You can see which Mirrix equipment I recommend on their site HERE. If you want a loom that provides a shedding device as well as excellent tension, a Mirrix is a great option. A good tapestry loom has nice strong and even tension. No! Mirrix makes great looms, but so do other people.
DO I HAVE TO HAVE A MIRRIX LOOM TO TAKE YOUR COURSES? You may well damage your loom if you try to use it for tapestry if it wasn’t intended to be used that way. However, you’ll have an easier time if you use a loom that is meant to hold a high tension. I have had looms from the Schacht Wolf line and Harrisville jack looms in my workshops and you can weave tapestry on them. I use a 40 inch Macomber for some of my work. Their hardware is metal and very heavy so the jacks stay down when the tension increases. The Macomber looms that are larger than 40 inches are excellent for tapestry. When you try to increase the tension it usually results in the jacks rising up which means you don’t get a shed. Jack looms, especially the ones with an X-style frame, don’t hold a high tension. I want you to start weaving, and you don't have to have an expensive piece of equipment to do that. But if you don't want to even go that far, you could use a picture frame and warp it just the way a copper pipe loom is warped.
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Of course! I go over how to warp a copper pipe loom in the Little Looms and Fringeless courses. I want to make my own loom, is that okay? I do not own these looms and would still recommend using a tapestry loom for tapestry weaving. 1- My last yarn order by warpedandwonderful IMG7288 These blue pegs on the dobby dictate the pattern. Generally weavers are weaving a single structure at a time. Dobby Looms: Complex looms that do not need a computer for operation. Those were looms people had in classes and the Louet linked there is not the same one-it is no longer made. Cardboard Looms - FOR SALE from Dickblick Making a cardboard loom. I have met a couple table looms that held a very tight tension. Table looms have the same problems as rigid heddle looms. Can I use a table loom for tapestry weaving? Rigid heddle looms that have separate beams to wind the warp and fabric on work better (for example the Schacht Cricket).
But if you’re not a very type-A sort of person who is careful about warping and the amount of weft you put in, I would recommend starting with a loom designed for weaving tapestry or a countermarche or counterbalance floor loom. It isn’t impossible and I have had students be fairly successful using rigid heddle looms. This can make learning tapestry weaving quite a bit more difficult. Most of them have very small beams to wind the warp on and so they just don’t hold a very high tension. Rigid heddle looms are not the best choice for tapestry weaving. Can I use a rigid heddle loom for tapestry weaving? It is a sampling and prototyping Digital Weaving Machine which creates woven hardcopies. This is another great option for the Weaving Tapestry on Little Looms course. TC2 Loom is a weaving loom manufactured by Digital Weaving Norway. In 2020, Mirrix released the Saffron Pocket Loom which is a small peg loom that has a tensioning device. And if you want a simple peg loom that is easily available, Schacht Spindle Company makes the Lily Loom and the Easel Weaver which will work just fine for this course. makes some beautiful looms that are very much like the Hoketts. Please see the above-linked blog posts for more ideas. THIS shop sells Mirrix and Weaver’s Bazaar has a really nice tensioned frame that will work for just about anything. The above applies, but I also know that finding small looms seems more difficult in the UK.
The shop that bought his remaining stock was the Weaver’s Loft.įor some reason I get lots of questions from people in the UK about where to get Hokett looms. Shown here on the optional Trestle Stand.Jim Hokett retired in 2018.
Flip is ideal for plain weaves and pick-up patterns.įlip’s two-heddle capabilities make it easy and natural to weave with two heddles. The heddle, available in 5, 8, 10 and 12 dents per inch, is made of durable ABS plastic, with large eyes and slots. The conveniently located heddle blocks on the sides of the loom hold the rigid heddle in the up, down, or neutral position. Warp in a flash with the included warping peg.įine-toothed nylon ratchets provide precise tension control.
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Weave in comfort: hook the rear leg on a table edge, clamp it to a table for stand-up weaving, or install the Flip on our Trestle Stand. Designed for high performance, this loom folds in a jiffy for storage or transport. Looms & accessories will have some writing on them, the word Shuttles and a number.įlip, Schacht's folding rigid heddle loom, is compact, sturdy, and a pleasure to weave on. They are generally in good to very good used condition. The looms in this listing were used for classes taught at the Shuttles retail store.
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