Glimakra looms

Julia - "the little red loom" (available Spring 2008)

Julia is a brand new loom from Glimakra. We have been working with the designers and manufacturers over the last several months to fine-tune this loom for optimal comfort and function. Designed to start out as a 2 shaft loom for new weavers, it can easily be used with 4 and 6 shafts as well. Orders placed now will ensure spring availablity.

The Julia includes: 24 warp sticks, tie-up cords, 500 heddles, 2 lease sticks, 4 shaft safety pins, 2 shaft supports.

See also my demo mini-movie about Julia.

width # shafts # treadles price 70cm / 27.5" 2 2 595.00 70cm / 27.5" 4 6 695.00 70cm / 27.5" 6 6 750.00 Starter kit for weaving cotton scarf 100.00 Starter kit (available in May 2008) includes: 30/10 reed reed hook cotton warp, ready to put on loom cotton weft to weave with lease stick rings stick shuttle instructions

The Ideal - "a versatile space-saving loom"

The Ideal is a well proportioned small loom for the weaver who has a great interest in weaving, but who doesn't have enough room for a bigger loom. It can even be outfitted with various drawloom attachments. More photos and details are available at the GAV Glimakra site.

All Ideal looms include: bench, 4 rubber feet, 1000 heddles, tie-up cords, 4 shaft safety pins, 2 shaft supports, 2 lease sticks, and 48 warp sticks.

Ideal counterbalance width # shafts # treadles price 70cm / 27.5" 4 6 2640.00 100cm / 39" 4 6 2780.00 Ideal countermarch width # shafts # treadles price 70cm / 27.5" 8 8 3150.00 100cm / 39" 8 8 3600.00 100cm / 39" 10 10 3700.00* Add $60.00 to include 4-shaft counterbalance. * This loom has thinner shafts, lamms, and treadles.

The Standard - "top of the line"

The Standard is an extremely versatile loom. You can start with the basic model, 4 harnesses and 6 treadles. As your interest in weaving develops and your knowledge increases, you can add more harnesses and treadles to your Standard. It is designed so that you can equip it whenever you want, with accessories such as a fly shuttle beater or double warp beam. This will make your weaving even more fun and advanced. It can be outfitted with drawloom attachments as well: either a single unit draw system or shaft draw system of up to a hundred pattern shafts, or even a combination of the two. More photos and details are available at the Gunnar Anderssons site.

All Standard looms include: bench, 4 rubber feet, 1000 heddles, tie-up cords, 4 shaft safety pins, 2 shaft supports, 2 lease sticks, and 48 warp sticks.

Standard counterbalance width # shafts # treadles price 120cm / 47" 4 6 3775.00 150cm / 59" 4 6 4080.00 160cm / 63" 4 6 4700.00 Standard countermarch width # shafts # treadles price 120cm / 47" 10 10 4500.00 120cm / 47" 12 12 4750.00 150cm / 59" 10 10 4600.00 150cm / 59" 12 12 4850.00 160cm / 63" 10 10 5280.00 160cm / 63" 12 12 5530.00 Add $80.00 to include 4-shaft counterbalance. Prices are for horizontal countermarch; add $150 for vertical. Standard countermarch special-order width # shafts # treadles price 120cm / 47" 16 16 5800.00 150cm / 59" 16 16 6100.00 160cm / 63" 16 16 6790.00 These special-order looms have thinner shafts, lamms, jacks, and treadles.