Schacht Arras Tapestry Loom
Schacht Arras Tapestry Loom
6/3/26. Production of this Schacht product has been temporarily suspended. Sign up for email notifications If you would like to be notified when available to order.
Durability—made of solid maple hardwood and maple plywood to hold its shape even under the high tension tapestry weaving requires, warp after warp after warp.
Precise tension control.
Generous sizing—20" weaving width and a continuous warp of 45". For longer warps, add the optional beam kit upgrade with ratcheted cloth and warp beams.
Convenient warping—set the loom in a horizontal or vertical position to warp in a way that is comfortable to you.
Integrated cartoon holder—clip your cartoon to it just below the warp guide.
Shedding device—smooth-working and adjustable, plus easily controlled with the hand lever. The lever may be installed on the right or left side of the loom.
Warps can be doubled in the dent coils for closer setts.
Convenient and ergonomic design—set the loom height and weaving angle that is most comfortable for you.
Portable—loom weighs 10 pounds and legs fold up for travel or storage.
PDF Manual: Assembly, Warping & Weaving
Arras Tapestry Loom plus all the options - Loom, Floor Stand, Treadle Kit, Beam Kit, Raddle and Two Traps.
LOOM OPTIONS
Accessories to attach to the Arras Tapestry Loom. If you would like to add options to your Arras Loom purchase leave a message when ordering.
Beam extension Kit: Wind longer warps on your Arras Tapestry Loom with this kit. It includes a sturdy base, plus ratcheted warp and cloth beams for superb tensioning control.
Arras beam kit will fit on all Arras looms. Assembly is simple and requires only a #2 Phillips screwdriver.
Once you've installed the kit, you will need a raddle no more than 20" wide to warp the loom. The Schacht raddle for warps up to 20" wide perfectly fits the loom. If you don't have a raddle be sure to order it with extension kit.
Accessories can be added and shipped with your new loom. Leave message when ordering loom or Contact us with your additions.
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Tools to add to your loom purchase:
Tapestry Weaving Book, comprehension Study Guide. by Nancy Harvey It’s easy to learn tapestry weaving from start to finish with Nancy Harvey, one of America’s best-known teachers of this exciting craft. Using the same clear step-by-step approach that makes her workshops so successful, Nancy leads you through building a simple frame loom, to mastering the basic techniques, to completing handsome pieces based on her designs. She even provides tips on how to prepare designs of your own.
Tapestry Weaving Book by Kirsten Glasbrook. Glasbrook’s mastery of tapestry techniques, gleaned from years as a restorer of antique tapestries and part-time teacher of weaving at the Bath Academy of Art, comes through in this how-to volume. These simple and traditional techniques are rendered in brilliant color ranges and a diversity of textures.
The Art of Tapestry Weaving by Rebecca Mezoff This book comes at the perfect time, as more and more weavers delve into tapestry weaving. Rebecca covers all those things you really want to know: choosing yarns, mastering different warping techniques, setting up a tapestry. Best of all, she explores a variety of techniques and explains why you want to choose one over another. The illustrations are plentiful and the instructions superb. You can really, truly learn to weave tapestry from this book or use it as a textbook for one of Rebecca’s excellent online tapestry courses.
Tapestry Beaters
Single-ended, double-ended, and a weighted single-ended. All are made of hard maple and have a smooth Danish oil finish. The wooden teeth are set at five per inch. The weighted beater has about five ounces of lead weight inserted into the end to provide more impact for tighter weaving.
Tapestry Bobbins
Made of a rich, dark brown plywood, Gobelin-style tapestry bobbins are silky smooth with a pointy tip for easy weaving. The bobbins are 8″ long, 5/8″ diameter at the widest point, and weigh about one ounce each. Available in a package of three.
Schacht Flip Folding rigid heddle loom, is comfortable, compact, sturdy, and a pleasure to weave on. Designed for high performance, this loom folds in a jiffy for storage or transport.
6/3/26. Production of the 15” & 30” Schacht Flip has been temporarily suspended. Sign up for email notifications If you would like to be notified when available to order.
Weave in comfort. Choose three different weaving modes: use the rear leg for hooking to a table edge, clamp it to a table for stand-up weaving, or install it on the optional convenient trestle stand. Fine-toothed nylon ratchets provide precise tension control. The conveniently located heddle blocks on the sides of the loom hold the rigid heddle in the up, down, or neutral position.
Flip is ideal for plain weaves and pick-up patterns. The exclusively-designed two heddle capabilities make sense of 2-heddle weaving for the first time (you will need two heddles of the same dent).
Warp in a flash. Included with Flip, are clamps and a warping peg for direct-loom warping. includes instructions for both direct and pre-measuring methods (using warp board sold separately).
The top cross brace allows long warps, up to 5-6 yards (depending on weight and winding paper), to be wound on the beams without impacting the size of the shed.
Included with loom one heddle reed, (5, 8, 10, 12 or 15 dent) You chose. Enter Size when ordering. Warping peg Two stick shuttles Threading hook and complete warping and weaving instructions.
Schacht Flip Assembly, Warping & Weaving Manual
The heddle, available in 5, 8, 10 and 12 dents per inch, is made of durable ABS plastic, with large eyes and slots.
Trestle Floor Stand
Schacht trestle stand fits all of the Flip looms. Adjust the arms to position your loom from horizontal to nearly vertical. When the loom is in the horizontal position, it sits at just the right height for use with a standard chair. The quick-release system makes it easy to remove your loom from the stand for travel or storage.
If you would like to add additional heddles, loom bag or other accessories with your loom purchase, leave message when ordering, will invoice you with secure payment link.
Special order will ship direct from Schacht in Colorado.
Click here for expected shipment time.
Free Shipping to your continental U.S. physical address that matches your payment card account. Or if you are picking up at our location.
Enter Discount Code: SCHACHTFREESHIP
Do not enter discount code if shipping to a P.O. Box or Address that is not your card billing address.
Contact us for shipments to Alaska or Hawaii. Include your order and shipping address. We will invoice you total due with secure payment link.