Summary: Weaving drafts are diagrams explaining how to weave a particular textile on inkle looms, rigid heddle looms, table looms, floor looms, or dobby looms. Weaving drafts visually explain how to set...
You've made a lot of choices to reach this point, and you've decided on a shaft loom. Congratulations! But your quest hasn't ended yet. Shaft looms require additional decisions about...
WIF stands for "weaving information file." It's a universal file used in weaving design software. The magazine Handwoven often supplies WIFs for its projects so you can download the draft and play...
We hear this question constantly, and it's complicated! Start with some basic questions: What do I want to weave? How much space do I have? What can I afford? What's...
Find a complete list of product manuals, including instructions for discontinued products, on this page.
When you're choosing looms, it's helpful to consider what other equipment or tools you'll need. The time required for warping and weaving might also be a factor—in this chart, more...
Once you understand how cloth is made, and how much time a weaver invests in the process, it's obvious that weavers might appreciate any time-saving measure. All looms perform the...
When you're just started to weave, you hear a lot about "floats." Most likely, you hear about fixing floats, so they sound like a bad thing. In fact, weaving doesn't...
When you're a beginner, it's helpful to understand the types of woven fabric—some looms specialize in one type, while other looms can handle multiple types of fabric. Many weaving drafts...
The difference usually comes from size. Both are made of plant, animal, or manufactured fibers twisted together for strength. Both can be made by machines or by hand. Both are...
Textiles keep us warm in our houses, cover our bodies, and decorate our world. Humans have been making cloth for a long, long time. They've used every fiber you can...
Generally, people sectional warp because they want to wind on long warps that aren’t accommodated by warping boards or reels. In sectional warping, you need a yarn source for each...
Buying a used loom, spinning wheel, or other fiber arts tool is like buying anything used. Before you purchase used equipment, do some research: Print out or download its manual...
The plastic teeth on our small frame looms are very durable, but from time to time they will break. The beam teeth on a School Loom or Lilli Loom must be replaced...
When we introduced the Standard Floor Loom in 1978, it was available in 36" and 42" weaving widths. We're fairly certain that shafts/harnesses on both sizes had one heddle hook...
There are two different styles of our Incredible Rope Machine: the older one has a straight handle and the newer version has a rounded handle. They work the same way....
Good records can save you a lot of time (or aggravation when you've let a project sit for a while). If you like a yarn you've spun, you can re-create...
Handspinners can use a drop spindle or a spinning wheel to create yarn from unspun fibers such as wool fleece, hair from goats/dogs/llamas/alpacas, cotton bolls, or flax stems. Though these...
When you look at a spinning wheel on this website, or our spinning brochure, you'll see tables that list the wheel's ratios. What are all these numbers? But first, why...
General Spinning Terms default yarn: the yarn you most often make, usually when you're not deliberately trying to make a specific yarn—what your hands default to as they draft...
Every spinner will create yarn that just doesn't work, and even experienced spinners have bad spinning sessions. Let's say the yarn won't hold together, or it's overspun (you see little...
You want to become a handspinner, and you've chosen a spindle or spinning wheel. What other tools—besides spinnable fiber—will you need to get started? Basic Equipment scrap yarn for...
Spinners have a lot of fiber options for their yarns. They can choose the type of fiber and fiber prep best suited for a particular project. As you decide on your...
The flyer won’t turn. The poly or cotton drive band is not over the flyer whorl—set the drive band in a groove of the whorl. The cotton drive band is...
Look for a nearby woodworker or woodworking guild. Take the part(s) to them for a consultation—it's usually not hard to make replicas.
Rusty reeds can be cleaned by rubbing out the rust with fine steel wool or by using a commercial rust remover, such as Naval Jelly. When using these products, be...
This method will work on all Schacht wood products, whether they're made of plywood or solid wood, oiled or unoiled. There's just one exception: for lacquered boat shuttles, you need...
You can buy replacement needles here. You can buy pins here.
Schacht introduced its Standard Floor Loom at Convergence in 1978—our first floor loom ever! Its weaving widths, wood, castle style, shaft options, and treadle options have changed since then. Here's...
If your spinning wheel is in good condition, it can be converted to a double treadle. Actual shipping charges for shipping your wheel back to you will be added to...
If you bought your product on this website and it arrived with broken parts, contact Customer Service. If you purchased from a Schacht dealer, contact them and ask them to follow...
The Matchless and Schacht-Reeves wheels have solid wood drive wheels. The Sidekick, Flatiron, and Ladybug have nylon drive wheels, which are significantly lighter. It takes more treadling effort to set...
We introduced the Matchless spinning wheel in 1987, with a single treadle. In 1996, we began making double treadle wheels. The treadles rested on a metal treadle support. The mother-of-all...
This PDF contains photos and details for wrapping your Wolf loom for long-distance moves. The steps are similar for all Wolf looms and Standard Floor Looms: Fold the loom and secure the...
Weavers often need to move heddles from one shaft to another, or add new heddles for a pattern, or remove heddles to make more space. After you add or remove...
We improved the mother-of-all (MOA) on the Ladybug and Matchless in early 2012. Updated MOAs for both wheels have a groove in the top to hold the spring and string; there's...
Schacht's Lilli Loom, School Loom, and Easel Weavers all have beam teeth. They have a sett of 5-1/2 or 6 ends per inch (EPI), due to slight variations in our...
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You'll need a #2 Phillips screwdriver. With the flyer assembly installed, make sure the front and rear maidens are vertical and pushed against their stops. Secure the maidens with the...