Ashford Inklette Loom
Ready to weave on your own terms but overwhelmed by bulky setups? The Ashford Inklette Loom offers a charming, compact way to create bands, trims, and accessories, anywhere inspiration strikes.
The Ashford Inklette Loom is a beautiful invitation into the world of inkle weaving, whether you're just getting started or looking to add a nimble tool to your collection. Designed with portability and simplicity in mind, this little loom holds a lot of creative potential in a small footprint.
Perfect for making colourful bands, trims, straps, and more, the Inklette helps you explore pattern and texture without needing a large studio or complex setup. It’s the kind of loom you can set up in the corner of your craft room, or pack in your bag to take to a weaving group or weekend away.
Weaving with the Inklette feels grounding and rhythmic, each pass of the shuttle bringing your design to life in vibrant detail. With a max warp length of 180cm, an adjustable tension peg, and a solid birchwood frame, it’s built to grow with your skills while staying wonderfully beginner-friendly. It’s not just a loom, it’s your gateway to purposeful, portable creativity.
Key Features & Benefits
- Lightweight and compact, easy to carry, store, or take to class
- Warp up to 180cm long, ideal for bands, belts, and decorative trims
- Durable Beech hardwood construction, natural, tactile, and built to last
- Adjustable tension peg, makes it easy to keep your warp tight
- Includes clear step-by-step booklet to get started straight away
- Great for beginners or weavers exploring band weaving techniques
- 1 x Ashford Inklette Loom
- 1 x 15cm Belt Shuttle
- 1 x “Learn to Weave on the Inklette Loom” Booklet
- Loom length: 36.5cm
- Max warp length: 180cm
- Max weaving width: 5cm
- Shuttle: 15cm belt shuttle
- Finish: Natural timber
- Material: Solid Beech hardwood
- Assembly: Required
Yes, you can use Texsolv heddles on the inkle or inklette loom.
- Schacht Inkle Loom - 220/12 Green
- Ashford Inklette - 220/12 Green
- Ashford Inkle Loom - 268/12 Pink
Texsolv heddles are handy for manipulating the threads. By heddling every second thread, you can establish sheds 1 and 2, facilitating the straightforward execution of plain weave. While inkle looms typically do not come with heddles, some manufacturers offer them as optional accessories.
The Ashford Inklette Loom is ideal for weaving narrow bands such as belts, shoelaces, bracelets, ties, straps, and decorative trims. Its compact size makes it perfect for creating accessories and embellishments.
The Ashford Inklette is more compact and portable, suitable for narrower bands, while the Schacht Inkle Loom is significantly larger, offers a larger weaving width, and may accommodate longer warps. Your choice depends on project requirements and portability needs.
Yes, the Ashford Inklette Loom is designed for both beginners and experienced weavers. Its straightforward setup and operation make it an excellent choice for those new to inkle weaving.
You can use a variety of yarns, including cotton, wool, and synthetic fibers. The choice of material depends on the desired strength and appearance of your finished band.
The loom features an adjustable tension peg that allows you to fine-tune warp tension during weaving, ensuring even and consistent results.
The Ashford Inklette Loom is designed for narrow bands up to 5 cm (2 inches) wide. For wider projects, consider the larger Ashford Inkle Loom.
Yes, its compact size and lightweight design make it highly portable, allowing you to weave on the go.
The loom can accommodate a maximum warp length of 180 cm (72 inches), suitable for various band projects.
Yes, minor assembly is required upon purchase. The loom comes with an instruction booklet to guide you through the process.
The loom includes a belt shuttle and a step-by-step instruction booklet to help you get started with your weaving projects.