Giving a Second Life to an Old Counterbalance Loom made by Leclerc | Restoring a Weaving Loom

[@SmallT2]

I adopted one of these in parts from the local weavers guild in Ottawa, I was terrified I had no castle but then after searching I found the original counter balance picture. Now I find this video and am super happy. I still have to restore the parts, but am excited as I think I have everything.

[@DanLizotte]

I just bought a 1970 model from a retiring weaver - I am so grateful for your videos!

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Congrats on your new loom! I'm glad my videos could be helpful 🥰

[@KronosStreaks]

I have the very same loom named Greta after the original owner who passed away and handed it down to a friend, whom I then bought it from. After many hours searching videos, and the Leclerc site, I found some archived manuals with instructions on how to put her together. Then I discovered your video and it was like wow! That’s my loom! I am a new weaver, learning from KZbin and I so appreciate all your videos! I started with a 16 inch rigid heddle and now have my Greta too. I can’t thank you enough for your videos, I am very grateful you are sharing your knowledge😊

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Oh wow!!! That's awesome 😄 Maybe Greta and Marjo are some long lost twins 😂 I'm glad to know that you are enjoying my videos! This means a lot to me and it encourages me to keep making them! Thank you 🥰

[@pamelagreen8543]

Thank you for the assembly demonstration. I have a loom like this, but have no idea how to use it. I hope to learn . Your videos have been helpful and encouraging.

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

I'm so glad my videos could be helpful 😁 Thank you!

[@Stacy2Holt]

Thanks for this video. I too have acquired a Leclerc Nilus II Counter Balance that is from the early 80’s or earlier. It’s all in pieces and needs cleaning as I go along.

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

You are welcome! And good luck with putting your loom back into shape 😊

[@Stacy2Holt]

Today I cleaned and assembled. I didn’t quite understand what I had when I watched your video last night, but have the same exact loom. I think a few pieces were swapped out but I have the same stamp and construction. I was thinking I was missing parts because the more modern brake system is different. This one is much simpler. I look forward to watching you set the warp on your first project. Thanks for making this video. I am not sure what I would have done with out it.

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Wow that's awesome! I'm so glad that I could help you out 😄 I'm currently about half-way through putting my first warp on this loom! Hopefully, I can get the video out in a few weeks 😊

[@KarenGrieves]

I need to see the break section mine does not have a tension coil or mine might be a little older than yours

[@WhatNoKaboom]

Je viens d'acquérir un métier identique au tien avec certains morceaux qui ont été refaits. Là il me reste à l'assembler. Ta vidéo va m'aider beaucoup dans ce processus. J'ai hâte de l'essayer. Merci!

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Super! Je suis contente d'avoir pu vous aider 🥰

[@carolburns8667]

congratulations

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Thanks 😊

[@garybenson]

I wish I'd seen the S-hook adjustable roller a week ago, I've been making a floor loom and I spent SO LONG trying to make two identical roller cords!

[@garybenson]

PS if you do anything like this again, it helps them go in if you put wax on screws, I use beeswax but you can just scratch them on a candle to get a little on the point

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Oh no! I least now you know for a next time 🙃 It still takes some time to adjust them to be identical though, but it probably goes faster than with normal cords. And thank you for the tips! I'll have to try wax next time 😊

[@KarenGrieves]

Could you tell me the length of the lams. Mine seem a bit short. Hopefully you will answer

[@KarenGrieves]

Also how low or high should the top bar be?

[@melissaolivas9157]

New subscriber. :) Thank you so much for this video!! I have bought a Inca. I found the manual on the same Leclerc site as your's. I am a total newbie to floor looms. I can't figure out how to connect the brake bar. There is a screw hole near the brake and a tapered block near the pedals. Does the brake bar go on top or under that block? Thank you again!! I had no idea how to put the shafts in. :)

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Welcome to my channel and congrats on your new loom 😄 I'm not familliar with their Inca loom, but maybe the break system is similar to mine. I find it hard to understand/explain without seeing it. If you want, you can send me an email with pictures at [e-mail] 😊 and I'll try to help you as much as I can!

[@lylymongeon]

Bravo! Quel beau cadeau et projet. J’en ai vu a vendre dans mon coin a bon prix mais j’avais peur qu’apres avoir depensé plein de dollars, ne pas etre capable de le remonter. 😳. J’ai hate de voir la suite.

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Merci 😄 Je vous comprends totallement! La suite s'en vient bientôt 😊

[@Lunaleska1]

J’ai le même à mon travail que ma collegue m’a apporté de son cercle des fermiere 😊 J’ai hate de pouvoir l’essayer! On essaie encore de figurer comment le monter avec les fils 🙈😜

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Oh!! Vous êtes chanceuses! Le cercle de fermière pourrait peut-être vous aider à figurer le tout! Sinon, il y a plusieurs videos sur KZbin. Personellement, je n'en ai pas encore fait sur ce métier, mais ça s'en vient un jour 😊

[@loriledford5389]

Hello, I've just acquired this very same loom and I am struggling with the roller cords. could you please share with me the length of the lower roller cords (in inches if possible)? Floor looms are new to me as well, and I am anxiously awaiting watching a video on you warping this beauty! I don't know what to do first!

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

First of all, congratulation on your new loom! I'm currently in the process of warping my loom and it might be hard to take the cords out to measure them. Still, I can tell you that I bought them at Camilla Valley Farm. Here's the link www.camillavalleyfarm.com/weave/loomparts3.htm#16. I bought item "88800-0081 lower cords set" and they seem to work. I hope this helps you!

[@loriledford5389]

@@Curly_n_Yarny yes, thank you very much. I'm hoping you are recording the process, I'm very much looking forward to learning more!

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

I am 😊 I'm existed to share my progress with you soon!

[@miketheweaver923]

Merci

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

De rien! 😊

[@jukka556]

Hello, how did you figure to calculate the amount of thread

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Hello! I'm not sure I understand the question. Do you wish to learn how to calculate the warp threads for a project? Like the number of threads needed or the length of the threads?

[@francechevrefils4662]

Bonjour je suis à assembler une copie d un métier Leclerc. Est ce possible que vous me transmettiez une photo du côté gauche arrière…. Il me reste une poignée et d’ne ne sais pas comment l arranger…. Et du côté côté droit je ne sais pas où attacher le ressort. Merci 🙏

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

Bonjour! Est-ce que vous savez sur quel modèle de métier Leclerc votre métier a été copié? Le mien est une vieille version des Mira et le frein n'a pas de ressort. Je doute que nous aillons le même modèle. Je vous invite à m'écrire par courriel pour que je puisse vous faire parvenir des photos. Mon adresse est le [e-mail]

[@jukka556]

Yes , I really don't understand. Merci!!

[@dianedowning9228]

Please go much slower in the talking as well as the demo. I wanted to focus on the tie up but you went so quickly that I couldn't follow. I wish you would show one step at a time slowly.

[@Curly_n_Yarny]

I'm sorry, the focus of this video wasn't how I tie-up a loom. I understand this is something you would enjoy seeing. I can try to film that for another video. I make those videos in my spare time and it takes a lot of time and effort to make them. I try to give as much info as I can while still being interesting. I appreciate knowing what you would like to see. In the mean time, if you feel like I'm talking too fast, there is a way to slow down the playback of the video in the settings. I hope this helps!

[@dianedowning9228]

@@Curly_n_Yarny Thank you SO much for this reply and the advice!! I did enjoy your video and thought it helpful!!