Ulla Cyrus Loom
Get a look at what followed me home recently! I have gleefully adopted "Courage" - my new addition to the family. WELCOME.
A very large loom manufactured by Oxaback in Sweden. The model is called "Ulla Cyrus". It is a vertical countermarch with 16 shafts and 18 treadles. Plus it has the additional, optional unit draw and pattern shaft draw. Two different drawloom attachments. The weaving width is 63 inches.
I picked up this beauty in the north part of Texas, and the loom was already disassembled. This photo shows just a fraction of the gear. It was great fun to meet the current owner.
Here we have returned home and both the box of the truck and the 5 x 12 landscape trailer are entirely filled with loom pieces. Completely. It is a lot of gear.
And this is a glimpse at a small portion of the loom pieces. The loom will be set up inside the Mermaid Lounge, my weaving shed.
The original owner of this loom was William Dyer, a famous weaver who lived in California and Washington State. He made very fine damasks with this loom.
A very large loom manufactured by Oxaback in Sweden. The model is called "Ulla Cyrus". It is a vertical countermarch with 16 shafts and 18 treadles. Plus it has the additional, optional unit draw and pattern shaft draw. Two different drawloom attachments. The weaving width is 63 inches.
I picked up this beauty in the north part of Texas, and the loom was already disassembled. This photo shows just a fraction of the gear. It was great fun to meet the current owner.
Here we have returned home and both the box of the truck and the 5 x 12 landscape trailer are entirely filled with loom pieces. Completely. It is a lot of gear.
And this is a glimpse at a small portion of the loom pieces. The loom will be set up inside the Mermaid Lounge, my weaving shed.
I hope to have the basic loom set up before I leave for my Canadian home. Wish me luck because right now it is just a giant three dimensional wooden puzzle.
Edited to add: Here is a shot of the loom being assembled in The Mermaid Lounge, my weaving shed here in Texas.
Edited to add: Here is a shot of the loom being assembled in The Mermaid Lounge, my weaving shed here in Texas.
In this photo I have the countermarch unit in place. but all the lamms and shafts need to be hung.
Here is a shot from the back corner. Part of the pattern draw is visible in the back left of the image.
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