No, but it's an underslung dobby mechanism, which I think is what Bill meant Rachel

Thanks for that Bill, isn't it interesting how many different ways are invented to do the same thing, it always amazes me. Rachel

That's no underslung beater, but a sliding one similar to the table looms we make. Sara von Tresckow The Woolgatherers, Fond du Lac, WI Visit Us Here: http://www.woolgatherers.com

No I haven't, but I have several photos of a similar underslung dobby mounted under a loom, made by Mr. F.S.Lamb; he said they were taken in 1988 and we corresponded about looms in 2002. I can't

Rachel, Right, I used the wrong words - in fact, the description was saying how easy it is to swap out the drums. I'm impressed with the pricing - not cheap, but affordable. Sara von Tresckow The

Sara, I think it actually is set up so that you swap drums, so that would make it slightly less practical, but on the other side, because it is just a drum that isn't connected to bands or so, it

Interesting. Looks like Louet when they were young - Eurosized ingenuity at its finest. It should work and take up little floor space. If I read the site correctly, if 32 picks in the pattern aren't

Has anyone seen this kind of dobby loom in action? It looks intriguing, but I haven't seen one like it before. http://www.weefgetouwenmeta.be/getouw/dobby.htm Rachel Holland

Brucie, Unfortunately, the Hami Museum is little visited and neglected. The first day, I was the only person in the museum. The next day, I took along a contingent of travel mates who were tired of

Yes! Yes! Figure out which way will show the design blocks face up; it may be the peg or it may be the space, then peg the chain for the design and any tie sheds you need for that weave. I bought a

Thanks so much for this discussion - I have Barber's book but somehow never really read it in depth - am now more than halfway through - very interesting. Sara von Tresckow, Fond du Lac,

OK, I will check with the girls and let you know. JA

About five or more years ago, "Woven by the Grandmothers," a wonderful exhibit of Navajo blankets and rugs, was mounted in our area. As you entered the show, there were signs explaining why the

Great descriptions LInda. Having worked in a museum I know that the poor light, while terribly frustrating, is the best thing for textile preservation. Actually it is recommended that textiles only

Following the positive reaction of Ruth Blau I can inform you that next year in June we will have a very intersting exhibition with an ancient Chinese brocadeloom in the Geldrop weaving museum. We

Hi Everyone, I have just been reading the thread on "Designing for a dobby loom" with much interest as I have just changed my 8s 12 treadle loom for an 8s dobby one (non computer activated [as yet])

I like the manual dobby a lot, be sure the one you buy has a forward and a reverse action, it saves on bars! - Bill & Gaye Koepp in California "Deal with it before it happens, set things in order

After finishing the edges, the scraps are used for bookmarks. Louise in Northern California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Toika Norjanna countermarche loom with bench, worm gear and treadle separator. 40" weaving width with 8 shafts. It has TexSolv heddles and a 12 dent stainless steel reed. It is a brand new loom

I guess I've been weaving iron cloth - in 25+ years of weaving towels and taking good care of them, there are some with tiny holes, but nothing to recycle yet. I DID reuse handspun wool weft in some