I’ve just finished writing a series of posts about small looms that I love.
Here’s the list of loom links organized by the cost of the looms:
$0 – Looms made from recycled stuff
Under $5 – Plastic Potholder Looms
Under $15- Peggetty Loom Book
Under $20- Harrisville Potholder Loom
Harrisville Peg Loom

Under $25 – Harrisville Backstrap Loom
Under $30 – Schacht Mini Loom
Weavette Looms
Under $40- Wishing Windows Loom
Under $50 – Schacht School Loom (Frame)
Under $100 – Inkle Loom
Historical Vesterheim Museum Cradle Loom
Over $100 – Rigid Heddle looms
To see some of the guzbillions of projects that I have …read more

There are all kinds of peg looms out there.
People often  think of them as being just for children to learn weaving on.
Not so.. you can weave all kinds of neat things with them. I used a Harrisville peg loom to weave wonderful dolls and doll clothes in  my book: Soul Mate Dolls: Dollmaking as a Healing Art.
Harrisville Looms has several really pleasing peg looms

Even though the peg loom is 5 epi (ends per inch), you can double up the warp strands to weave a finer fabric.
When you buy a peg loom, make sure it’s sturdy and that the pegs won’t …read more

Another wonderful little band loom that is a modern, beautifully made, inexpensive version of an ancient loom is Harrisville Looms Backstrap Loom

the shuttle in the photo is one that my son in law made for me. A very nice little wooden one comes with the loom.
The loom comes with an excellent instruction booklet.
It’s wonderfully portable and lightweight. It fits in a small bag or large pocket.
The one thing that is  a little tricky for people to get used to is that the tension on the loom is supplied by the weaver’s body.
Also…. It can be a touch frustrating to get …read more