm.,  Highest Point:  142 cm. Complete with raddle, several reeds, warping board and a quantity of sticks. Some evidence of woodworm which needs treating, hence low price of £375 ono.  Buyer collects from Wanstead, London, E11

7. Douglas Andrew Four Shaft Counterbalance Floor Loom

8. Glimakra 10 Shaft Countermarch Loom

9. Harris 8 Shaft Floor Loom

10. Four Shaft Floor Loom

Four shaft Counterbalance floor loom

I think this is a Dryad 4 shaft counterbalance floor loom, although there is no makers plate to confirm this. Weaving width is 38 ½ inch, 6 pedals & 4 shafts.

I have replaced all tie ups with Texsolv cord and both front and back aprons are new, with wire heddles .The loom is in very good condition. Overall measurements are

Width 44 ½ inch  Height 57 ½ inch  Depth 43 inch.  I am including 2 reeds, a 10dpi and 12dpi  and 2 shuttle sticks.

Buyer collects from Bristol.

11. Glimakra Eight Shaft Floor Loom

12. Glimakra Counterbalance Four Shaft Floor Loom

14. Lillstina Four Shaft Floor Loom

Attractive, sturdy Swedish beech floor loom.  1980.  Made in Sweden by Lillstina, S. Ekenfren, Jarvso.  Supplied to me new by Eliza Leadbeater, Cheshire.  I have hardly used it owing to a change in circumstances.  Very satisfactory results when used for clothing, cushion covers, chairbacks, floor rugs.    Dimensions:  Height 43", Width and Depth approx. 4ft x 4ft.   Various shuttles etc. included, also warping frame, table loom and good assortment of wool cones all free extras.  Buyer collects from Elgin, Moray, or delivered by carrier at your own expense and risk.  Loom can be closed up for transporting.

15. Four Shaft Floor Loom

For sale Floor Loom

42 inch wide Four shaft Floor loom in working order and dismantled. Buyer collects Worcester UK

Also a wide variety of yarns, reeds, warping frames etc. available.

16. Harris Eight Shaft Floor Loom

Harris 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)

DL1. Louet Megado 16 Shaft Electronic Dobby Loom

Louet Megado 16 Shaft Electronic Dobby Loom in excellent condition
70 cm weaving width with 2 beams, 900 Texsolv Heddles.  Included 10 reed, warping sticks and Louet weaving bench

Photographs, video on request.

Viewing welcome, buyer to arrange collection from Suffolk

DL2. AVL 16 Shaft/3 Beam Mechanical Dobby Floor Loom

DL5. AVL Computer Dobby Loom

AVL computer dobby loom for sale.

A CDIV computer was added to the AVL fold up loom a few years ago.

The loom is a 16 shaft loom, with new heddles. The price includes two reeds: 12 and 6. The loom comes with its original bench.

The loom is in full working order, and the CDIV computer is working well.  All the original dobby parts will come with the loom and it could be converted back to a mechanical dobby if preferred.  The computer works best using free AVL software and wifi files, these can be created with most weaving software.

The loom is old, but refurbished looms of the same age are still sold on the AVL website.  There have been changes to the loom over the years.  The cloth cannot be released from the front of the loom, on either of the back beams, this needs to be done at the back of the loom.

Feel free to ask questions about the loom - photos can be provided via email.

Collection in person from Devon.