Recently, I blogged about test driving the new Cricket Loom from Schacht Looms.

I gave The Cricket Loom a rave review and showed a bit of the healing/prayer shawl that I wove for my sister in law.
She’s been terribly ill and has scared the bejabbers out of us….. She had an abscess in her brain, which was life threatening and harrowing. She’s had surgery and it was successful.
Weaving a healing/prayer shawl for her was very soothing for me.
It allowed me to pour my love for her into every stitch…

I hope that it will bring her comfort. I love to think that …read more

I’ve been weaving with the Schacht Cricket rigid heddle for a few days, and I absolutely  L O V E  it.
Why?
Because:

It’s really solid, well made, and the ergonomics are a dream.Obviously, a lot of thought went into designing it.
The heddle glides along the tracks and it stays in position perfectly, in both the down and up modes.
I really like the wooden handles on the warp and cloth beams.
The ratchets and pawls mesh with each other beautifully – they hold solidly and don’t skip or jump.
It’s very portable and compact- we had to drive for a couple of hours yesterday, …read more

The new Cricket rigid heddle Loom from Schacht has arrived, and I am impressed.
It comes shipped flat in a smallish spiffy box that works as a project/tool box but won’t hold the loom once it’s assembled.
It needs to have 6 screws inserted to assemble it.  That took only a few minutes.
The loom is solid and beautifully designed.  It doesn’t fold like their Flip or the Ashford Knitter’s loom, but it’s compact enough to be truly portable. Popping it into a tote bag is not a problem.
I am going to be weaving a healing/prayer shawl in rainbow colors.
One of my beloved …read more