Small looms I love-Band looms -1
January 21, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under small loom weaving, weaving and handweaving and looms
I think I must have had a lot of lifetimes weaving on narrow looms.
I just have this thing about looms that weave narrow bands.
I love love love them. Perhaps it’s because I like to design with modules…. I don’t know…….. anyhow, my love of weaving narrow bands and strips has made me gravitate towards the family of band, tape and inkle looms.
I recently wrote about the Vesterheim Museum Cradle loom.
It’s a beautifully made loom, and is wonderful to weave on.
I have 2 quibbles with it, though…
See that curve at the right hand upper side? Well, it gets in the way of smooth weaving. I may gather up my courage some day and reduce that decorative bit to make it more functional. Don’t get me wrong… it is a lovely loom, but that ‘bump’ does slow things down and I constantly knock my wrist on it.
My other quibble with this loom is that it doesn’t come with a heddle.
Now, the instructions tell you how to make a string heddle:
Which I quite like on frame looms, but I am not particularly pleased about it for the cradle loom.
Luckily, googling reveals that there are a couple of places you can get small rigid heddles that fit the loom quite nicely:
and:
Harrisville looms rigid heddle 7inch size
and, the Woolery offers several sizes of narrow rigid heddles. Yay!
If you are into historical re-enactment, then I think you’ll be pleased with this loom. Actually, anyone who likes weaving narrow bands will love it.
Thumbs up on the Vesterheim Cradle loom!
I saw the Norwegian Cradle Loom on your site and I had to have one. Mine arrived last week (they were back ordered for some time). I love it. I’ve oiled it and “dressed” it and plan to start weaving tomorrow. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.
Tropical Twister
Aren’t they wonderful? Love your blog!