This loom has one shaft with a fixed heddle "bar". There are two sheds, one "at rest" and one where the heddle shaft is raised by that crank in the front. There is also a reed. This is a small table loom. I did not see any maker's marks on it, but as it was at a demo in NJ, I didn't have a chance to inspect it carefully.

Has anyone ever seen a loom like this or know anything about this kind of loom?

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debmcclintock

cute, no idea of its source, looks like a play on a tape loom rigid heddle type with the crank as the shedding mechnism  Deb Mc

 

Erica

Sally,

This is a very interesting loom! I've never seen on before either. Is it like a rigid heddle or is it designed for small tapestries? It looks like the weaving being done is weft faced.

Cheers,

Erica

sally orgren

Because you have a reed in place of a RH. 

I wonder if it was a handbuilt job by an individual who saw a Structo 240? It's like a hybrid between a RH and a shaft loom, but I don't even know what to call it! (Does a Nadau loom have a crank in front to hold up shafts?)

The space of the heddles (pretty far apart) and the dent of the reed (probably 15 epi) seem a bit of a disconnect to me. That is why you might nearly always get a weft faced fabric.