Handweavers' Guild of Connecticut

Looms for Sale

Purrington Loom - 8 Shaft Cherry Purrington Loom with 12 Treadles and texsolv tie-ups. 36 inch weaving width; it has two warp beams. The loom was built by Roger Purrington for Master Weaver Jeanetta Jones who started the Master Weaver Program at The Hill Institute in Florence, MA. Comes with Built – in Lamp, reed and lease sticks. Loom currently owned by Ruth Zecchini, Master Weaver. It is a great loom. Contact Ruth for more information.

Purrington Loom - 8 Shaft Cherry Purrington Loom with 12 Treadles and texsolv tie-ups. 36 inch weaving width; it has two warp beams. The loom was built by Roger Purrington for Master Weaver Jeanetta Jones who started the Master Weaver Program at The Hill Institute in Florence, MA. Comes with Built – in Lamp, reed and lease sticks. Loom currently owned by Ruth Zecchini, Master Weaver. It is a great loom. Contact Ruth for more information.

Leclerc Nilart Loom - 8 harness Loom (4 more can be added) for Sale -- $1400 53 inches wide with 45 inch weaving width. Metal eye heddles - folding rear beam, folds up to 34". Solid Maple heavy wood construction - 10 treadle jack floor loom - comes with three reeds; Excellent condition -- original owner Local Pickup in Avon, CT. Watch the loom in action. Contact Peggy D. for more information.

Leclerc Nilart Loom - 8 harness Loom (4 more can be added) for Sale -- $1400 53 inches wide with 45 inch weaving width. Metal eye heddles - folding rear beam, folds up to 34". Solid Maple heavy wood construction - 10 treadle jack floor loom - comes with three reeds; Excellent condition -- original owner Local Pickup in Avon, CT. Watch the loom in action. Contact Peggy D. for more information.


Louet Octado - 8 Shaft with both computer box (mounted) and dobby chain. - $3000 (Click on picture for larger view) Contact Toni Kormos for more information.

Leclerc Nilart Loom - I am the third owner of this older but wonderful loom. It is 45 inches wide and has 12 shafts. Also included are 6 reeds (18, 15, 12, 10, 8 and 5), an extra warp beam, a raddle, and a bench. I paid $1500.00 for it in 1998, the price is negotiable. Due to arthritis this is more loom than I can comfortably use. Contact Nancy Carter-Menendez for more information.

It's a Varpapuu, a Finnish loom, similar to a Glimakra, with a countermarche-shedding system. It's 60" wide and it has 12 shafts and a bench, nine reeds (9, wow!) and some temples. You can put a draw loom attachment on it if desired. The price is $2200.00. The heddles are string, as are the cords. New owner would probably want to replace with Texsolv. This one's a real beauty, European style, mortise & tenon construction, made of solid birch. It's in good shape and the wood is reddish color, not dark like a barn frame loom, just darker than the Swedish looms. This loom is about 20 years old and has had 1 owner before me. Here is a diagram of this loom.
Contact Kathy G. at weavemaster@handweaversguildofct.org