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Tools to make Back to Front Warping Easier and More Comfortable!

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Tools to make Back to Front Warping Easier and More Comfortable!

LoftyFiber Helping Hands make it simpler to warp your loom from Back to Front.  Lease sticks are held securely and in the best ergonomic position for spreading the warp in the raddle, beaming and threading.  We are now shipping Helping Hands for the following looms (click for more information): Ashford Table Looms  Louet David 3 Looms Louet Jane Table Looms Louet Spring 2 Looms Schacht Standard Floor Loom Schacht Wolf Looms   This YouTube playlist has videos for using Helping Hands on these looms: LoftytFiber Helping Hands Playlist Link      

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Getting Started with Rigid Heddle Weaving

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Getting Started with Rigid Heddle Weaving

Rigid heddle looms are a wonderful way to start entering the world of weaving!  Simpler to setup than a multi-shaft loom, it's also an economical way to start weaving.   Many start with the 15" Schacht Cricket loom.   Click on the link for pricing and "how-to" videos for assembling, warping and weaving on the Cricket. The Ashford Rigid Heddle Looms  are also very popular and in a similar price range as the Cricket.   Click on the Ashford link for videos!  The Ashford rigid heddle looms support double heddles, allowing for more complex patterning and double width weaving. Both Schacht and Ashford have a...

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Getting Started with a Floor Loom

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Getting Started with a Floor Loom

Do you dream of spending creative and peaceful days at your loom weaving gorgeous handwovens?    Consider this Weaving Package with quality equipment to get you started! Schacht Wolf Looms - moderately priced, high quality jack looms, produced in Colorado, that come in three weaving widths.  Click these links for more information and pricing:  Pup - 18" Baby - 26" Mighty - 36" The Pup loom with 18" weaving width is portable enough to easily load into most any SUV and takes up only a small space in your home.   You are limited to a maximum of an 18" weaving width that...

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Schacht Matchless - In stock!

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Schacht Matchless - In stock!

Serious about spinning?  We have the Schacht Matchless wheels in stock and ready for pick up or shipment.   We also have a Matchless that you can try out in our retail store.  The Schacht Matchless Spinning Wheel offers double drive, Scotch tension, and bobbin lead modes of operation. Its 19.5″ drive wheel and flyer shaft are supported by self-aligning bronze bearings for precise action. Each flyer is individually balanced and the bobbins and flyer whorls are trued on center for long and superior service. Included with each wheel: 4 bobbins, fast and medium speed whorls, a threading hook, tensioned Lazy...

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Huck Lace Scarf in Linen (1 6-ounce cone project)

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Huck Lace Scarf in Linen (1 6-ounce cone project)

Weave this lovely huck lace scarf in Euroflax 30/2 Linen. The PDF pattern as well as WIF downloads are available here: https://loftyfiber.com/products/huck-lace-scarf-in-linen Choose your color for your 6-ounce cone here: https://products/euroflax-30-2-lace-weight-linen-cones The scarf will transform after several machine wash and drying cycles to a very soft scarf you'll want to wear all year long!

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