Louet Spring II Loom
Louet Spring II Loom
Louet Spring II Loom
The Louet Spring II floor loom weaves anything from fine silks over wool to linen yarn. The moving breast beam is gentle on even fine yarns and reduces warp breakage.
Because of this and the parallel Countermarch system the Louet Spring II loom is one of the most innovative, cleverly designed floor looms on the market today.
What does that mean for a weaver? For
one, eeeeasy treadling, perfect warp tension and a super wide shed!
An exclusive feature of the Louet Spring II loom is the patented moving breast beam
controlled by springs. The moving breast beam and the springs allows for
exactly the same warp tension each time the warp is advanced.
Treadling the Louet Spring II requires much less effort than a jack loom, so treading is easy and the beater with a comfortable handle add even more convenience.
The Louet Spring II loom offers a sturdy frame with strong front posts and thick main uprights and foot rail. This and the heavier ratchet makes it ideal for weaving anything from fine silk warps, over linen to even rugs.
This Louet Spring II loom includes a built-in raddle on top of the castle (super easy to use for back to front warping) that has a cover to keep your warp in place during warping and a tool shelf for keeping everything you need within easy reach. The individual shafts also do not have clips in the center (that divide the shafts into left and right) so that you can slide your heddles easily along the lenght of each shaft.
All shafts move on ball bearings so treadling is smooth. The breast beam and the beater can be taken off easily so you can sit closer to the shaft for threading the heddles.
The
advantages of parallel Countermarch system are especially useful when you near the end
of the warp. Even when the end of the warp is very close to the harnesses, a
good shed can be made, saving yards and yards of wasted warp over the life
of your loom.
The Louet Spring II loom comes standard with 8 harnesses and 10 treadles, but gives the possibility to add 4 harnesses later. You can also choose the 12 harness, 14 treadle version.
The heddles and tie-up cords are Swedish Texsolv cording and are strong and quiet when you weave.
The Louet Spring II loom is available in two weaving widths 90 cm (36”) or 110 cm (43”).
It comes standard with 800 Texsolv heddles (35" loom) or 1200 Texsolv heddles (43" loom), a stainless steel 10 dent reed, friction brake, 2 beveled wood lease sticks, 16 warp sticks and two clamps for holding your reed flat while threading it. (This is a clever technique that allows for easier threading of the reed while the conventional method can still be used if you like)
The Louet Spring II loom is made of kiln dried lacquered beech wood with clear instructions and tools.
Read more about the advantages of a Louet Spring II Countermarch system further down the page.
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Four Harness Extension for Louet Spring II Loom
For Louet Spring II only. Convert your 8 harness Louet Spring II loom to a 12 harness loom. This kit adds four additional treadles so you will have 14 instead of 10 that come with your loom. Please note that additional heddles are not included with the extension.
Second Warp Beam for Louet Spring II Loom
For Louet Spring II only. Second back beams are sometimes also called double back beams or warp beams. They are useful when weaving with yarns that have different fiber content or require different amounts of tension. Examples are seersucker, pique or supplementary warps, turned overshot etc.
Sectional Warp Beam Kit for Louet Spring II Loom
For Louet Spring II and David 3 only. Sectional warp beam kit with 1" spacers.
Louet Reeds for Spring Looms
For Louet Spring and Spring II. Choose from 6, 8, 12 or 15 dent reeds. Please select your correct loom size: 35" = 90cm, 43" = 110cm
Louet Spring II Texsolve Heddles
You can never have too many heddles! Pack of 50 sturdy texsolve heddles for Louet Spring loom and Louet Spring II loom. 16" length.
Louet Spring II Loom Details
The Louet Parallel Countermarch System
The Louet Spring II is a parallel countermarch loom. This means that
threadling requires much less effort than on a jack loom.
In a countermarch loom, every harness is actively involved in each shed so that each harness is either lifted or pulled down by each treadle. The diagram helps you to understand how the Louet parallel countermarch system works.
Each harness and corresponding lams are attached to the cord, running over the six rollers. The ends of the cord are connected, so the cord is a closed circuit. When treadle A is pressed down, lam C moves the outside cord downwards. The inside cord moves in the opposite direction and pulls harness F upwards, as indicated by the arrows. When B is treadled down, lam D pulls the inside cord and also the harness downwards. In their action, the lams and the harnesses always stay horizontal.
This means that all treadles work the same over the full width of the loom. Uneven sheds, for example like a satin weave shed, where four harnesses are lifted and one is pulled down, open cleanly every time. The warp ends on the fifth harness do not tend to ride up as they often do with jack looms. When the shed is made, the same tension is applied to the raised ends as to the lower ones resulting in equal tension everywhere on the warp.
The Moving Breast Beam
Perfect warp tension every time!
Love this feature! No more guess-work when advancing the
warp and gentle on delicate yarns (fine silk threads) or
inelastic yarns like linen, while giving
you maximum tension.
The moving breast beam allows the harnesses to move
easier in their opposite directions. Looking at the diagram
that shows the loom from the side, you will see that a shed
gives the warp a kind of parallelogram shape. If you imagine
that the warp is inelastic (like metal wire or linen), you will
understand that making a shed is only possible if the
distance between the breast beam G and the back beam H is
reduced.
When this distance is fixed, like on other looms, the opening of the shed depends completely on the elasticity of the warp. When the shed opens, the tension on the yarn increases enormously, in case of a less elastic warp. That causes heavy treadling and may damage the warp.
However, Louet designed a moving breast beam that is attached with arms to the loom. At the bottom side the arms are held by adjustable springs, to give the warp the required tension. When the shed is made, the arms move and the tension on the warp hardly increases. Threading goes lighter and the warp will never be overstretched.
A second advantage of this device is that the springs guarantee exactly the same warp tension, each time after advancing the fabric. The same vertical position of the arms, after advancing, determines the same tension on the warp again. The Louet Spring II, Delta, Octado and Megado looms are equipped with this moving breast beam system.
"...I love my Spring loom. I have had if for two years and would never weave on my old loom again. Treadling is just that easy." Olivia Johnson
" ...Waiting on my loom to arrive was hard but worth it. The Spring loom is quiet and the shed is great" Cindy McGrath
How I love my Louet Spring II Loom, let me count the ways...
So I guess I am totally in love with my Louet Spring II loom. Easy treadling, generous wide shed and the right tension after advancing the warp are simply great features. Add to that the built-in, low profile raddle with cover and you are in weaving heaven. (or at least I am)
Yes, because this is a countermarch loom there are more tie-ups to make, but because it is a parallel countermarch you only have two lengths of strong texsolv tie-ups and you do not have to fiddle adjusting these on any harness to get a good shed. You will have a perfect shed any time. The Louet Spring loom is simply a superior all around loom that will take you from weaving superfine silk threads and fragile wools to inelastic heavy linens and everything in between.
Happy Weaving, Bridget
