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Ashford Tabletop Tapestry Loom

Name: Ashford Tabletop Tapestry Loom
Brand: Ashford

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How wide it weaves, how it's built, and what comes in the box.

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The short answer

Ashford Tabletop Tapestry Loom is a tapestry loom from Ashford. It has weaving widths of 40, 60 cm.

It suits tapestry panels, narrow bands and trims.

These are stages of what you might want to make, not a ranking. Each step is a different kind of project, and every one is a good place to be.

Step 1
Small pieces
Tapestry panels, narrow bands and trims.
This one. Tapestry and inkle looms.
Step 2
Scarves and cloth
Plain-weave cloth such as scarves and runners.
Step 3
Patterned cloth
Cloth with patterns, on a loom that sits on a table or stand.
Step 4
Longer, wider cloth
Yardage and wider cloth, woven with treadles.

Guide
How to Start Weaving: Your First Loom and Scarf
How to start weaving: pick a rigid heddle loom, warp it, weave a first scarf, and fix common slips, with Ashford's and Kromski's instructions.
Guide
How to Warp a Rigid Heddle Loom, Step by Step
Direct warping on a rigid heddle loom in 15 steps from Ashford's own booklet: a 2 m warp, 84 ends, plus indirect and solo options.
Guide
What Is Weaving, and What Is a Loom? A Plain Guide
Weaving crosses one set of threads over and under another. A loom holds them taut. See how it works, the kinds of loom, and what you can make on each.

Full specifications

Spec	Value
Reed	7.5 dpi
Weaving width	40, 60 cm

Spec	Value
Assembly	Kit
Comes with	Cardboard warpsticks, Clamps, Learn to Weave booklet, Threading hook, Warping peg
Shuttles included	TTL4 – 1 x 36cm (14″) and 1 x 15cm (6") lacquered stick shuttles, TTL6 – 1 x 46cm (18″) and 1 x 15cm (6") lacquered stick shuttles

Spec	Value
Finish	Factory lacquered
Material	Beech hardwood

Spec	Value
Loom type	Tapestry
Product code	TTL4 / TTL6

Next steps: see Ashford’s page for the Tabletop Tapestry Loom.