Looms & Weaving

WOLF PUP LT

Here is a little loom you can easily take anywhere with you. The 18″ weaving width is ideal for workshops and for all those other narrow projects.

We’ve used the same sturdy X-frame and barrel-nut construction for our Wolf Pup series looms as we use for our other Wolf looms. We also use many of the same components: steel hub friction brake, brake release foot pedal, aluminum harness channels, and an attached beater pin. The loom comes with stainless steel heddle bars and a stainless steel reed (choice of 6, 8, 10, 12 or 15 dent), and 300 inserted eye heddles. The simple and elegant direct tie-up system we use was first designed by F.C. Wood of Waterford, New York, who started building the Dorset Loom in 1956.

The Wolf Pup LT features jacks and lamms, like its bigger siblings the Baby Wolf and Mighty Wolf, that allow any harness to be tied to any of its 6 treadles, in whatever combination your weave structure requires.

Wolf Pup LT comes with the Treadle Tracker, a mini clipboard for holding your threading and treadling diagrams.

Taller weavers might consider ordering the Wolf Pup LT with height extender—it makes the loom 2″ taller, allowing more leg room.

You can accessorize your Wolf Pup LT with a 4-shaft Wolf Pup High Castle Tray, Wolf Pup Trap, Stroller (Wolf Stroller or Wolf Height Extender Stroller), Double Back Beam, and Sectional Beam.

THE WOLF PUP 8.10

The Wolf Pup 8.10 expands the options of our Wolf Pup line, offering 8-shaft, 10-treadle weaving with an 18″ weaving width. Like our other Wolf looms, the Wolf Pup 8.10 has an X-frame design, providing a sturdy base while allowing the loom to be easily folded up to a depth of 19”. Folding the loom is a cinch, with or without a warp on it. For stability and sturdiness, we employ barrel nut construction and traditional woodworking joinery. The Wolf Pup 8.10 is super compact with a footprint of just 28″ wide x 35-1/2″ deep. It’s a powerful performer with big loom features in a pint-sized loom.

The Wolf Pup 8.10 is perfect for schools and teaching studios where floor space is always a premium. You don’t need to sacrifice big loom features for narrow weaving projects or small spaces.

For rigid heddle weavers keen on pattern weaving, the Wolf Pup 8.10 will take you to the next level in a friendly, feature-full loom.

A companion to our other Wolf Pup Looms, the Wolf Pup 8.10 has outrigger front legs to make extra space for 10 treadles. The brake release lever, located on the outside of the loom, is easy to operate.

You’ll also find a treadle aid included with the Wolf Pup 8.10: it prevents shafts from floating when 6 or more shafts are raised at a time. Included with each Wolf Pup 8.10: Treadle Tracker, 600 inserted eye heddles, reed of your choice, 90 tie-up cords, and caster wheels.

Taller weavers might consider ordering the Wolf Pup 8.10 with height extender—it makes the loom 2″ taller, allowing more leg room.

You can accessorize your Wolf Pup 8.10 with an 8-shaft Wolf Pup High Castle Tray, Wolf Pup Trap, Stroller (Wolf Pup 8.10 Stroller or Wolf Height Extender Stroller), Double Back Beam, and Sectional Beam.

Please contact Josh for a complete quote for a Wolf Pup Loom and to discuss your needs. Most of our Wolf Pups ship directly from Schacht and are built on a per order basis. Your new loom may ship directly to you or optionally to the store for pick up or local hand delivery. 

Our loom bench is a beautiful companion piece to our Wolf and Standard floor looms. The bench seat height is adjustable from 19″ to 24″ and has been designed to offer you a flat or slanted seat position. The bench is free of side posts, which allows you to move around unrestricted. Below the seat is a storage bin for holding your accessories. Our optional bench bags can be purchased with the bench or added later. The bags are made of durable Cordura cloth and can be mounted on either or both sides of the bench seat.

Product ships disassembled. Assembly required. 

Bench bags sold separately. 

Stocking Item. Also, assembled Floor model available in store.

The Arras embraces traditional tapestry weaving with a modern, thoughtfully designed loom. It’s a rugged loom with all of the features experienced and new weavers want to see in a tapestry loom.

Like all the Schacht products you love, the Arras is friendly, inviting, and designed for function.

Features include:

• 20” weaving width
• Continuous 45” warp length
• Tensioning beam with ergonomic handles
• Four sett springs at 4, 5, 6, and 8 dents
• Adjustable shedding device which can be set for left or right hand operation (100 Texsolv heddles included)
• Cartoon holder
• For comfort, the loom can be tilted slightly backwards or left in the vertical position
• Adjustable legs can be folded for storage or transport
• Sits solidly on the table with no-skid rubber feet
• Compact shipping; assembly required

Optional Accessories (Sold Separately)

• Arras Loom Beam Kit

Enjoy the best of both worlds! Convert your 15″ Cricket into a 4-shaft loom!
15″ Cricket Loom and optional 15″ Cricket Stand sold separately. 

The Cricket Quartet reimagines our most popular rigid heddle loom, the 15″ Cricket, transforming it into a 4-shaft loom with a 13-1/2″ weaving width. We engineered the Quartet with thoughtful features that help you weave more complex patterns. Closely spaced levers move with smooth action to raise and lower shafts. You’ll achieve clean sheds with help from the extended back beam. The pivot beater maximizes your weaving space. Like all Schacht products, the Cricket Quartet is manufactured in the USA.

• Includes 300 Texsolv heddles (5-7/8″ red) and your choice of 6, 8, 10, 12, or 15 dent reed
• Made of high-quality maple plywood and solid hard maple; left unfinished to match your loom
• Ships flat-packed, with assembly required
• 15″ Cricket Loom and optional 15″ Cricket Stand sold separately
• You will need a warping system (a warping peg set or warping board) for measuring warp chains—try our Warping Peg Set or Warping Board (available in 4-1/2 yard and 14 yard sizes)
• Recommended accessories: 11″ slim boat shuttle, plastic bobbins, bobbin winder, 15″ Cricket Stand, 15″ Cricket Trap

Please contact us with any questions regarding purchasing a loom. We have a complete setup on display in the studio to view and try out. The 15" Cricket Loom frame and stand shown in the pictures are NOT included. The Quartet is a kit to convert a 15" Cricket Loom to a 4 shaft loom. The entire Schacht Cricket series for the 15" model is usually in stock and ready to ship. The Quartet Loom is NOT compatible with the 10" Cricket Loom. We can also assist you in ordering any of the optional accessories that are sold separately, many of them are in stock.

Accessories (Sold Separately)

• 15" Cricket Rigid Heddle Loom Kit (Required to build the Quartet)
• 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 dent Reeds
• 11" Slim boat shuttles
• Plastic Bobbins
• Bobbin Winder
• Additional 15″  Slim Cricket Stick Shuttles 
• Floor Stand
• 15" Cricket Trap

 The loom is ultra portable being lightweight, compact and folds in half - even with your weaving in place.

- 2 x lacquered shuttles:
• kl5: 56cm (22")
- threading hook
- warping peg and clamps
- step-by-step instruction booklet
- second heddle option side posts
- 10 x warping sticks (cardboard)
- padded carry bag

Flip, our folding rigid heddle loom, is comfortable, compact, sturdy, and a pleasure to weave on. Designed for high performance, this loom folds in a jiffy for storage or transport.

Weave in comfort. Choose three different weaving modes: use the rear leg for hooking to a table edge, clamp it to a table for stand-up weaving, or install it on our convenient trestle stand. Warp in a flash. With the Flip Bag, you can easily take Flip along with you.

Fine-toothed nylon ratchets provide precise tension control. The conveniently located heddle blocks on the sides of the loom hold the rigid heddle in the up, down, or neutral position. The heddle, available in 5, 8, 10 and 12 dents per inch, is made of durable ABS plastic, with large eyes and slots. Flip is ideal for plain weaves and pick-up patterns.

Our designed-in two-heddle capabilities make it easy and natural to weave with two heddles.

Included with Flip are clamps and a warping peg for direct-loom warping. We include instructions for both direct and pre-measuring methods. Our top cross braces allow long warps, up to 5-6 yards (depending on yarn weight and winding paper), to be wound on the beams without impacting the size of the shed.

Our Flip Looms are available in 15”, 20”, 25”, and 30″ weaving widths, and includes one 8 dent reed, warping peg, 2 shuttles, 2 clamps, threading hook, and complete warping and weaving instructions.

Optional Accessories (Not Included) Sold Separately:

• Trestle Stand
• Additional 5-, 8-, 10-, or 12-dent reeds
• Variable Dent Reed
• Shuttle Trap
• Flip Loom Storage Bag

Tapestry weaving just got easier. Reclaim your table space and enhance your weaving comfort with the Arras Stand. It can be added to any Arras Tapestry Loom, with or without the Arras Beam Kit. It is adjustable in height and takes up minimal floor space. Rubber feet keep the legs in place on the floor.

Enjoy the same features you currently love about your Arras loom—ease of shedding, superior tension, adjustability—but with enhanced efficiency and ease.

• Danish oil finish

The Cricket Loom is compact, capable, and cute! We offer this loom in the more popular 15″ weaving widths. The Cricket is made of high-quality maple plywood and hard maple. The wood is left unfinished for this loom to allow you to customize it and make it your own. 

Included in the box:

• Cricket Loom (Assembly Required)
• Each Cricket comes with an 8-dent reed (sorry, no substitutions)
• 1 Threading hook
• 1 Warping peg
• 2 Table clamps
• 2 slim stick shuttles
• Complete instructions
• 2 balls of yarn

At 5.5″ wider than the 10″ Cricket, the 15″ Cricket is still compact enough to take with you easily. The 15″ weaving width offers more flexibility in your choice of weaving projects. Uses the same reeds as the 15″ Flip folding rigid heddle loom.

Please contact Josh directly for any questions regarding purchasing a loom. We have a complete setup on display in the studio to view and try out. The 15" Cricket Loom is our personal favorite for learning to weave. This 15" model is usually in stock and ready to ship. We sell the 10" model by special order. We can also assist you in ordering any of the optional accessories that are sold separately, many of them are in stock.

Optional Accessories (Sold Separately)

• 5, 8, 10 and 12 dent Reeds
• Variable Dent Reed
• Additional 15″  Slim Cricket Stick Shuttles and 15″ Cricket Pick-up Sticks are available
• Floor Stand
• Cricket Loom Bag

• Sturdy construction
  
• Moveable pegs
  
• Rotating
  
• Solid silver beech hardwood
  
• Natural (unfinished wood) 
• Maximum warp length = 15m (50ft)

The trestle stand fits all of the Flip and original Tapestry looms (not the Arras Tapestry Loom). Adjust the arms to position your loom from horizontal to nearly vertical. When the loom is in the horizontal position, it sits at just the right height for use with a standard chair. Our quick-release system makes it easy to remove your loom from the stand for travel or storage.

The Trestle Floor Stand makes it easier than ever to use your Flip Loom. It’s simple to put your Flip Loom on the stand and adjust the angle.

The Flip Loom Trestle Stand is made of the same high quality maple. The stand is adjustable by width when you assemble it and is universal for all of the weaving widths of Flip and original Tapestry looms.

Note: There have been numerous design changes to the trestle stand. Depending on when a given trestle stand and Flip Loom were built, an insert kit may be required. The Flip Loom in the picture is sold separately. The floor stand is an optional accessory. Please contact us with any questions.

The optional Arras Treadle Kit adds even more efficiency to your weaving. Space treadles to your individual preference, then operate the shedding device with your feet.

• Danish oil finish

Wind longer warps on your Arras Tapestry Loom with this kit. It includes a sturdy base, plus ratcheted warp and cloth beams for superb tensioning control.

Our beam kit will fit on all Arras looms. Assembly is simple and requires only a #2 Phillips screwdriver.

Once you’ve installed the kit, you will need a raddle no more than 20″ wide to warp the loom. Our raddle for warps up to 20″ wide perfectly fits the loom.

Among the simplest of looms, the tapestry loom holds a continuous warp under tension, allowing the weaver to see all of the warp at once. Sheds are formed using heddle bars and string heddles or Texsolv heddles. While only two heddle bars are needed for traditional tapestry weaving, we provide four heddle bars so that beginning weavers can also experiment with 4-shaft pattern weaving.

Our 25″ tapestry loom has a tension beam with thumb screws to keep the warp tension even throughout your weaving. The continuous warping system allows a 60″ long warp to be put directly on the loom without using any other warping tools.

Shown here with optional A-Frame Stand.

The Cricket Floor Stand makes it easier than ever to use your Cricket Loom. It’s simple to put your Cricket on the stand and adjust the angle, and it’s quick to remove when you want to take your Cricket out on the town.

The Cricket Floor Stand is made of the same high quality maple ply as the Cricket, and is left unfinished. The 15″ stand weighs 3.2 pounds. 

Note: the Cricket Loom in the picture is sold separately. The floor stand is an optional accessory for the Cricket Loom. Please contact us with any questions. The floor stand is also available in a 10" width for the 10" Cricket Looms, available by special order. 

Metal bobbin winder with handle and table clamp.

Features:

• Strong, robust construction.
• Attaches to table with biult-in clamp.
• Tapered spindle diameter 4 – 5.5mm.

Most Wolf aficionados find the Wolf Stroller an indispensable accessory. Whether you’ve got a Wolf Pup, Baby Wolf, or Mighty Wolf, our Stroller makes it easy to move your loom around. Once installed on the loom, the wheels automatically engage when the loom is folded up and disengage when the loom is opened.

• The Wolf Stroller fits Wolf Pup, Wolf Pup LT, Baby Wolf, and Mighty Wolf looms without height extender.
• The Wolf Pup 8.10 Stroller fits the Wolf Pup 8.10 without height extender.
• All Wolf height extender looms require the Wolf Height Extender Stroller.

Raddles help keep a warp spread evenly as it is wound onto the warp beam. Ours can be attached to either a back beam or the shuttle race of the beater. The raddles come with plated pins inserted every inch; if you prefer half-inch spacing, you can install extra pins (included) in every hole.

All raddles come with clamp blocks that fit our Standard Floor Looms and many other brands.

Wolf Pup Raddles also include U-brackets that sit on the rear oval beam. These universal brackets fit all Wolf looms.

Now you can mix and match dents in your Flip or Cricket loom with our new Variable Dent Reed. An assortment of rigid heddle reed sections in a variety of dents can be inserted into our special rigid heddle frame for different setts in the same reed. The Variable Reed is a great tool for creating different densities in a fabric as well as using thick and thin yarns in the warp. You’ll think of lots of other uses as well.

Note: the Cricket Loom is sold separately. Please contact us with any questions. The variable dent reed is also available in a 10" width for the 10" Cricket Looms, available by special order.

Loom reeds are Not eligible for free shipping.

Reeds are available for differing yarns. The 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10dpi (10, 20, 30 and 40/10cm) reeds feature the wide eye for novelty yarns. The fine 12.5dpi (50/10cm) and the NEW extra fine 15dpi (60/10) reeds are also available. Made from strong, durable nylon with Silver Beech rails.

Create interesting effects by using different weight yarns in different reed sections.

Features:

Selection of reed sections.
Wide eye for novelty yarns.
Strong, durable nylon with beech timber rails.
Available for all standard rigid heddle, knitters and sampleit looms.

Schacht’s Lilli Loom is an ideal size for on-the-go tapestry projects and more. Made of solid hardwood maple with sturdy no-slip plastic teeth to keep warp threads in place, the Lilli Loom is the perfect take-along size for on-the-go tapestry projects, and more. The warp can be wound for either 6 or 12 ends per inch, offering options for wider and narrower setts. The 10” x 15” is an ideal size for learning to weave, making samples, small projects, and travel. 

Finished in Danish Oil. Some assembly required.

Included in box: 10” x 15” frame loom, beater, stick shuttle, pick-up stick, shed stick, weaving needle.

Please contact Josh directly for any questions regarding purchasing a loom. We have a complete setup on display in the studio to view and try out.