Weaving Accessories

Strong and durable nylon boat shuttle bobbins.

Two sizes available:

100mm (4″) long. 4.86mm diameter hole. Pack of 10 – To fit the standard Boat Shuttle 29cm (11½”).

150mm (6″) long. 4.86mm diameter hole. Pack of 10 – To fit the XL Boat Shuttle 38cm (15″).

Made to hold medium to heavy yarns, ski shuttles are designed so that the yarn is wrapped horizontally around the top of the ski. The smooth bottom slides smoothly across the warp.  They are available in 18" and 24" lengths.

This beautifully shaped and well balanced boat shuttle has been designed to reduce warp thread pick-up when weaving on a table loom, while still remaining ergonomic to hold and throw. Suitable for standard nylon or paper bobbins.

Boat Shuttle 29cm (11½”) includes 1 nylon bobbin.

Use for threading heddles on a shaft loom or for threading rigid heddle reeds.

Slim hook fits our 15-dent rigid heddle reed. Heddle hook handles come in assorted colors; your hook may differ from the photo.

Cooking and weaving have much in common. Both use recipes with a list of “ingredients” and amounts, create something often more than the sum of its parts, and bring joy to the maker and recipient. In this issue, you’ll find projects that celebrate the intersection of food and weaving, including ice cream inspired rigid-heddle woven napkins, raffia coasters with matching snack mat, a sweet scarf designed to look like candy buttons, a zesty lemon kitchen pin-loom towel, a clever inkle coin purse perfect for the farmer’s market, and much more. We’re also going back to a childhood favorite with a section devoted to potholder looms. As it turns out, these simple looms are capable of weaving complex cloth!

Learn the basics of tablet weaving from John Mullarkey, including how to thread cards, warp your loom, read a draft, and weave basic design. Join Christine Jablonski as she explains the mathematical concepts behind the Fibonacci sequence, the Cantor set, and Pascal’s triangle and how they apply to weaving. Go on a hike with tapestry weaver extraordinaire Rebecca Mezoff as she writes about her method of weaving sketch tapestries to capture a moment in time.

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Features:

• String Theory: Math by Another Name is . . . a Design Tool! By Christine Jablonski
• Sketch Tapestries: Weave Your World by Rebecca Mezoff
• Kitchen Confidential by Linda Ligon
• Indigo: Weaving the Color of Calm by Kate Kilmurray
• Tablet Weaving: Threaded-in Patterns by John Mullarkey
• No More Tears: Weaving with Scrubby Yarn on a Pin Loom

Projects:

• Queen Bee Table Topper by Gabi van Tassell (pin loom)
• Chillar Coin Purse by Shilpa Nagarkar (inkle)
• Pick Your Own Mango Towels by Elisabeth Hill (rigid heddle and inkle)
• Lemon Drop Kitchen Towels by Gabi van Tassell (pin loom)
• Syutah Shopper by Shilpa Nagarkar (rigid heddle and inkle)
• Sweet Honey Towels by Yvonne Ellsworth (rigid heddle)
• Turmeric and Chili Placemats by Anu Bhatia (rigid heddle)
• Patio Party Mats by Margaret Stump (pin loom)
• Handwash Only by Deborah Bagley (rigid heddle)
• Flatware on the Go by Joan Sheridan (inkle)
• Fish Fry Apron by Hazel Spencer (pin loom)
• Cherry Berry Basket by Tammy Bast (rigid heddle)
• Strawberry Lemonade Basket by Blanca De La Sotilla (inkle)
• Orange Zest Runner by Nancy Peck (rigid heddle)
• Candy Dot Wrap by Christine Jablonski (rigid heddle)
• Sherbet Napkins and Placemats by Deb Essen (rigid heddle)
• Summer Fruit Napkins by Christine Jablonski (rigid heddle)
• Neapolitan Napkins by Rebecca Cengiz-Robbs (rigid heddle)
• Berry Harvest Blanket by Malynda Allen (rigid heddle)
• Summer Plum Towels by Sara Goldenberg White (rigid heddle)

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.

Tapestry weaving just got easier with the Arras Trap. Place your Trap on the Arras Tapestry Loom above the shedding device so that your tools are always where you need them. If you've got an Arras Stand, you can add a Trap to the Loom and a Trap to the Stand for extra storage.

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When a fellow weaver can’t help but touch your handwoven scarf, shawl, or other project, it’s known as the weaver’s handshake. In this issue you’ll find projects with all kinds of tempting textures that other weavers won’t be able to leave alone. Among the 21 projects featured in the issue, you’ll find tea towels woven with bouclé cotton, a colorful scarf with differential shrinkage, puffy embellished pin-loom and rigid-heddle pillows, and a traditional Icelandic wall hanging woven using unspun wool locks. If you’re looking to add some texture to a project you’ve already woven, you’ll also find an article on visible mending where you’ll learn how to use a darning loom.

Features:

• String Theory: Identifying the Fiber Content of Mystery Yarns by Deanna Deeds
• Tapestry Talk: Finishing and Presenting Your Work by Tommye Scanlin
• Mending the Visible (and Invisible) by Emily Hartford
• Weaving with Two Heddles by Sienna Bosch
• Yarn Blank Basics by Greta Holmstrom

Projects:

• Aerial Scarf by Yvonne Ellsworth (rigid heddle)
• Varafeldur Wall Hanging by Rebecca Cengiz-Robbs (rigid heddle)
• Counting Sheep Pillow by Deborah Bagley (pin loom)
• Otter mittens and Fingerless Gloves by Margaret Stump (pin loom)
• Spring Showers Tea Towels by Tammy Bast (rigid heddle)
• You Are Here Pillows by Jessica Lambert (rigid heddle)
• Madeira Spring Scarf by Anu Bhatia (rigid heddle)
• Cozy Critters Cusions by Carol Dowell (pin loom)
• Fluffy Handwarmer by Jennifer Chapman (pin loom)
• Lilac, Lavender, and Linen by Malynda Allen (rigid heddle)
• Feathered Poncho by Greta Holmstrom (pin loom)
• Garden party Purse by Angela K. Schneider (rigid heddle)
• Poetry in Motion by Eloise DeHaan (rigid heddle)
• Honey and Lemon Lace by Nancy Peck (rigid heddle)
• Sunset View Scarf by Constance Hall (rigid heddle)
• Portland Spring by Laia Robichaux (inkle)
• Double Crisp Linens by Christine Jablonski (rigid heddle)
• Ring-Bearer Bow Tie by Jennifer B. Williams (inkle)
• Happy-Style Coat by Gabi van Tassell (pin loom)
• Evening Reflections by Peg MacMorris (rigid heddle)

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.

Our electric bobbin winder is double-ended and will accommodate bobbins, spools, and pirns up to 9″ long and with flanges up to 4″ in diameter. An electric winder saves time, especially when there’s a lot of winding to do. The speed of the winder is controlled by a foot-powered rheostat like that of a sewing machine.

The new 2024 XL design is beautifully shaped and well balanced to reduce warp thread pick-up when weaving on a table loom, while still remaining ergonomic to hold and throw. The XL nylon bobbin will give you 50% more yarn capacity than the standard nylon boat shuttle bobbin.

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.

Wolf Raddles come with U-brackets that sit on the rear oval beam. These universal brackets fit all Wolf looms. You can also use the clamp blocks to attach the raddle to the beater bottom.

This "handi" tool is designed for weavers with impaired physical strength or limited hand mobility to assist when turning the handles to advance the warp on Ashford looms. The handi handle is simply placed over the existing nylon handle of your loom and turned gently. 

This product is not necessary for weavers without impairments, or weakness or other hand and arm ailments. 

PLEASE NOTE: We strongly recommend only using sufficient warp tension for your project. Do not over tighten. Too much tension will make weaving harder, reduce the shed and could damage your loom. 

The Handi Handles comes in two sizes:

Handi Handles Small - for Katie, Knitters and SampleIt Looms
Handi Handles Large - for Standard Rigid Heddle and Table Looms

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.

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Additional reeds for your Cricket Quartet. Available in 6, 8, 10, 12, & 15 dent. 13 1/2" weaving width.

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.

 What a great place to keep it all—cones, spools, yarn balls, and tools. A convenient top holds swifts, ball and bobbin winders, and other equipment. Our winding station includes 8 cone holders and a rod for 4 to 6 spools, with guide hooks along both sides of the mid-level shelf. Every studio needs one!

The assembled winding station measures 30" wide x 18" deep x 36" high.

Yarn and cardboard spools not included.

 Schacht End Delivery Shuttles are the ultimate in shuttles, designed especially and precisely for handweavers. They are lightweight, comfortable to throw and catch, adjustable to a variety of yarns, and easy—really easy—to thread. Our end delivery shuttles are available in 12″ and 15″ sizes.

How the end delivery shuttle works: The end delivery shuttle uses a pirn that remains stationary, instead of a free-spinning bobbin. The weft yarn unwinds off the pirn’s tip when the shuttle is in motion and stops unwinding when the shuttle stops. The yarn comes off the pirn and goes through a set of tension pads and comes out of the shuttle at a constant tension. This even delivery of weft causes less draw-in, which in turn makes better selvedges.

Resist the temptation to handle the weft yarn at all. Simply adjust the tension with the enclosed allen wrench to suit the yarn you are using and allow your shuttle to do the work. You’ll love how you can weave more rapidly than ever.

You’ll need pirns to go with your shuttle:

• 12″ shuttle takes 6″ pirns
• 15″ shuttle takes 8″ pirns

Use a double end or electric bobbin winder for pirns.

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.

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