advice regarding Rigid heddle loom

Oh what a pain isn't it Mirjam, I can't advise at all on your quest but am sure someone out here knows. Good luck.....Cher

Many years ago I had a Beka loom which is made in St. Paul and sold at the LYS where I am taking my class. They have a web site at

. They have heddles but theymay or may not be what you need. They have an email address and wouldprobably answer questions. If you are interested in getting one, let meknow if there is anything I can do to help.

Jan i got your envelope today and for ME SHAME SHAME i got mine back as well i made a mistake on your adress , will have to resend it mirjam Blushingwith shame

Mirjam, would one of the ashford rigid heddles suffice? They have info on their website

Mirjam, I'm glad it finally arrived. Don't feel badly about the mistake; I did the same on a previous exchange and to resend it.

Until a new heddle can be bought, can the old wooden slats be sanded or scraped smooth and waxed? or lightly oiled with furniture oil or sprayed with varnish and sanded again, etc? (You wouldn't use shellac because that gets sticky with moisture, but varnish shouldn't.)

=Tamar

Dear Jan i will resend it and add a little compensation since i have to change the envelopes , i don`t know how to thank you for your amazing envelope ,,,, and mt email to you returned as well ,,,, can you email me so that i have it right ,,??? air wrong today ??? mirjam

I would think that waxing it with an old candle may do, if there is indeed enought space left between the slats. I would not oil it the wood may swell and make it worth. I do know that LeClerk in Candada does sell rigid heddles. Maken you own out of popsicle sticks is maybe another solution.

Good luck with your loom fixing job

Els

Dear all , first it is not my loom it belongs to a pupil friend ..... waxing it is out of the question and remaking with poopsicles ,,, would take ages ,, anyway with our weather other materials will hold better thank you for all the names and advices we will try and look for those now ,,, mirjam

Stupid me i deleted Els`s post with the name of the company was it Lecrerc ???? mirjam

Oops, make that no. It was leclerc

Yes it was.

Els

Yes ut was but I had misspelled the name.

Els

:-)

I'm a terrible typist & I find that google will usually give you a choice to keep looking for what you typed, or to click on a link for the correct spelling. It's a good thing too, because I *always* type something wrong!

Sarah, I've never noticed typos from you! N.