Table Loom Explored

I've owned my Ashford Table Loom for a year and a half, but never wove on it. It needed a little assembly and is different than my floor loom. The table loom has string heddles and hand controls instead of floor treadles. 


I decided it was time to tackle the loom. 

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I unfolded it, read through the assembly directions, and saw what still needed to be done. (Most of the loom was assembled when I purchased it used.) Turned out setting up the hand controls was easy and everything else fell into place. 




I chose some lovely yarns from my stash to make a scarf. I particularly love the color and texture of these rayon cones hanging in my Loom Room.

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I found threading the string heddles to be a little more challenging than threading metal ones. They don't slide easily along the bar and it's a little tricky pulling the yarn through the holes. But I'm confident, the more I work with them, the easier it will be to thread them.

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First Project off the Table Loom

Next Project to tackle: 
This loom comes with a stand, four floor treadles, and a second back beam. It's a wonderful 24 inch, eight shaft loom, just need to figure out how to assemble the treadles and second beam.