9/8/2023 0 Comments Looms for sale near me![]() ![]() ![]() Some looms are solid objects, while others, like the Baby Wolf, can fold and can be tucked away (or put into the car to bring to workshops or the cottage). Thinking about what size of loom is going to work in your living situation is an important question to ask yourself - looms tend to take up more room than you think. There was a time when I lived in a teeny studio apartment and was dying for a loom - but in retrospect, I probably would have had to sacrifice my dining table to fit it in (and I totally would have if the right one had come along - but that’s maybe another blog post!). What size is practical for my home/my body? It’s hard to know what you want to do when starting though, so it’s always good to ask yourself…Ģ. If you know you’d like more flexibility to work in structures like twill or doubleweave, or make wider items like blankets or yardage, a floor loom might be a better fit. For someone that wants to make scarves, small towels, or other narrow objects, a rigid heddle or table loom might be the perfect tool. Having an idea of what you feel excited about making can really help narrow your options down. What you can make on a given loom is primarily limited by two factors: size and how many shafts/harnesses that they have (more harnesses = greater complexity in structure/pattern). If you are ready to become a Dynamic Heddle Loom owner youself (yay!) you can now place your order with any of our wonderful Majacraft Dealers , they are also happy to help you in making choices on reed selection and accessories for your loom.When someone asks me about buying a loom, I usually like to enquire what they want to make. ![]() If you would like to see more incredible creations made possible with this loom and the creativity of current loom owners you can also visit our Dynamic Heddle Loom Facebook group, there is some wonderful inspiration being shared there and its a fun group for Majacraft Loom owners. We are very happy to have this loom return to our product range, and are excited to continue seeing the amazing weavings people are creating with it. The following image is some double heddle weaving by Annick Keters (Belgium) created as a practice piece. With this loom you have a lot of freedom to play around and experiment with your yarns!īut not only can you get experimental with your unusual yarns and materials, you can also enjoy the ease of use with this loom creating more ‘traditional’ weavings, selecting a finer reed set (10 or 12 dent reeds are great for this!) and even adding a second heddle to create a wide range of patterns in your weaving. ![]() You can also use the variable dent reed to use a variety of thickness yarns in your warp, which gives the opportunity to create texture and interest in your piece. In fact you can even almost keep the effect of wearing your handspun skein around your neck if you use a fine yarn in your weft and the art skein in your warp. Because of the variable dent reed it is possible to warp it with very bulky yarns, and if you are making a wearable item from your art yarns and bulky yarns you will find this gives your piece a fantastic drape along the length of it, rather than sitting flat, which is what usually happens when your bulky yarns are in your weft sitting across the width of the weave. Now, after a short hiatus we have tweaked the design and streamlined our hand building processes to re-release this loom for sale again! We created this loom some years ago, and included innovations we are still very proud of such as the variable dent reeds (hence ‘dynamic!’) and the rare earth magnet heddle attachment which makes the heddle super easy to move into each weaving position. Last week we relaunched our Dynamic Heddle weaving loom, the Majacraft variation on a rigid heddle loom. ![]()
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