Weaving Equipment

Michael Williams - Weaving Equipment

	Miniature Tapestry Frame
	A small, strong and rigid frame designed to be hand held. There is an additional rod at each end to hold the warp. The frame is well finished and handsome enough to be used to display the finished piece. External dimensions: 23cm x 16cm (9" x 6.5"). Distance between removable rods is 16cm. Weight 180gm.
	Tapestry Frame
	A very strong and rigid frame (not flat pack). Made from hardwood, the corners are tennoned, glued and dowelled. Dimensions: 76cm x 46 cm
	Tapestry frame supports (a pair)
	Pivoted brackets to hold a tapestry frame at a comfortable working angle. Made to my own design, they provide a very secure grip on the frame. Can be clamped to a horizontal or vertical surface. Supplied with or without G clamps
	Tapestry bobbins (English or French style)
	Hand crafted from close-grained hardwood and sanded to a smooth surface, but without any top finish. A natural patina develops with use. Also Small Tapestry bobbins, 12.5 cm long. NEW and Minature Tapestry bobbins; 10 cm long
	Warping posts
	Strong hardwood posts, 15cm high, which may be clamped either to a horizontal or vertical surface. Single or double or triple posts (or any number you like!)
	Warping Board
	A very strong rigid frame (not flat pack). Made from hardwood, the corners are tennoned, glued and dowelled. The posts fit tightly but are removeable for easy transport. Size to your specification. Suggested sizes: for easy transport: 75cm x 475cm gives a maximum warp of 10 metres larger size: 92cm x 70cm gives a maximum warp length of 11.5 metres
	Boat shuttle bobbins I make these from hardwood to fit your shuttle. They have a raised shoulder at each end to make the yarn more manageable. I would need one to copy or to see your shuttle to make certain the bobbin fits.
	Spool Rack Made of maple, 36" high, 24" wide with dovetail joints and a 4" deep shelf on top to which a ball winder or swift can be clamped.. Strong, stable and beautiful. It incorporates six horizontal rods to hold spools and a thread guide. NB. Swift and ball winder are not included.
	Crescent Shaped Inkle Loom
	The body is made of maple (42cm tall) and the base of a dark hardwood such as mahogany (50cm x 21 cm) making a very stable loom. There are 11 fixed pegs, 15.3cm long. The sliding peg tensioner is very easy to lock with a ratchet lever handle. There is an extra pair of upright pegs on the base, behind the crescent body, which are set at the correct distance apart for tying leashes of the correct length. Maximum weaving width is 14cm and longest warp is 216cm (85 inches).
	Sword Beater Made from maple, 27cm long in total. The blade is 14 cm long. No sharp edges, therefore comfortable to use.
	Standard Beater Made of hardwood (19cm x 4 cm x 5mm thick). Both ends are rounded, with tapered long edges.
	Small Shuttle Made of hardwood (15.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 4mm thick). Both ends tapered to move easily through the shed. No sharp corners.
	Combined Shuttle/Beater Made of hardwood (16.5 cm x 4 cm x 5 mm thick).Well finished and very smooth
	Split Shuttle
	This shuttle is unusual in that it splits into two parts making it easier and faster to remove the remaining yarn when the weaving is complete.It is held together by one bolt. Length 10"
	Band Weaving Shuttle
	This shuttle is based on a design for netting shuttles. It has a tapered edge for beating and a shaped end for picking up pattern threads. It is ideal for Baltic style pick-ups and, of course, can be used for all band weaving and tablet weaving. The greater length makes it easier to weave wider bands. The shuttle is approximately 30cm long and 3.5cm wide; made of maple.
	Board for Tablet/Card weaving
	A solid wood board 1.8 Metres x 13cm with a strong hardwood post, 10cm high, at each end. The board is usually clamped to a table to provide a hard weaving surface for tablet weaving.
	Screwthread Tablet Weaving Board
	This tablet board has an inbuilt steel screw thread which allows you to release the warp tension as it builds up. There is approximately 5 inches of adjustment. Beautifully made and very strong.
	Set of WoodenTablets
	Twelve hardwood tablets, 50mm square, 1.8 mm thick, with four holes, one in each corner. For tablet/card weaving.
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