Standard Floor Loom Schacht
Schacht's Standard floor loom comes in two styles: The Standard Low Castle and The Standard High Castle. Though both looms take up identical floor space, the lower profile of the Low Castle model appears visually smaller.
A High Castle loom includes a storage tray and holes drilled in the top of the castle uprights for the swivel pin of an extension lamp, otherwise the looms function the same. Both the Standard Low Castle and the Standard High Castle looms are available in 36″ and 45″ wide weaving widths.
All Standard floor looms may be ordered with eight or
Four Now-Four Later* shaft options. The number of shafts you choose will depend
on the kind of weaving you intend to do. Though most weave structures can be
woven on four shafts, additional shafts increase your pattern options
extensively. If you have a keen interest in pattern drafting and weave
structures, eight shafts will allow you to fully develop this interest.
The Schacht Standard floor loom has an under-slung jack
mechanism to raise the shafts. The
jacks pivot from two points equidistant from the center and lift the shafts by
pushing up on the center point. We employ a parallel lamm system which gives
our looms a light treadling action. Because of this parallel lamm, it isn’t
necessary to adjust the tie-up cords.
Our
tie-up system is quick and easy to use. Pre-measured nylon tie-up cords hang
from the lamms and are attached to a treadle by sliding the appropriate cords
into the treadle slot. This makes changing tie-ups very fast.
Other
special features of our Standard floor looms include: friction reducing
aluminum shaft channels, a back beam which folds with or without a warp on the
loom, removable back and breast beams, and an adjustable open-sided beater. Our
braking system employs a ratchet and dog on the cloth beam and a friction brake
on the warp beam. This combination give you precise tension control at all
times.
*”Four
Now – Four Later” (4N4L) is an eight harness loom shipped with only four
harnesses installed, but with the capacity to add an additional four harnesses.
You can purchase a kit to add four harnesses at a later time. 4N4L looms are
shipped with all the heddles, tie-ups and other items normally included with an
eight-harness loom.
The wood used is sustainably grown in the forests of northern Michigan and Canada. The oil used to finish the shuttles is applied by hand (not sprayed) and is free of ozone-depleting drying agents.
Made in Boulder, Colorado