Choose a Loom for the Way You Want to Weave
A loom is easiest to choose when you begin with the cloth or structure you want to make. Rigid heddle looms keep a straightforward warp-and-weft setup within reach for scarves, towels and samplers. Table looms bring multiple shafts to a compact workspace, while floor looms serve weavers planning longer warps and wider cloth. Tapestry and inkle looms focus on a different kind of work: pictorial textiles, bands and straps.
Compare the working details
- Match weaving width to the projects you expect to repeat.
- Consider whether shafts, portability, folding, or a dedicated studio footprint matter most.
- Read included equipment carefully, then select reeds, heddles, stands and other additions for the specific model.
The collection ranges from small Beka rigid heddle and tapestry frames to the Schacht Cricket and Flip, Louet Jane table looms, and floor-loom families from Glimakra, Leclerc, Louet and Schacht. These are different working systems, not simply larger and smaller versions of one tool. A table loom may make multi-shaft sampling practical at a desk; a floor loom changes the scale, motion and planning of the project.
Start with rigid heddle looms for direct cloth weaving, or compare floor looms when multi-shaft capacity is central to the plan.
