Louet Floor Looms from Red Barn Farm
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David
70 (27") with the new Beater. The David, a unique sinking shed jack loom,
has become a popular small floor loom on today’s market. Weaving on this loom
gives you a real appreciation for the word balance. “Balance” is the key in
this design. Louet engineers skillful design has created a sturdy, well-balanced
and easy to treadle loom. Technically, the David is a compactly constructed
floor loom that takes less floor space, but still has many of the same features
of a large floor loom. The “David” uses an ingenious but simple to understand
system of springs and pulleys, which produces a generous shed with remarkable
light treadling. The David has a built-in raddle and shelf and comes standard
with four harnesses and six treadles. It is expandable with an addition of
four harnesses and 5 treadles to eight harnesses with 10 treadles. The tie-up
is made to the metal parallel lams, which can be tied either singly or in
combinations, allowing for unbalanced weaves not possible on the usual kind
of sinking shed loom, the counterbalance type. This loom comes unassembled
$3955.00
The David 90 is 36 inch weaving width. The back beam of this loom folds
up to save space while the loom is idle. It also passes easily through any standard
door frame. Dimensions: David 70 is 87 cm (35”) wide and David 90 is 107 cm
(42”) wide, 127 cm (50”) high and 85 cm (34”) deep and 65 cm (26”) folded. $4375.00
Spring
90 The Louet “Spring” loom is one of the most innovative cleverly designed
floor looms on the market today. It uses the Parallel countermarch system
for the harnesses and lams, which is easy to use and simple to tie-up. An
exclusive feature to this loom is the patented moving breast beam controlled
by springs. The breast beam is attached to the loom in such a way that is
free to move toward the harnesses when the shed is made and then back toward
the weaver when the shed is closed again. The distance between the breast
beam and the back beam actually changes during weaving. With this system a
larger shed can be obtained with less tension increase in the warp and less
effort from the weaver. The advantages of this system are especially evident
as you near the end of the warp. Even when the end of the warp is very close
to the harnesses, a good shed can be made, thus saving yards and yards of
wasted warp over the life of your loom. The moving breast beam also brings
on exactly the same warp tension each time the warp is advanced. The design
of the loom includes a built-in raddle on top of the castle and a storage
shelf for keeping everything you need within easy reach.
- 35" 8 Harness $6295.00
- 35" 12 Harness $7795.00
- 43" 8 Harness $6595.00
- 43" 12 Harness $8295.00
Delta
110 The Delta's treadles are hinged from the back allowing for a very light
weight treadling action. The DELTA is a modern parallel counter marche loom
based on the HOLLANDIA, which it replaces, and the very successful SPRING. The
DELTA is easily recognizable as the flagship for the LOUET line of Floor looms.
Comfortable, robust and technologically advanced, but above all a weaver's loom.
Warp tension can be adjusted by fine increments to insure the tension is just
the way you want it. The floating breast beam insures tension is returned to
exactly the same tension as you had before you advanced the cloth. Tie ups are
easy. Every treadle is tied to every harness which means you only have to depress
one treadle at a time. All treadles work the same way across the full width
of the loom because of the parallel system. Also, all lams are horizontal which
makes changing tie-ups quick and easy. For individual comfort, blocks are available
to adjust treadle height. Harnesses are adjustable to allow you to create slack
in the heddles for easier threading and tighten them for weaving. The brake
system on the DELTA is a friction brake system on the warp beam, which is sturdy
and easy to operate. A convenient advancing system is provided on the cloth
beam.
- 43" 12 Harness $10,795.00
- 51" 12 Harness $11,395.00
There are many accessories and add ons for all of the looms, please contact
us for info.
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a check or money to the address below.
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