Hi,
I recently acquired a Toijalan Kaidetehdas 4 shaft table loom. The original owner purchased it around 1988. I know that the company name changed to Toika in 1987. It appears to be the predecessor of the Toika Leena table loom. It has string heddles and I would like to switch to Texsolv. I measured them on the loom and they were 7". The current Leena loom uses 8 5/8". I don't know if the string heddles might have shrunk with age but once I washed them, I could see that they were a bit stretchy. My loom has a shorter depth than the current Leena but the height is the same. I am looking for advice on choosing the Texsolv heddle size. Should I buy 7", 8", or 8 5/8"? Does anyone have one of these looms?
Thanks,
Renee