It's sad that Ashford's are no-longer making floor-looms. They were probably one of the last makers in New Zealand although it's possible Jim Mecchia may have made the last commercial one.
I like using both my Mecchia and Ashford. The Ashford's jack loom is lighter to use, has less loom waste and I seem to use it more. I have adapted it for sectional warping. It's very easy to thread the heddles. Mine is 38inches wide but invariably I weave narrower warps. Mine is possibly a 1980's four shaft model. I use an adjustable office chair on wheels to both warp and weave.
So what's on the loom today....luscious silk, wool and alpaca all hand dyed and looking like this:-
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Wow that's beautiful...all those bright colours work so well together!
It is lovely Doe. What do we do if we want to buy a floor loom nowadays? I'm not ready to do that yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll want to in a few years; especially as I want to weave tartans for the male members of my family and my 4-shaft table loom won't cut the mustard for that.
Hi Rachelle,
They do come up periodically on sites such as Trade Me. But you have to buy carefully. Otherwise a new one has to be imported. Start looking now.
Gorgeous
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