Ashford Brooklyn 4-Shaft Loom 40cm (16")
Feeling ready to expand beyond your rigid heddle but unsure where to begin? The Ashford Brooklyn 4-Shaft Loom bridges the gap beautifully, designed to guide and support you into multi-shaft weaving with confidence and ease.
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Taking your next step in weaving shouldn’t feel daunting, it should feel exciting. That’s why the Ashford Brooklyn 4-Shaft Loom was created: to give rigid heddle weavers a warm welcome into the world of multi-shaft weaving. This approachable loom is thoughtfully designed to remove the overwhelm and offer a sturdy, supportive foundation for learning.
From that first satisfying lift of the shaft to your growing confidence with patterns, the Brooklyn brings joy and clarity to every moment at the loom. Whether you're sampling new techniques or guiding students in a learning space, this loom delivers smooth transitions, balanced tension, and the quiet assurance of well-crafted simplicity. It’s about more than weaving, it’s about discovering what’s possible with a tool that meets you exactly where you are and invites you forward.
Key Features & Benefits
- Ideal for learning multi-shaft weaving, gentle, guided, and intuitive
- Compact 40cm (16") weaving width, perfect for home studios or classrooms
- Natural beech timber finish for timeless beauty and strength
- Includes 320 Texsolv heddles, enough for balanced 20epi weaves
- Comes with clear, step-by-step colour instructions, no guesswork
- Lightweight and accessible, it empowers beginners without complexity
- Built with education in mind, great for weaving classes and creative workshops
- Brooklyn 4-Shaft Loom 40cm (16")
- 2 x 46cm (18") stick shuttles
- 5 cross/warp sticks
- 10 cardboard warp-separating sticks
- Threading hook
- Colour assembly guide
- Learn to Weave booklet
- 320 Texsolv heddles (22cm)
- Assembly: Required
- Finish: Natural, unfinished
- Material: Beech hardwood and plywood
- Weaving Width: 40cm (16")
- Reed: 10dpi
- Heddles: 320 Texsolv (80 per shaft)
- Shuttle: 2 x 46cm (18") stick shuttles
- Texsolv Heddle Length: 22cm (8.6")
Ashford - Winding a Warp
Learn how to wind a warp with Ashford's tools. This foundational weaving skill is demonstrated clearly for both new and experienced weavers.
How to put a warp on your table loom Pt 1
This tutorial shows how to begin warping your Ashford table loom, including threading and tensioning tips to ensure a solid start.
Ashford - How to put a warp on your table loom - Part 2
In Part 2, continue the process of warping your Ashford table loom, with detailed guidance on sleying the reed and final setup.
Yes, it's designed as a cost-effective option for rigid heddle weavers looking to explore multi-shaft weaving.
Suitable for a variety of fabrics, including scarves, table runners, and samples, up to 16 inches wide.
The smooth, quiet overhead beater with auto bounce-back ensures even beating at the fell line. The beater will also accept over-width reeds and can be locked for warping.
Yes, the beater accepts over-width reeds, allowing flexibility with various reed sizes.
Weighing approximately 6.5 kg (14.5 lbs), it's lightweight and easy to move, ideal for educational settings.
Made from strong beech hardwood with ply sides, offering durability and stability.
Yes, it requires assembly, but comes with a full step-by-step color assembly, warping, and weaving instruction booklet.
The Texsolv cord lifts shafts evenly from both sides through frictionless nylon loom cord guides, allowing easy shaft height adjustment.
Yes, optional accessories include stainless steel reeds in various dpi, additional Texsolv heddles, raddle kit, warping frames, warping mill, boat shuttles, and bobbins.
The Brooklyn fills the gap between rigid heddle looms and larger 4-shaft looms, offering a 16" weaving width and a large beam-to-beam depth of 73 cm (28.5"), similar to other Ashford table looms.