Monday, 23 November 2009

Weavemaster Loom


I have been thinking about weaving for a while now but couldn't justify spending big money on yet another piece of equipment. I always keep an eye on ebay and a few weeks ago I saw a 4 shaft loom for sale from someone in Winchester. The opening bid was 99p so I thought it was worth taking a chance on it. To my surprise no one bid on it so for 99p and the petrol money to collect it from Winchester it was mine! I collected it in the dark so didn't see the sorry state it was in until the next morning. I know nothing about looms so I turned to my lovely pals at the New Forest Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. Linda is our Chairman and a wonderful weaver. She had a good look at the loom and declared that it could be resurrected to a useful life. This is what I plan to do:

A good clean using a home made concoction (recipe to follow)

Clean the heddles and possibly replace with nylon ones

Replace the hooks and cord on the shafts

I have no idea how old this loom is. There doesn't seem to be much information available on the maker although I did read another posting saying that it was a London company. It will be nice to get this old timer back up and running.








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  1. Pauline9 March 2015 at 08:40

    I have been given a floor loom by Weavemaster and it apparently dates back to at least 1955. I'm going to try to restore it so any advise would be very welcome, also shall have to learn to weave!

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    1. Unknown26 October 2018 at 20:11

      Hi Pauline, I have just seen your post from 2015, I have just bought a weavemaster loom and it is going to need a bit of tidying up! I have only been weaving for 4 weeks so jumping in at the deep end! How did you get on with restoring your loom? And do you have any tips?
      Kind regards Karen

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  2. Unknown12 October 2015 at 15:58

    Hi! I too recently was "gifted" a Seattle made Weavemaster counterbalance floor loom! Any advice? I am restoring and would appreciate any lessons learned.

    Sincerely, ellen

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  3. Unknown8 March 2020 at 07:32

    Hello
    I have a weavemaster loom, in need of a bit of TLC the main difficulty i have is how to change/add hedles. I just can see how to get to them to remove for new ones. Help please

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    1. Scottieweaver26 April 2020 at 21:26

      Hi, I have a 4 shaft table loom. To remove the vessels you need to remove the clip on the top / bottom bars in the middle so they can slide along to one side .. you should be able to remove bars to release heddle....hope this is of use x

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  4. Scottieweaver26 April 2020 at 21:20

    Hi everyone,
    I have managed to get my hands on a 4 shaft weavemaster table loom ...which has been in storage for some time I have started to clean it up for to use ( New to weaving ). I have also got an upright Dryad Loom which I love for rugs that I started weaving a few months ago....can anyone tell me anything about the 4 shaft table loom.... thanks

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