Just wanted the 1st video and I too have obtained an older loom that sat in a basement so it was dusty, had some surface mold and was neglected. (1983 Schacht standard 45" 8 shaft jack loom.) I too wanted to just weave on it. But I knew I would enjoy it more if I cleaned it up. I just used the murphy's oil soap with sponge sand block when needed then applied the danish oil. It seems at one time this one was used in a school and you could tell they did dying also I found little finger/handprints that were dark. I did leave a few of those did not sand all the way down to keep part of it's history. Just as yours did once the danish oil was applied it went back to the beautiful patina of the aged wood. I'm such a happy weaver on it because of the journey. Cheers to your happy weaving. :-)
Ohh and yes plastic bags with labels and pictures of each side, part, area of loom does help when putting back together. :-) Hubby works on generators and they do that on the job.
I was gifted an old Dorothy table loom several years ago. I bought a new reed for it, & I know I need to replace the heddles, but I have not done anything else with it & have never used it. You have inspired me to clean it up, make the repairs & get it functional again! Thank you! I just found your channel last week & love it!
Oh no! You are a far better loom restorer than me. You go girl! I would and have washed down replaced old parts that needed it and start weaving. I’m enjoying watching you do it😉The loom looks AMAZING! Well done. This makes me want to find sn old loom snd restore it to bare bones and refinish it
My loom, which I've had for almost 30 years (it was old then) got half painted while it was stored. I started restoring it 6 years ago. I might get it finished this year. I had finished 90% of the sanding before we had to move and not only did I have no place to continue working on it but we had no place to put it. Now I do, so it is definitely time to get back to it. Your loom looks beautiful. I'm sure mine will too.
Putting groups of related small parts on cut-open paper bags that you label is the best idea. My brother did that years ago when he took apart and reassembled a 1965 MGB convertible. At one point the floor of an entire 2-car garage was papered in the bags and the chassis but it worked 😃
Beautiful! After your first video you got me thinking so I purchased a sander and after I’m done with the warp I have on my old loom, I’m going to take it apart and refinish it. I think but they loom and I will feel so much happier with a shiny “new” look! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow! I am so impressed with how nice of a job you did on your loom. I also restored an old Fanny loom. Mine was from the 1950s. I bought mine from an ad on Kijiji that showed pictures of a much newer loom. We travelled 5 hours to go and buy it, to find that it was very dirty and in rough shape. I only bought it because it was cheap and I had dragged my family along for the trip. I sanded it down without taking it apart. I had only used a table loom once and didn’t know anything about floor looms and wasn’t sure that I could get it back together. I replaced the cords, aprons, bumpers and reeds (pitted with rust). I made a homemade wax polish that worked well for me. The product that you used sounds really nice. I wove on it for several months before I realized that my front beam wasn’t level. I was able to fix this. I have since wove along with several years of the Jane Stafford Guild projects on this loom and now, my used Colonial, which I also love. I found the restoration to be a gigantic job. I would only attempt it again for a very special loom. I did feel that I rescued the loom. I think that if I hadn’t bought it, that it may have ended up in a burn pile or the dump. I also feel that I learned so much from doing the restoration and am less afraid to fix things and figure out how they work. I am amazed with how many projects that you are able to get done. Thanks for sharing!
Love your story, Carrie! YES, I feel the same way - the restoration was a big job and I would also only attempt it again for a special loom. I’m so glad to hear that your loom was brought back to life and has been with you through all this learning. 🤩
Thank you for sharing this. I just got an Leclerc Table Loom. It needs to be restored. I plan to do it. I'm definitely the type to do lots of photos, videos and group the hardware, etc. I'm looking forward to setting up my art studio and adding the loom. This has encouraged me not to sell it as is. I mean, it was only $60 at an auction. Bargain!!! I learned to use floor looms in fiber arts in college. Weave on!!!
Bravo! I’m glad you’re giving it a fresh new start to add onto that important history. 💖 I hear you about feeling the weight of responsibility of preservation of a worthy object. Loving the golden honey hues. I restored a 1970 corvette to factory original condition. I’m the second owner. First owner was also a woman (it was a HS graduation present from her Dad). My daughter will be the third owner.
That’s so impressive!! I feel like a loom is pretty straightforward… I wouldn’t know where to even start with a car restoration 😆 Sounds like you have a family heirloom there!!
Thank you so much for showing the restoration process of your loom! I have a 45" , 1930's Mira Leclerc loom. It's had 2 previous owners that I know of and I will be the 3rd. I'm in my 20's so I'm hoping it will be in my possession for a long time! The loom is in good shape considering the age. I've replaces the heddles and cords but the wood will need a good wash and re-finishing. I live in an apartment though so that project might have to wait until I have some extra space! This video has given me lots to think about, thank you!
I'm restoring a 90s table loom. It has weird toggles instead of handles, which I've decided to keep. I've just given it a clean and new cords holding up the heddles. It's not a beauty like yours and has writing from what I think was an old art department on it I don't want to lose, so I'm not going to sand it. I would like to revarnish it at some point. I've gone for rainbow coloured cord, because I am celebrating low budget weaving!
I have a Leclerc double size loom....when I brought it home my husband but it back together right away not To forget where everything went...you dix à wonderful job... Leclerc Weill exist wear Québec City in the province or Québec, easy To ciné on thé web!!!
Amazing! I am so close to finishing my loom restoration and this video is the motivation I need to put the heddles on and teach myself how to weave! The loom I restored is a Leclerc Meco table loom with stand and treadles. I am so in love with her!
Oooh I'm doing the same thing! I've started with the crafty course on weaving on a floor loom, then I'm going to look at a membership like School of Sweet Georgia 😊 weaving drafts aren't as complicated as I thought they might be, but getting a warp onto a loom is somewhat overwhelming!
You definitely inspired me! I started the day after your first vlog ‘what would you do’. I had intended to refinish it, bought the supplies, but I may never have actually taken the plunge if it were not for the inspiration from you. You did better than I did with the metal. I didn’t do as much with the metal as you did. I also was not brave enough to take the fabric, (which is like new) off the rollers. I was afraid of not getting that fabric back on straight. But I am thrilled with the way the beautiful maple refinished, it glows in it’s new coat. Mine is a little older than yours, built between 1951 and 1956.. Thank you for sharing your inspiration, thoughts and enthusiasm. I am not sure if I can upload a pic here
Haha yes, the kids have been wanting to help sand but I discouraged them because of the dust. But they did help me warp the loom with the sectional beam 😆
I've never been tempted to restore a loom until now! Your loom looks so great, fresh but also old? If that makes sense. I think that restoring it really honors the loom in the end. It can now be used for years to come!
Wasn't it maddening and fun at the same time?? I've done both a Union 36 Rug loom that was destined for the trash heap by the previous owner, and a Norwood Cherrywood loom that was just desperate for love. Pro tip - take a crazy number of photos. Pixels are free.
haha YES. I kept counting how many pieces I had left to sand. 😆 But a cleaned up loom is such an amazing feeling. Can't believe I didn't take more photos of the loom before I took it apart. lol
Be sure to add a sealant to the freshly cleaned metal pieces, or the tarnishes and rust will return. Eastwood products has a lot of metal hardware finishing solutions. I’ve used many of them on my 1970 corvette restoration depending on what the original factory finish was.
Wow Felicia, you’ve given new life to this loom and can’t thank you enough for this and the first video! Well done!! You’ve inspired me to finally get going on a restoration of my 1973 Nilus 45” 4 shaft loom. The loom was in working shape but looking so dull behind the older varnish, and the Osmo has too brought such luster and life back to the pieces. I’m excited to get everything completed so I can put it back together - and did heed your advice with taking many pictures and keeping it all in notes as I go. I’m curious, were there any tighter areas or parts of the loom you didn’t worry about sanding/Osmo or removing the rust?
Thanks so much Sarah!! Good luck with your restoration too! I did sand and use Osmo on every part of the loom so I don’t think there was any part that I skipped over. I hope yours turns out well too!
The loom looks wonderful, can’t wait to see you weave on it. Love the wrap you were wearing in the first segment, is there a pattern for that somewhere?
Your loom looks great. I did something similar with an old Kentish loom. It resembles your Le Clerc loom quite closely. I did a bit of sanding and waxing, and replacing cords and strings and heddles. I removed the rust from hardware with citric acid, it worked a treat.I haven't tried to weave on it yet. I have done some weaving but never on a four shaft floor loom. I would love to see you dress the loom, it would be so helpful to see it done on a loom that is similar to mine. What length of warp would you suggest to put on it for a trial piece?
Oooh that's wonderful... glad to hear you have fixed up your loom! For my loom, I'm warping sectionally now, so I've just wound all the sections on and the next step is to thread them through the heddles. If you are starting your first warp ever, I would go for about a 2-yard warp. Doesn't have to be very wide. Maybe 8 or 10 inches wide and just get it on the loom so you can see how the loom feels.
Where did you get the cords for the rollers? Did you make them. My 1982 cherry Dorset loom needs a little love. It needs cords that go to the foot pedals and I also need new cloth aprons. I know I can do the apron parts easily but am more concerned about getting the cords to the pedals correct.
Hi Diane! I bought the replacement cords from Leclerc Looms because they were made to be the correct size. For the foot treadles, they also sell tie-up cords and new cloth aprons. Good luck with your loom!
"Metal Parts" are called "hardware". Fine sanding DOES NOT "seal" the wood, but makes the final product smoother, regardless of finish. If the previous finish was an oil, you will most likely never sand it all away, however, most manufacturers used an oil-based varnish, in those days, to finish fine wood. NEVER finish all sides of fine wood, leave some unfinished to allow the wood to "breathe" and let any trapped moisture to escape. Also, after the Evapo-Rust treatment, you need to apply a little paste wax or the rust will soon return.
Just wanted the 1st video and I too have obtained an older loom that sat in a basement so it was dusty, had some surface mold and was neglected. (1983 Schacht standard 45" 8 shaft jack loom.) I too wanted to just weave on it. But I knew I would enjoy it more if I cleaned it up. I just used the murphy's oil soap with sponge sand block when needed then applied the danish oil. It seems at one time this one was used in a school and you could tell they did dying also I found little finger/handprints that were dark. I did leave a few of those did not sand all the way down to keep part of it's history. Just as yours did once the danish oil was applied it went back to the beautiful patina of the aged wood. I'm such a happy weaver on it because of the journey. Cheers to your happy weaving. :-)
Ohh and yes plastic bags with labels and pictures of each side, part, area of loom does help when putting back together. :-) Hubby works on generators and they do that on the job.
Beautiful! I’m so happy to hear that you brought life to this loom again!
What a wonderful story. I believe my loom is from an art department of a college!
I was gifted an old Dorothy table loom several years ago. I bought a new reed for it, & I know I need to replace the heddles, but I have not done anything else with it & have never used it. You have inspired me to clean it up, make the repairs & get it functional again! Thank you! I just found your channel last week & love it!
That's wonderful!! I learned on a Dorothy! I'm happy you're going to move forward with it. Thank you so much for watching!
Oh no! You are a far better loom restorer than me. You go girl! I would and have washed down replaced old parts that needed it and start weaving. I’m enjoying watching you do it😉The loom looks AMAZING! Well done. This makes me want to find sn old loom snd restore it to bare bones and refinish it
Awww thank you so much! It was fun but I think one is enough for me 🤣
My loom, which I've had for almost 30 years (it was old then) got half painted while it was stored. I started restoring it 6 years ago. I might get it finished this year. I had finished 90% of the sanding before we had to move and not only did I have no place to continue working on it but we had no place to put it. Now I do, so it is definitely time to get back to it. Your loom looks beautiful. I'm sure mine will too.
Putting groups of related small parts on cut-open paper bags that you label is the best idea. My brother did that years ago when he took apart and reassembled a 1965 MGB convertible. At one point the floor of an entire 2-car garage was papered in the bags and the chassis but it worked 😃
That's so impressive!! If I ever do another loom... I'll be more organized about the parts! 😆
Beautiful! After your first video you got me thinking so I purchased a sander and after I’m done with the warp I have on my old loom, I’m going to take it apart and refinish it. I think but they loom and I will feel so much happier with a shiny “new” look! Thanks for the inspiration!
Plus, I'm all for being respectful of old things. But, I wouldn't feel guilty about restoring a loom like this. I'm glad you did it!
Wow! I am so impressed with how nice of a job you did on your loom. I also restored an old Fanny loom. Mine was from the 1950s. I bought mine from an ad on Kijiji that showed pictures of a much newer loom. We travelled 5 hours to go and buy it, to find that it was very dirty and in rough shape. I only bought it because it was cheap and I had dragged my family along for the trip. I sanded it down without taking it apart. I had only used a table loom once and didn’t know anything about floor looms and wasn’t sure that I could get it back together. I replaced the cords, aprons, bumpers and reeds (pitted with rust). I made a homemade wax polish that worked well for me. The product that you used sounds really nice. I wove on it for several months before I realized that my front beam wasn’t level. I was able to fix this. I have since wove along with several years of the Jane Stafford Guild projects on this loom and now, my used Colonial, which I also love. I found the restoration to be a gigantic job. I would only attempt it again for a very special loom. I did feel that I rescued the loom. I think that if I hadn’t bought it, that it may have ended up in a burn pile or the dump. I also feel that I learned so much from doing the restoration and am less afraid to fix things and figure out how they work. I am amazed with how many projects that you are able to get done. Thanks for sharing!
Love your story, Carrie! YES, I feel the same way - the restoration was a big job and I would also only attempt it again for a special loom. I’m so glad to hear that your loom was brought back to life and has been with you through all this learning. 🤩
Congratulations. It will probably still be going strong in the next 50 years. You have endless patience.
Thank you for sharing this. I just got an Leclerc Table Loom. It needs to be restored. I plan to do it. I'm definitely the type to do lots of photos, videos and group the hardware, etc.
I'm looking forward to setting up my art studio and adding the loom. This has encouraged me not to sell it as is. I mean, it was only $60 at an auction. Bargain!!!
I learned to use floor looms in fiber arts in college.
Weave on!!!
That's exciting! I'm on a similar journey :)
Bravo! I’m glad you’re giving it a fresh new start to add onto that important history. 💖 I hear you about feeling the weight of responsibility of preservation of a worthy object. Loving the golden honey hues. I restored a 1970 corvette to factory original condition. I’m the second owner. First owner was also a woman (it was a HS graduation present from her Dad). My daughter will be the third owner.
That’s so impressive!! I feel like a loom is pretty straightforward… I wouldn’t know where to even start with a car restoration 😆 Sounds like you have a family heirloom there!!
Thank you so much for showing the restoration process of your loom! I have a 45" , 1930's Mira Leclerc loom. It's had 2 previous owners that I know of and I will be the 3rd. I'm in my 20's so I'm hoping it will be in my possession for a long time! The loom is in good shape considering the age. I've replaces the heddles and cords but the wood will need a good wash and re-finishing. I live in an apartment though so that project might have to wait until I have some extra space! This video has given me lots to think about, thank you!
You are SO BRAVE!!
i'm so happy for the loom that you decided to pull it all apart and refinish the whole thing. the wood in that loom will be so grateful!
I'm restoring a 90s table loom. It has weird toggles instead of handles, which I've decided to keep. I've just given it a clean and new cords holding up the heddles. It's not a beauty like yours and has writing from what I think was an old art department on it I don't want to lose, so I'm not going to sand it. I would like to revarnish it at some point. I've gone for rainbow coloured cord, because I am celebrating low budget weaving!
Fantastic! It will be a great tool with a history and colourful future 👍💗
Love your looms story. I think the biggest importance is loving and using the loom.
Beautiful work
I have a Leclerc double size loom....when I brought it home my husband but it back together right away not To forget where everything went...you dix à wonderful job... Leclerc Weill exist wear Québec City in the province or Québec, easy To ciné on thé web!!!
You inspired me to restore mine🤩
Amazing! I am so close to finishing my loom restoration and this video is the motivation I need to put the heddles on and teach myself how to weave! The loom I restored is a Leclerc Meco table loom with stand and treadles. I am so in love with her!
You can do it! That's exciting to hear that you're almost done your restoration too! Good luck!!
Oooh I'm doing the same thing! I've started with the crafty course on weaving on a floor loom, then I'm going to look at a membership like School of Sweet Georgia 😊 weaving drafts aren't as complicated as I thought they might be, but getting a warp onto a loom is somewhat overwhelming!
You are nothing if not diligent! I’m so impressed with all that you do! You are an inspiration to me.
You definitely inspired me! I started the day after your first vlog ‘what would you do’. I had intended to refinish it, bought the supplies, but I may never have actually taken the plunge if it were not for the inspiration from you. You did better than I did with the metal. I didn’t do as much with the metal as you did. I also was not brave enough to take the fabric, (which is like new) off the rollers. I was afraid of not getting that fabric back on straight. But I am thrilled with the way the beautiful maple refinished, it glows in it’s new coat. Mine is a little older than yours, built between 1951 and 1956.. Thank you for sharing your inspiration, thoughts and enthusiasm. I am not sure if I can upload a pic here
Oh that is AMAZING to hear, Joan! I'm so glad to hear that you refinished your loom too... way to go! Enjoy that shiny new loom now! 😍
The loom is beautiful, you did a excellent job !
Thank you so much!
How on earth did you manage to do that without the kids "helping." 😀Job well done.🏆
Haha yes, the kids have been wanting to help sand but I discouraged them because of the dust. But they did help me warp the loom with the sectional beam 😆
Looks great! Thanks for sharing the experience.
Thanks for watching!
I've never been tempted to restore a loom until now! Your loom looks so great, fresh but also old? If that makes sense. I think that restoring it really honors the loom in the end. It can now be used for years to come!
YES! Old but fresh! Thanks for watching, Danielle!
Wasn't it maddening and fun at the same time?? I've done both a Union 36 Rug loom that was destined for the trash heap by the previous owner, and a Norwood Cherrywood loom that was just desperate for love. Pro tip - take a crazy number of photos. Pixels are free.
haha YES. I kept counting how many pieces I had left to sand. 😆 But a cleaned up loom is such an amazing feeling. Can't believe I didn't take more photos of the loom before I took it apart. lol
@@sweetgeorgia that'll learn ya!
Be sure to add a sealant to the freshly cleaned metal pieces, or the tarnishes and rust will return. Eastwood products has a lot of metal hardware finishing solutions. I’ve used many of them on my 1970 corvette restoration depending on what the original factory finish was.
Wow Felicia, you’ve given new life to this loom and can’t thank you enough for this and the first video! Well done!! You’ve inspired me to finally get going on a restoration of my 1973 Nilus 45” 4 shaft loom. The loom was in working shape but looking so dull behind the older varnish, and the Osmo has too brought such luster and life back to the pieces. I’m excited to get everything completed so I can put it back together - and did heed your advice with taking many pictures and keeping it all in notes as I go. I’m curious, were there any tighter areas or parts of the loom you didn’t worry about sanding/Osmo or removing the rust?
Thanks so much Sarah!! Good luck with your restoration too! I did sand and use Osmo on every part of the loom so I don’t think there was any part that I skipped over. I hope yours turns out well too!
The loom looks wonderful, can’t wait to see you weave on it. Love the wrap you were wearing in the first segment, is there a pattern for that somewhere?
Oh thank you! that one is storebought from Lululemon… but it’s one of the things I would like to recreate using the knitting machine ☺️
Your loom looks great. I did something similar with an old Kentish loom. It resembles your Le Clerc loom quite closely. I did a bit of sanding and waxing, and replacing cords and strings and heddles. I removed the rust from hardware with citric acid, it worked a treat.I haven't tried to weave on it yet. I have done some weaving but never on a four shaft floor loom. I would love to see you dress the loom, it would be so helpful to see it done on a loom that is similar to mine. What length of warp would you suggest to put on it for a trial piece?
Oooh that's wonderful... glad to hear you have fixed up your loom! For my loom, I'm warping sectionally now, so I've just wound all the sections on and the next step is to thread them through the heddles. If you are starting your first warp ever, I would go for about a 2-yard warp. Doesn't have to be very wide. Maybe 8 or 10 inches wide and just get it on the loom so you can see how the loom feels.
@@sweetgeorgia great thanks for your advice.
Where did you get the cords for the rollers? Did you make them. My 1982 cherry Dorset loom needs a little love. It needs cords that go to the foot pedals and I also need new cloth aprons. I know I can do the apron parts easily but am more concerned about getting the cords to the pedals correct.
Hi Diane! I bought the replacement cords from Leclerc Looms because they were made to be the correct size. For the foot treadles, they also sell tie-up cords and new cloth aprons. Good luck with your loom!
"Metal Parts" are called "hardware". Fine sanding DOES NOT "seal" the wood, but makes the final product smoother, regardless of finish. If the previous finish was an oil, you will most likely never sand it all away, however, most manufacturers used an oil-based varnish, in those days, to finish fine wood.
NEVER finish all sides of fine wood, leave some unfinished to allow the wood to "breathe" and let any trapped moisture to escape. Also, after the Evapo-Rust treatment, you need to apply a little paste wax or the rust will soon return.
Oh fantastic!! Thanks for the advice! That’s interesting to hear about the reasoning for leaving one side of the wood unfinished…. Makes sense!
The yellower pieces are just because varnish was oil based. If it has been latex based, it would have stayed very light.
Oh yes, for sure! I wonder if Leclerc has changed their varnish. They told me mine was done with oil varnish...
Nice!! That make me really want to clean up the table loom I got! What is the product that remove the rust?
Yes! It's called Evaporust... I'll bring you the container. I have tons leftover!
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