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What type of loom is this?

 
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Hello fellow permie people! I hope you are all having a blest day!
So, I have always been fascinated with weaving and finally am ownership of a small loom. It was at a thrift store, without instructions, shuttles, or warping peg. I am pretty sure I can make shuttles and a peg, but I am not sure if I am missing something else. I am not even sure what kind of loom it is. If any of you know what it is and where I might find instructions for it, I would really appreciate it. Thanks everyone!
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what kind of loom is this? Can I weave on it?
 
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You are not missing much, just a short piece of 1/4" dowel to tie the warp to and a little piece of dowel on top to move the heddle up and down. This is my daughter's and I don't have instructions for it either, so I'm afraid I can't help you with that.

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You are not missing much, just a short piece of 1/4
 
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Thanks Chyeryl! I worked with it some more yesterday and I think I can figure it out. Do you know if it has a name? I know a table loom and heddle loom, but I couldn't find a name for this design.
 
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If, like Cheryl's, yours has the BRIO logo on the front, that tells me it was designed as a high quality, table-top, educational 'toy'. I put toy in ' ', because the quality of pretty much everything from that company is good enough to serve as much more than a toy, to be cast aside, in an old toybox, in the attic. I used to sell BRIO, at a (now defunct, at least in the USA) UK-based educational toy store that also sold other pricey brands recognized instantly, by devoted homeschoolers and other 'only the best for MY child' parents, with the money to back it up. So, while not a top weaver's brand, it is still a decent, serviceable loom that will likely help you decide whether you enjoy it enough to want to invest in something better. Nice find - I'm kinda jealous. I've long wished I'd been able to afford one, back when I had a decent discount, but for now, I'm working on my spinning & nålbinding, and have an awesome friend who is happy to loan one to me (& owns more looms than she likes to admit).
 
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Wow, thanks Carla! I found the logo and it is a BRIO. That is some neat information! You guys are awesome!
 
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It looks very much like a rigid heddle loom.  I used to have one somewhat like this one https://www.ashford.co.nz/rigid-heddle-loom
The difference between what you have and mine is that yours has a separate beater like a table loom or floor loom.  I could probably explain to you how to set it up if you are not successful finding instructions.
 
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That makes sense, Lois. Thanks!
 
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I think I have figured it out, so I don't think I need to take up your time. But thanks for offering!
 
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Lois Bennett wrote:It looks very much like a rigid heddle loom.  I used to have one somewhat like this one https://www.ashford.co.nz/rigid-heddle-loom
The difference between what you have and mine is that yours has a separate beater like a table loom or floor loom.  I could probably explain to you how to set it up if you are not successful finding instructions.



Actually the little Brio are a two shaft counter balance loom.  In some models I have seen the plastic heddles replaced with string heddles and then they can use any size reed on the loom.   It really doesn't take much to move this from toy to sampler loom.
 
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Here is an interesting blog post on the little Brio looms including a link to downloadable instructions https://rugsfromrags.com/brio-loom/
 
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Thanks Dorothy! I will take a look!
 
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