36” Purrington Loom
- 8 harness, 14 treadle sinking shed. Birdseye Maple and Cherry. The
tie-ups have been updated to texsolv. Good solid
loom in excellent condition. Asking $750.00
and includes a 10 dent reed and lease sticks. Contact Sue Turner
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
