When you're choosing looms, it's helpful to consider what other equipment or tools you'll need. The time required for warping and weaving might also be a factor.
Website Category |
Schacht Product |
Shed Formed With ✔ = included |
Other Essential Weaving Tools ✔ = included |
Warping Speed |
Weaving Speed |
Specialty |
Weaving Cards |
✔ cards |
belt shuttle |
⏱ |
⏱⏱ |
Specialty |
Inkle Loom |
string or Texsolv heddles |
✔ belt shuttle |
⏱ |
⏱⏱ |
Specialty |
Zoom Loom |
NA |
✔ needle |
⏱ |
⏱ |
Frame & Tapestry |
Lilli Loom |
✔ shed stick and pick-up stick |
✔ shuttle, beater |
⏱ |
⏱⏱ |
Frame & Tapestry |
School Loom |
✔ pick-up sticks |
✔ needle |
⏱ |
⏱⏱ |
Frame & Tapestry |
Tapestry Loom |
string or Texsolv heddles on |
shuttle or tapestry bobbins, beater |
⏱⏱ |
⏱⏱⏱ |
Frame & Tapestry |
Arras Tapestry Loom |
✔ Texsolv heddles on shedding device |
shuttle or tapestry bobbins, beater |
⏱⏱ |
⏱⏱⏱ |
Rigid Heddle |
Cricket Loom, 10" or 15" |
✔ rigid heddle |
✔ stick shuttles |
⏱⏱ |
⏱⏱ |
Rigid Heddle |
Flip Loom, 15", 20", 25", 30" |
✔ rigid heddle |
✔ stick shuttles |
⏱⏱ |
⏱⏱ |
Shaft |
Cricket Quartet |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping board or peg set |
⏱⏱⏱ |
⏱ |
Shaft |
Wolf Pup LT, Wolf Pup 8.10, Baby Wolf, Mighty Wolf |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping board or peg set |
⏱⏱⏱ |
⏱ |
Shaft |
Standard Floor Loom, 36", 45" |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ boat shuttle and bobbin warping board or peg set |
⏱⏱⏱ |
⏱ |