The Glimakra Ideal Loom, 70 or 100 cm width,
countermarch or counterbalance
The Glimakra Ideal is a sturdy, versatile
loom. It is well proportioned, but it takes up less
space than the Standard loom. It has all the advantages
of Swedish looms; the hanging beater for easy beating,
light treadling, good height for comfort and it will
produce beautiful woven items from sheer fabrics to
rugs.
It can be
countermarch,as seen below, or
counterbalanceas seen on left. It can have
four shafts or
10 shafts. The countermarch tie up is a good
choice if you want to have more than four shafts. The
counterbalance is easy to tie up when you want to weave
with four shafts. The Ideal loom can also be fitted with
a drawloom, a single unit harness or a shaft drawloom
with up to 50 shafts. This loom has a 100cm, 39+
inches weaving width, hanging beater, wedges for
stability, large warp and cloth beams and large ratchet
wheels for easy and exacting tensioning. The loom has a
49" total width and the beater measures 46 1/2" wide. It
weighs approx. 142 pounds
It comes with an adjustable bench, 1,000 Texsolv
heddles, complete Texsolv tie up kit, two lease sticks,
two shaft holders, four rubber feet and 24 warp beam
sticks.
The smaller Ideal has a 70 centimeters (27") weaving
width, 38" frame width, weight: 122 pounds.
The Ideal frame is 40" deep. The floor space required
is a little more than this as the bench and the warp beam
extend some inches beyond the frame. The width of the
loom is a little more than the frame width as the beater
and the ratchet wheels extend beyond the frame. The frame
height is 4' 10" with the top of the beater extending the
height to 5' 1". The warp and cloth beams are 9" in
circumference. The breast beam is 2 1/4" x 1 5/8" and is
34" off the floor. The frame uprights are 1 5/8" x 3
1/2".
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