A Compact Loom With Limitless Possibilities

Rigid Heddle Weaving

A wooden loom weaving colorful fabric with striped patterns.

Weaving on a tabletop rigid heddle loom is fun, relaxing, affordable and extremely versatile.

You can weave everything from towels, bags, curtains, blankets, pillows to table runners, placemats, wall hangings plus loads of scarves & shawls using all those fabulous yarns in your stash.

You can weave fabric for your own sewn creations - your imagination is the limit.

A weaving loom with a partially woven fabric in green, blue, black, and beige colors.

While weaving is quick to learn, rigid heddle looms have unlimited possibilities to create all sorts of lacy and more complex patterns.

Looms range from 10" to 45" wide, some fold for easy storage and transporting. Narrow looms are small and compact and larger looms have more versatility to weave both narrow and wider pieces.

Whatever loom you choose there's a style and size for everyone. Contact Heidi to purchase an Ashford Rigid Heddle loom or accessories.

Rigid Heddle Weaving Gallery

Pink and black woven scarf with fringe hanging on a wire grid

A decorative woven textile with a plaid pattern in orange, yellow, and green hanging on a curtain rod with white hooks in front of a white door.

Close-up of a green, woven-texture fabric with fringe at the bottom.

Decorative window with frosted glass and stained glass design, partially covered by red curtains with fringes.

A close-up of a red, woven fabric with intricate patterns and fringe at the bottom.

A woven fabric placemat with blue and white stripes, with silver utensils placed on top, on a wooden surface.

A black and gray knitted scarf with fringe at the ends, draped over a black chair, against a background of a folding screen with a bamboo-like plant pattern.

A rigid heddle with two heddles, and blue and white yarn, partially woven fabric.

Four folded woven dish towels with striped and checkered patterns in pink, blue, green, and white, laid out on a black surface.

Close-up of woven fabric with pink and beige patterns.

Three white hand towels with red and green decorative stripes, laid flat on a wooden surface.

A woven textile rug with a checkered pattern of red, pink, yellow, and beige squares, fringed at the top and bottom edges.

Rigid Heddle Looms - Small Footprint, Big Results

Ashford Rigid Heddle Looms: Almost a century of quality weaving, spinning and textile craft equipment.

In 1934, Walter Ashford founded Ashford Handicrafts Ltd, now a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality spinning wheels, weaving looms, and textile craft equipment. , Ashford is dedicated to creating tools that are functional, enduring, and beautifully designed.

Their weaving looms are the result of over 90 years of innovation, customer collaboration, and expert knowledge. Crafted from premium beech hardwood sourced from sustainably managed forests, each piece is available in its natural finish or coated with a water-based lacquer. Made in New Zealand, our tools are made to inspire makers of all skill levels.

Heidi is proud to be an Ashford Wheels & Looms dealer. Unlike other Rigid Heddle Looms, Ashford Rigid heddle looms have:

All looms include a double heddle block that makes it easy to weave 2-heddle projects.
The heddle holes are rectangular so it’s much easier to insert a threading hooks versus looms with smaller, square holes.
The wood frames are from quality beech hardwood which is strong and lightweight with durable knobs and handles.
A wide arrange of accessory products including stands, shuttles, heddles and even handi-hands for those with wrist or hand issues.
All Ashford Rigid Heddle loom come with a 7.5 heddle with 6 extra heddle sizes for purchase: 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5 & 15 dents per inch plus a variable dent heddle.

A Rigid Heddle weaving loom with colorful yarns in red, black, green, and blue.

SampleIt Loom

This compact loom is perfect for sampling and tight spaces. Affordable and portable in natural timber finish.

It’s easy to assembly and fun to weave. But due to the compact weaving depth it requires more frequent advancing than the other Ashford looms.

Two loom widths: 10” & 16”

A Rigid Heddle loom loom with colorful threads.

Knitters Loom

This folding loom is ready to weave out of the box and a great deal!

It’s fully assembled, lacquered, super lightweight and durable. It folds with your project in progress. With the extended loom depth you spend more time weaving and less time advancing the warp.

Plus, it includes a durable carry bag with lots of pockets.

Three loom widths: 12”, 20” & 28”

A Rigid Heddle wooden loom with colorful yarn strands woven into a striped fabric.

Standard Rigid Heddle Loom

The Standard Rigid Heddle loom is affordable, portable and versatile rigid heddle loom that is easy to assemble.

Regardless of the loom width, this loom has an extended loom depth so you spend more time weaving and less time advancing the warp. Plus it includes a built in warping board (pegs sold separately).

Four loom widths: 16”, 24”, 32” & 48”