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Louët

Erica Looms

Louët  |  SKU: WP0160

Great for beginners—expands to 4 shafts.

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Expand your Erica right away! You can add up to 2 extension kits (shafts) to your loom. Heddles are not included with extension kits—you can add them separately.
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Lead Time
  • Most orders will ship within 2 weeks. Orders for floor looms and spinning wheels will ship within 9 weeks.

Description

Start shaft weaving on the Erica. "Compact" and "expandable" don't often go together, but they do on this loom. It's perfect for beginners or weavers who want portability. Floor stand sold separately.

What's included
  • 40-10 dent reed (about 10.16 ends per inch)
  • 200 Texsolv heddles
  • apron bars
  • lease sticks
  • warp sticks

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What other tools do I need for shaft loom weaving?

  • Essentials

    • shuttle—stick shuttles for looms without a shuttle race; a boat shuttle and bobbins or paper quills for looms with a shuttle race
    • warping board, warping post set, or warping peg set to wind warp chains
    • reed hook (Schacht looms include a brass reed hook or heddle hook)
    • warp separator or warp sticks sized for your loom (Louët looms include warp sticks)
    • bobbin winder if you use bobbins, paper quills, or pirns
    • loom bench for floor/dobby looms or table looms on a stand
    how to choose shuttles

  • Nice to Have

    • reeds in additional dents to weave at different setts
    • extra shuttles to change colors or yarns
    • specialty shuttles for particular projects or techniques
    • floor stand for your table loom
    • loom accessories for storage, portability, or customization
    • raddle for back to front warping

  • Advanced Techniques

    • pick-up sticks for hand-manipulated weaves
    • double back beam/second warp beam for supplementary warps
    • fly shuttle and fly shuttle device for wide warps (available for some Louët looms)
    • pins and program bars for mechanical dobbies
    • weaving design software, especially for computer dobby looms and looms with more than 8 shafts
    • Winding Station
    • Ultra Umbrella Swift
    • warping mill for longer warps
    • sectional warping accessories for very long warps

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