Glimakra Standard Loom

The Glimakra Standard is a sturdy, versatile loom. It is well proportioned, comfortable and extremely easy to treadle. It has the hanging beater for easy beating, good beater height for even beating, comfort from a high breast beam and it will produce beautiful woven items from sheer fabrics to rugs.

It can have from four to twelve shafts. On special orders, the Standard loom can have 16 shafts and 16 treadles. Delivery of looms takes approximately two weeks, for counterbalance and countermarch looms from 4 to 12 shafts.

It can be countermarch or counterbalance. 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. It can have a flying shuttle, sectional beam and a double back beam. The Standard loom can also be fitted with a drawloom, a single unit harnesk or a shaft drawloom with up to 50 shafts and up to 100 shafts on the larger loom.

Glimakra Counterbalance Loom. The photo has four shafts tied up with counterbalance pulleys and counterbalance horses.

The Standard is manufactured in three weaving widths:

• 120 centimeters (47") 59" frame width, weight of 4 shaft counterbalance loom: 232 pounds
• 150 centimeters (59") 72" frame width, weight of 4 shaft counterbalance loom: 254 pounds
• 160 centimeters (63") 78" frame width, weight of 4 shaft counterbalance loom: 264 pounds.

The Standard loom is 56" deep. The warp beam and bench extend beyond this measurement. The frame is 4 or 5" wider than the weaving width, and the beater and ratchet wheels extend beyond the frame, adding to the width of the loom. The frame height is 5' 2" high with the top of the beater extending the height to 5' 10". The warp and cloth beams are 12" in circumference. The breast beam is 2 3/8" x 3 1/8" and has a fabric protector. The breast beam is 36" off the floor. The frame uprights are 1 5/8" x 4 1/2".

It comes with a bench, 1000 Texsolv heddles which are kind to warp threads, Texsolv cord tie-up kits which simplify the tie-up, instruction booklet, lease sticks, shaft holders, 48 warp sticks for beaming the warp, and rubber floor protectors.