Weaving 

The Woolery  - The Woolery is the place for weaving, spinning, felting, dyeing, rug hooking, punch needle, knitting and crochet. Established in 1981, our extensive inventory of products, excellent customer service and in-house fiber arts experience make us the ideal source for all your fiber arts needs.

Cotton Clouds Inc

Bambu 7 Mini Cones  From Cotton Clouds Inc

Bambu 7 is made from bamboo, a renewable resource grown without pesticides or fertilizers and processed much like rayon yarns.

You're going to love the smooth, rayon-like texture of Bambu 7 as well as the fantastic drape! It makes the most beautiful scarves, shawls and baby blankets.

We also have full size 16 oz cones available at 2100 yds/lb.

Ideal for mid-gauge machine knitting, hand knitting, weaving and crochet.

• 525/yd mini cones
• plain weave: 10-16 epi 
• twill 16-18 epi
• 100% Bamboo
• 2100 yds/lb

Schacht Spindle Company 

US company in Boulder, CO

Ashford Wheels and Looms

World Wide Manufacture

Their Rigid Heddle Loom is made in New Zealand. 

Paradise Fibers 

Yarns, Fibers, Kits, Patterns, Notions, Blog

Wool for spinning

Harrisville Designs

Knit, Weave, Loom Parts, Looms, Felt and Spin, Patterns, Beginners, Print, Learn 

Potholder Looms. Lap Looms, Yarn Cones

Floor Looms for Weaving

Floor looms are best used for producing longer lengths of fabric, for production work, designs that are more complex and for carpets and rugs. The loom must be solid and stable. Three different types of floor looms are: Jack, Counterbalance, and Countermarch.

Jack Looms: The shafts on a jack loom operate independently from one another. The “jack” is a lever that pivots to raise and lower the shaft. Stepping on a treadle causes the jack to pivot, which in turn raises a shaft. Since the shafts only move upward, these looms are sometimes described as rising shed looms. The one exception is the Louet David Loom, which is actually a sinking shed loom. Jack looms are typically not recommended for rug weaving and other projects that require either exceptionally high warp tension and/or heavy beating due to the uneven tension of the two warp layers (top and bottom of the shed). Jack looms also have the ability to produce unbalanced weave structures. (i.e. Waffle Weave, 1/3 Twill)

Counterbalance Looms: The shafts on a counterbalance loom are typically connected to each other via pulleys. Stepping on a treadle will lower one shaft which also raises another shaft. Counterbalance looms are easier to treadle than jack looms due to the balanced nature of the shaft movement. Counterbalance looms have difficulty producing unbalanced weave structures. (i.e. Waffle Weave, 1/3 Twill)

Countermarch Looms: Each shaft on a countermarch (aka countermarche) loom is connected to either a lamm that raises shafts, or a lamm that lowers shafts. The countermarch, along with the jack, offers the greatest tie-up range. This results in a wide variety of weaving pattern possibilities. The countermarch combines the light treadling action of a counterbalance with the weaving pattern complexity of the jack loom. https://woolery.com/weaving/weaving-looms/floor-looms.html?sort=featured&page=2

Leclerc Loom History 

Mira

Status: Replaced by the Mira II
Mechanisms: Counterbalance
Shafts: 4
Weaving Widths: 27", 36", 45", 60"
Features: Similar to the Fanny but without folding back beam. Early versions were refered to as "Series M" looms before Leclerc started naming looms. Around 1955 Leclerc started referring to the loom as the "Mira" about the time the ratchet brake was replaced with a friction brake on the warp beam.
Estimated Age: We believe the original was made in 1924 but Leclerc's oldest loom, appears in the 1937 catalog and all catalogs after that as either the "M-Series" or the "Mira" until it was discontinued in 1986 and later replaced by the Mira II in 2000.
Serial Number Prefixes: "M-"

More Information:
Manual Download Page

Weaving on Counterbalance Looms Leclerc Mira II Episode 125 Taking Back Friday Sweet Georgia