Jenny has asked some loom questions on a project page.

The Leclerc Fanny loom has never had a hanging beater.  The parts you acquired with your loom were not made by Leclerc.  If you cannot get information from the seller or the one who made these parts, use the loom as it was made while weaving your first warp.  Check the Leclerc site for information, as they have the assembly instructions and the instruction book which would have come with the loom when it was new.  After that, you might want to experiment.  A hanging beater is very nice to have.

Joanne

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Mon, 01/18/2016 - 10:46

Jenny1234

 

Thank you Joanne.  Can you please help me understand the use of a shed regulator.  I have my loom threaded, but the shed isn't very wide.  It seems like a shed regulator would help or i have selected a pattern that maybe my CB loom doesn't like?  This is my first attempt on my loom (complete newbie).  I have the tie up like this:  T1 to h1;t2 to h1&2; t3 to h1,2,3; t4 to 2,3,4; t5 to 3&4; and t6 to 4.  Is that going to work ok on my counterbalance or is that why i'm having shed problems?  Thanks again.

Mon, 01/18/2016 - 16:12

Joanne Hall

You have a very unconventional tie-up. Switch to a standard tie-up, which is every combination of two shafts.  You can find this in any book and on most four shaft drafts. 

I wove on these looms for many years without the shed regulator and you probably won't need it.

Just start weaving and you will enjoy it.

Joanne

Mon, 01/18/2016 - 16:56

Jenny1234

That made me laugh.  I saw a pattern called John Murphy's Bird's Eye.  Leave it to me to pick an unconventional tie-up.  I'll pick a new pattern as you suggested, but my threading is fixed - ah, I see a new pattern tie-up using the same threading.  See what i get.  Once again, thanks. 

Mon, 01/18/2016 - 20:44

Joanne Hall

The standard tie-up is a much easier one for when you are weaving on a loom you are not familiar with.  When you are successful with that, you can try an unconventional tie-up.  I had no problems with three/one sheds on your loom.  And the author of the book, (was it the Davison book?) wove all those samples on a loom like yours.

Joanne

Sat, 01/30/2016 - 22:14

Jenny1234

Hi Joanne -

Yes, Davison book.  I'm a bit in limbo while I work changing strings on my loom.

I found the hanging beater bar!  When i bought the loom she had given me an extra box and i found it in the garage still taped up.  I guess LeClerc made the bar at least in the 1940's as it is in their catalog.  The main reason for posting is to add a photo just in the rare case someone is in the same situation.  This is what it looks like!  I spent countless hours trying to find the bar online... should have started in the garage!  :)  

Thanks again for your help!LeClerc - Fanny (F Series) Hanging Beater BarFanny Metal Support for Hanging Bar

Sat, 01/30/2016 - 22:14

Jenny1234

Hi Joanne -

Yes, Davison book.  I'm a bit in limbo while I work changing strings on my loom.

I found the hanging beater bar!  When i bought the loom she had given me an extra box and i found it in the garage still taped up.  I guess LeClerc made the bar at least in the 1940's as it is in their catalog.  The main reason for posting is to add a photo just in the rare case someone is in the same situation.  This is what it looks like!  I spent countless hours trying to find the bar online... should have started in the garage!  :)  

Thanks again for your help!LeClerc - Fanny (F Series) Hanging Beater BarFanny Metal Support for Hanging Bar

Wed, 09/18/2019 - 14:18

CamillaValleyFarm

"The Leclerc Fanny loom has never had a hanging beater"

Leclerc offered a hanging or what they called a "suspended beater" option for the F Series/Fanny model from 1952 to 1969.

Nina Manners

Camilla Valley Farm