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.
| Loom Type | Product and Manufacturer |
Shed Formed With ✔ = included |
Other Essential Weaving Tools ✔ = included |
Warping Speed | Weaving Speed |
| Specialty | Weaving Cards (Schacht or Louët) |
✔ cards |
belt shuttle |
⏱ | ⏱⏱ |
| Specialty | Inkle Loom (Schacht or Louët) |
string or Texsolv heddles |
✔ belt shuttle |
⏱ | ⏱⏱ |
| Specialty | Zoom Loom (Schacht) |
NA |
✔ needle |
⏱ | ⏱ |
| Frame & Tapestry | Lilli Loom (Schacht) |
✔ shed stick and pick-up stick |
✔ shuttle, beater |
⏱ | ⏱⏱ |
|
Frame & Tapestry |
Lisa Looms (Louët) |
✔ stick shuttle, pick-up stick |
beater |
⏱ | ⏱⏱ |
|
Frame & Tapestry |
School Loom (Schacht) |
✔ pick-up sticks |
✔ needle |
⏱ | ⏱⏱ |
|
Frame & Tapestry |
Tapestry Loom (Schacht) |
string or Texsolv heddles |
shuttle or tapestry bobbins, beater |
⏱⏱ | ⏱⏱⏱ |
|
Frame & Tapestry |
Arras Tapestry Loom (Schacht) |
✔ Texsolv heddles on shedding device |
shuttle or tapestry bobbins, beater |
⏱⏱ | ⏱⏱⏱ |
|
Rigid Heddle |
Cricket Looms (Schacht) |
✔ rigid heddle |
✔ stick shuttles ✔ warping peg |
⏱⏱ | ⏱⏱ |
|
Rigid Heddle |
Flip Looms (Schacht) |
✔ rigid heddle |
✔ stick shuttles ✔ warping peg |
⏱⏱ | ⏱⏱ |
|
Shaft - Table |
Cricket Quartet (Schacht) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Table |
Erica Looms (Louët) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Table |
Harmony Loom (Louët) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Table |
Jane Looms (Louët) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Floor |
David 3 (Louët) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Floor |
Delta (Louët) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Floor |
Spring 2 (Louët) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Floor |
Standard Floor Loom, 36", 45" (Schacht) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed ✔ boat shuttles and bobbin warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Floor |
Wolf Pup LT, Wolf Pup 8.10, Baby Wolf, Mighty Wolf (Schacht) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Dobby |
Megado (Louët) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
|
Shaft - Dobby |
Octado (Louët) |
✔ heddles on shafts |
✔ reed boat shuttles and bobbins warping equipment for warp chains* |
⏱⏱⏱⏱ | ⏱ |
* Warp chains with at least one cross are used in all indirect warping methods. You can make them with a warping peg set, a warping post set, a warping board, or a warping mill. You can find all this equipment for sale in Winding and Warping.