It looks to me like Schacht looms have created another winner.
They are just about to launch an absolute sweetheart of a small rigid heddle loom.
It’s the Cricket .
Just because a loom is small, doesn’t mean it isn’t mighty! The size of the loom doesn’t necessarily limit the size of the  finished  project. Imagination is the key!
I am a passionate small loom weaver and am looking forward to meeting the Cricket!
By the way….. if you have a rigid heddle loom, then you absolutely HAVE TO HAVE a copy of Betty Davenport’s book: Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving.  It’s a terrific little …read more

Earlier in May, I read on my dear friend, Terri’s blog about a virtual scarf project.
I was intrigued, and have been thinking about it since.
I am deep into meeting deadlines (VERY tight ones!) on my new book. I debated about taking time off from the book to weave a scarf for the virtual small scarf project.
Well…. I decided to go for it.
There were a number of odd, but seemingly intertwined threads bobbing to the surface of my life.
A friend and I just did a trade and so an Ashford Knitter’s Loom has just come into my …read more

All of the other looms that I’ve written about in this series cost less than $100.
I’m going to go over that price point with this entry…..

Rigid heddle looms are classified  as small looms, but they are at the ‘large end’ of the small loom scale.
Rigid heddle looms offer tremendous creative potential.
You can warp up several yards  at once.
You can weave fabric of various widths  from narrow bands, right up to the full width of your loom.
You can weave patterns that are surprisingly complicated if you’d like to, or just keep it plain and simple.
If you’re going to invest in a …read more