I'm looking to replace my darling of a loom that I left behind in South Africa when I immigrated. If anyone has one to sell, I'm interested. Am I correct that the only 36 inch CB looms out there seem to be made by LeClerc?

Comments

Tue, 12/11/2012 - 22:11

Joanne Hall

Now and then you can find a Glimakra Ideal in weaving widths of 32, 36 and 39 inches.

Joanne

Mon, 12/24/2012 - 18:45

robyn tanchum

Hello Joanne, I have decided that the ideal loom for me would be the Ideal 100cm counterbalance. I have read on a forum somewhere that the Glimakra counterbalance looms tend to be little finicky to set up and if the settings are not perfect then the shed is not good. I would like to know from you if this is true and if so, how difficult or otherwise is it to set up perfectly. Thanks and merry Christmas! Robyn
Mon, 12/24/2012 - 20:32

Joanne Hall

A very narrow warp on a counterbalance loom can cause some minor problems.  This is true on any counterbalance loom.  I have instructions for how to deal with this on our website.

http://glimakrausa.com/learning-looms-weaving/intro-to-countermarch-and-counterbalance-looms/

The counterbalance looms give you better sheds than jack looms and much easier treadling, so having to do an extra tie-up for a narrow warp is definitely worth it to get the nice sheds and easy weaving.

If you are interested in having more than four shafts, then many will get a countermarch tie-up.  If you have a traditional loom, like a scandinavian loom, you can start with the counterbalance and when you want to add shafts, you can add the countermarch.

Joanne