Not The Loom I Thought It Was

[affreca]

Actually, my suspicions were confirmed. I got a response from Leclerc (makers of the newer loom) and it is the bastard offspring of a couple of looms. They have no good advice. It works, and my treadle tie up hack job is mostly working. Shrug. I don't blame the seller - she was not the first owner by a long shot, and I doubt she knew.

ETA: Just got a second email from Leclerc -
It is a kind of Artisat 36" with a bench attach to it.

A few units have been produced and sorry I do not have any instruction or pictures to show you.

Many parts are still available.

So maybe it isn't a Frankenloom. Just highly obscure.

Comments

[solan-t.livejournal.com]

A frankenloom! Even more so than your heir-loom.

[affreca.livejournal.com]

As it turns out, maybe not. I just got another email from someone else at Leclerc that claims that it is a model that they didn't make much of (bench attached Artistat), so they don't have pictures of. Parts are available, though.

[verminiusrex.livejournal.com]

Is it like this one?
http://www.leclerclooms.com/draw_inst/art4s.pdf
Looks much like the one I worked on at KU. Then again, most looms look pretty much the same.

[affreca.livejournal.com]

Close, but not quite, which is why I emailed the company. The bottom brace, which the treadles are attached to, sticks out further. Apparently you can make it into a bench, though I'm not willing to trust weight to it.

It looks like this. (http://affreca.com/leclerc/)