Specialty Looms
- The Zoom Loom is a pin loom, used to needle weave 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) squares.
- Inkle looms and weaving cards create warp-faced bands.
Frame and Tapestry Looms
These looms create weft-faced fabrics. They are specially designed for tight tension on the warp ends. The weaver can see most or all of the weaving area at one time, and uses hand-held tools or heddle bars to lift warp threads.
Rigid Heddle Looms
These looms create lengths of fabric. A rigid heddle reed with slots and holes makes the sheds—it's the equivalent of a two-shaft loom. Our rigid heddle looms can sit on a tabletop or on a floor stand.
Shaft Looms—Dobby, Floor, and Table
These looms create lengths of fabric. Heddles on shafts (harnesses) make a shed. The more shafts on a loom, the more weave structures it can create.
Because Louët and Schacht manufacture such a wide variety of shaft looms, this website divides them into subgroups:
- Table looms sit on a tabletop or a floor stand. The weaver uses levers to raise or lower shafts. They are generally the smallest and least expensive.
- Floor looms sit on the floor. The weaver uses multiple treadles to raise or lower shafts. They are generally in the middle in size and price.
- Dobby looms sit on the floor and require a dobby system (a mechanical or computer device). The weaver uses a single treadle, along with the dobby system, to raise or lower shafts. They are generally the largest and most expensive.