Table Loom Levers

[@sandiboy66]

I haven’t used my table loom in about a year, due to surgical reasons. I unfolded it tonight with the project still on it and realized I had no idea what I was doing with the levers. Thank you for this. I feel like I am back where I was. Thank you very much.

[@curmudgeon66]

You are quite. I well remember, before my shoulder surgery, how difficult it was to use the table loom, I hope your surgery was a complete success and that you will have many years to enjoy weaving.

[@downtime86stars17]

Oh, wow, I so want one of these looms. I love my rigid heddle, but want to expand my skill set.

[@barbararickman8543]

By the time everyone watches all of your great weaving videos, you will have made so many new weavers, that you will be busy answering questions for the next year! Keep up the good work!

[@curmudgeon66]

I already feel like I spend much of the first day after each new video answering questions. But that is OK. I like hearing from new weavers and I enjoy answering questions. If I didn't like the people who watch then I wouldn't post. So it is all good. Thanks for the comment Barbara, I always enjoy hearing from you.

[@jerseyvanorden-miner4132]

I finally got this same table loom, last week, they were on back order. I’m going to be making my first project tonight. I would love more videos on this table loom. Thanks for making great content.

[@curmudgeon66]

I've had that loom almost 20 years, it's an old work horse. I use it mostly for sampling small projects, as I use my Louet Spring for bigger projects.

[@sandiihassenstein8206]

I am a new weaver and a owner of a 8 shaft loom by Ashford. I am just learning but I an enjoying the process.

[@dustyroads7067]

Wonderful tour of the table loom. This is very instructive.

[@ellenblack5376]

Thanks for posting this. Nice to have a close up of this loom. I been considering the Ashford and the Jane.

[@curmudgeon66]

I've never worked with a Jane, but my big floor loom is a Louet Spring, and I love it for large projects. I believe that you will be very happy with either loom. Ashford and Louet both make wonderful looms.

[@lunayahwitch]

Thanx so much for this video! I'm often trying to figure out how spinning and weaving equipment is made so I can fix/create/up cycle found equipment and make it useable again for myself. Keep up the great videos!

[@curmudgeon66]

Thanks for your kind comment

[@terrysharing]

Andy, that was a trully compelling video about the loom you are using and how it works. While I'm not about to become a weaver, I'm fascinated by how things work. I admire your passion, creativeness and your willingness to share so much.

[@curmudgeon66]

Thanks Terry. I like knowing how things work too, and since I was asked about this I figured i would just take the time to show it in detail.

[@reginalloyd5843]

Your a great teacher. I totally understood you and I’m not a weaver. Thank you

[@2frakers]

I'm a long-time subscriber to your channel, but first time commenting~ just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos and your thorough explanations! Just recently graduated from rigid heddle weaving to an Ashford 4-shaft table loom and I'm currently working on my first project. It's been lots of trial and error so far, but your videos always inspire me to keep on learning! Thanks so much. Paula

[@curmudgeon66]

Wow Paula, thank you so much for that vote of confidence in my videos. And welcome to the world of commenting on videos, even more important welcome to using Ashford Table looms. They really are great looms, you can do so much with them. I am sure you will get years of enjoyment from weaving on your new loom. There is so very much you can make on a 4 shaft loom.

[@craftykimmer]

I really enjoyed this video! Very informative and helpful, Thank You. I'm thinking of buying this loom.

[@mastinomama8939]

Thank you very much for this explanation!

[@helenest-jean5938]

Thank you for this very specific explanation. I was looking for ans answer to a slightly different matter: When reading a pattern to weave on my table loom, will I be pulling the levers UP or DOWN? So this answered my question perfectly.

[@evahkorsmo3378]

Takk for god forklaring. Jeg lærer mye av dine videoer. Har fått en 4shaft table loom som jeg på egenhånd og ved hjelp av KZbin prøver meg frem på. (Norwegian)

[@curmudgeon66]

Jeg var akut i stand til å lese og forstå noe av det du sa. Mine danske ferdigheter er veldig gamle, jeg lærte dette språket på college for mange år siden, og norsk er nært nok til å gjette på det jeg ikke var sikker på. Så jeg vil bare si "du er velkommen". (oversatt fra engelsk av google-translate)

[@buffpanda527]

I just got an unidentifiable 4 shaft table loom (3rd owner of it maybe and its not branded anywhere!). It has a high castle, and the beater swings. Im just kinda confused about how high the shafts need to be tied, should the middle of the heddle (eyelet part, but i also have texsolv heddles installed) meet the bottom of the beater? ..so when the shaft is raised it goes towards the top of the beater? I dont think mine is tied just right.

[@thaisoneon]

I'm in the market for my first (2nd hand) loom and will start lessons in May if the class isn't full already. An online seller has a loom I had researched and coveted, but says she has taken off the levers and installed a pulley system instead. She says it's now much easier to weave on it. Does this make sense to you? As a newbie, I can't tell if I should eliminate this loom from the get go or not. It's a Louet 22" Jane or Kombo, if that matters. Thanks!

[@soundharrajan5691]

Very nice and useful medhod for this loom.thank u sir

[@hel1copter]

This is a really useful video. I have been looking for a way to convert my Dryad 4-shaft table loom, which just has pull strings to lift the heddle frames, to lever operation. Now I know how. One question please: Do your frames go back down under spring tension (as do mine) or depend on gravity?

[@curmudgeon66]

Gravity.

[@juliewholohan2415]

I just came across your video on Ashford 8 shaft....I am having an issue using mine and was hoping you could help. When I advance my cloth it doesn’t feed evenly so the left hand side looses its tension more than the right....do you have any idea what I am doing wrong or how I can correct this...I find the Ashford company lacking in support info. Thank you

[@b2manufacturing]

May I ask where you can find the white plastic grommet sleeves used for the textile cord passing through the wood? Or maybe a proper name for them? I am building a 16 shaft table loom exactly like this and I have everything figured out except for where to find this grommet sleeve thing I don’t know the name for😂. Thanks so much for showing this mechanism.

[@curmudgeon66]

the plastic grommets came with the loom. I bought that loom brand new over 20 years ago, and the grommets have been there since day one. Sorry I can't be of more help to you on this. I wonder if you can find some one who does 3d printing from their computer, and get them to custom make something like that for you.

[@WCiossek]

I wanted to build my own table loom. What I mostly interrestet in how is the shaft is pulled down?

[@curmudgeon66]

Gravity! The weight of the shaft itself, and the threads is all that holds the down shafts down.

[@WCiossek]

@@curmudgeon66 I once built my own loom. The problem with that was that the shafts were very difficult to move down. It took all of my body weight to push them down. The warp threads were sticking too much to the heddles.

[@brendaalley425]

I too am the proud owner of an Ashford table loom. I absolutely love this loom. So easy to dress and weave on. The only part I feel could have been designed better is the plastic ratchet and pawl that are on both the cloth beam and the warp beam of my 2018 loom. Since I do not see any ratchet and pawl on the left side of your loom, I am assuming you have a slightly different system. Would you consider doing a video showing your ratchet and pawl setup that appears to be on the right side of your loom?

[@DonnaScarpa]

Thank you Andy! I have been using two Ashford rigid heddle looms and i am hoping to purchase a table loom by Ashford. I don’t need it to be portable - i just need it to be affordable, also I don’t have the space for a huge floor loom. My question is about how much cottolin warp thread will the Ashford hold? Just a ballpark idea is fine, how many linen tablecloths are you able to weave on one warping? I wont be able to use spools like a floor loom so I will have to warp more frequently. Thanks again.

[@curmudgeon66]

Hi Donna; How much cottolin . . . For WEFT I figure 20 epi for plain weave and 24 epi for twill. As for length, I'm thinkin about 6 yards is about all I have ever put on. The limit will come if you try to fold the Ashford up to travel, when the back beam is fully wound on, there isn't quite enough room to fold the castle part down all the way, So if your gonna fold it and travel then maybe 5 yards is your upper limit for warp threads. Hope I have correctly interpreted your question. Enjoy your weaving on the ashford.

[@DonnaScarpa]

curmudgeon66 thank you!

[@ks7916]

@@curmudgeon66 Hello Andy I am also intrigued by the table loom and was curious about the limitations the table loom has in regards to the max length of the project you can do. You mentioned 6 yards... is that a lot less compared to a floor loom? Thank you! -Ks

[@ishoo1041]

Great video, enjoying watching very much! I have a question, if it is not much bother: the levers in my older table loom would not stay in place, they just fall back down (those levers need to be up to raise the shaft). Any idea how to fix it? I can see the shafts are supported by a kind of old elastic band to the loom walls but it does not fix the issue anyway. I appreciate any suggestion you might have! And keep posting!

[@curmudgeon66]

not knowing what kind of loom you have nor more information all I could do would be to make a "WAG", and that is not a good answer, so I must decline to give any opinion. I have 2 table looms and they each use completely different methods, without seeing the loom itself, I just can not even guess.

[@artistirmafeliciarodriguez7752]

Quick question; Is there a difference in a Rachet loom and a Rigid Loom? I have Ashfords, Louet Erica, off brand and Beka. The Beka is a 36" Rachet Loom (RL Model) But I warped it up the same way as a Rigid and it is working fine. The Beka is about 25-30 years old and have already contacted the company about additional parts. Thanks Dear

[@curmudgeon66]

I have never woven on a rigid heddle loom, so I can't say for sure. I do have my ashford table loom which uses a ratchet, and my Louet Spring, which has a friction break. I don't feel much difference between them. The friction break system gives you infinite stopping points while the ratchet has a set number, but ashfords have enough points on the ratchet that there is virtually no effective difference that I can see or feel as I weave.

[@artistirmafeliciarodriguez7752]

curmudgeon66 Thanks so much dear, I appreciate it 😊

[@susananderson1071]

How much ore difficult is this to warp versus a rigid heddle? So much great knowledge in your videos.

[@curmudgeon66]

Never having warped a rigid heddle loom, I am not able to make a comparison.

[@ketritelares3839]

Hola, sabe usted donde conseguir un tutoría de este telar en español?

[@TheRealLeahBibi]

I love the weaving that you do. what kind of loom do you recommend for a complete beginner?

[@curmudgeon66]

Ahhh - now that is a very hard question to answer. There are too many answers. And when I was a new weaver I hated when people said "it depends on what you want to weave", . . . . but that really is the best answer. So for general weaving, if you aren't sure yet, and if you do not want to do rugs, but do want to try interesting things with out spending more than just a small fortune, then I would go for a four (or if you want to get fancy an eight) shaft table loom in the range of 20 to 24 inches wide. There are many good brands, but three come into my head immediately: Ashford, or Schacht, or Louet.

[@zeynepcebirnokta]

Thanks..❤

[@maggiepatterson7949]

what are lamms? i bought a used loom that was modified to make it a floor loom. I still have not put it back together after transporting it. i remember the term lamms. Lordy, help me get this together. I don't remember the brand!

[@curmudgeon66]

"Lamms" are the pieces of wood which are at the other (top) end of the cord of chain that connects at the bottom to the treadles. They are found most often on countermarch looms. here are a couple youtube videos (not mine) that show the lamms: First two videos from one weaver. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4eQdntjhNx9m7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5aogIWAmcR5hJI Now a video from someone else: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJjEZYJ4gZWplc0 Not all looms have lamms. My direct tie up Sievers jack loom does not, my direct tieup Ashford table loom (the loom in this video) does not have lamms, the cords just go directly to the "shaft" or "harness".

[@williamford8094]

Where did you buy all the parts , levers etc?

[@curmudgeon66]

Bought the loom from a weaving shop that closed about 10 yrs ago. But the Woolery and Yarn barn of Kansas both sell Ashford looms.

[@AuntieEm294]

How difficult is it to cut the texsolv string?

[@curmudgeon66]

Any good scissors will cut texolv.

[@fujierobesky5651]

What is the function of the 4 holes on the top?

[@curmudgeon66]

Just a place for the texolv string to go through.

[@curmudgeon66]

Do you mean the 4 holes in green? They are for the foot treadle kit which I do not use.

[@sandraeasthope3010]

Is this a good loom to start out on?

[@curmudgeon66]

Many people start with rigid heddles looms, but if your goal is to get proficient with multiple shaft somewhat complex weaving, then I would say this could be a good one to grow into. However you might save a few $$ and get the four shaft version.

[@camelheights]

What is the piece of wood with the cut out heart on it? Thanks!

[@curmudgeon66]

took me a while to figure out what you are asking. That is the back rest for the chair that I sit on at the loom. The back rest has a nice decorative heart shape, but other than providing a place for me to sit, it has no direct relation to the loom.

[@marydean8853]

Thank you Andy, enjoy your videos very much! You explain the loom mechanics in detail which no one else really does. And I love to watch you weave on the Spring! We have no space for a floor loom at this time so strongly considering getting an Ashford 8 harness 32W table loom as my next step. Do you find that the beater swings forward a bit as you are weaving and makes the shed smaller? I see you have something blue there possibly holding the beater back? Would appreciate any input you have about that. Also do you find you get good tension on the table loom? Thank you!

[@bundocom]

I know this is a year old, but maybe someone else is wondering: the beater stays put as long as your stretchy cords are stretchy and not sagged out, and I find the shed sufficient for most anything. The shed is a little narrow for rugs, so if you're using thick weft you'll need to advance your warp every couple inches, which is a bit of a pain. The biggest drawback of this loom is the plastic ratchet & pawl (I'm worried I'll snap something and the pawl likes to jump out of place) and the lack of a shuttle race. It comes with and is meant to be used with stick shuttles, which are far more annoying than I anticipated (I really like to throw).

[@tonisun4785]

Hi Daddy süß ;-) ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜

[@claudiaruiz9457]

Habla español???

[@curmudgeon66]

No, but I can use Google translate on my computer.

[@darknessthehedgehog3]

Pull the lever curmudgeon66 falls through floor scream wrong lever

[@rosalbamarin7299]

please spain