Anybody can weave on this wonderful little loom. This is the perfect gift for a new weaver. This is a loom for new and experienced weavers. If I were to pick, I would go with the Ashford 24" (or if size is a concern, still go with Ashford 16") because it will be able to grow more with you than the Cricket before considering needing to consider a new loom if you want to try all the things like me.Ashford wanted to make a loom that is inexpensive, compact and cute without sacrificing function. I did a lot of price comparisons that maybe I'll save for another post, but I ended up going for the 28" Ashford knitter's loom for the portability after owning the Cricket. I wanted to do things that had more width (kitchen towels, bigger shawls, small blankets w/o stitching panels together) and get a second heddle (for doubleweave and finer weaves). Since I get bored quickly and want to try all kinds of things and the 15" Cricket quickly became limiting.
I tend to pick up too many hobbies and drop them just as quick. When I first bought a loom, I went for the cheapest option that I saw at the time (the Cricket) as a "low risk" investment into weaving.
It hasn't been a problem for me w/ the Cricket being unfinished. I can't imagine an unfinished Ashford v the unfinished Cricket would be very different. I started out on the 15" Cricket and felt the same as /u/SionannKane about the lack of room for another heddle to do more complex weaving. Thoughts on unfinished Ashford 24" vs Cricket 15" for a beginner weaver? Any help would be appreciated. I want to make an overshot blanket some day, but from what I understand, neither of these looms are really wide enough (theoretically, 3 panels for the Ashford, 5 panels for the Cricket). I'm mostly planning on making tea towels and scarves. It does have 9" less of weaving space than the Ashford, but I'm not sure that would mean much in what I could make with them. But this shouldn't be too difficult to deal with, right? I'd imagine you just wrap some more of the finished cloth onto the rotating beam at the front. I have heard that it has an issue with depth, where the shed gets too small very quickly as you weave. It's made of plywood, so it shouldn't be badly affected by being unfinished(I think?), it's cheap(ish), it's compact. The Cricket is what I've been settling on. The Ashford Knitter's Loom is finished, but it's extortionately expensive, 100 dollars more for 4" less of weaving space. Is it a horrible idea to assemble and use a loom without finishing it? I'm assuming it is, but I'm unsure. I don't really have a space to be applying wood finish. But I saw that it's unfinished and it requires some kind of wood treatment before assembly.
It's (relative to other looms) cheap, it's well reviewed, it has a decent amount of space, and it's expandable for another heddle.
Originally I was thinking of getting the 24" Ashford rigid heddle loom. So, I've decided to go for a new rigid heddle. Some 4 shaft Structo Artcraft table looms too, but they all either have missing heddles or questionable reeds, and from what I understand it's impossible to get parts for these looms without cannibalizing another. There are a lot of awesome 4 shaft floor looms on my local craigslist for really cheap(cheaper than buying even a 15" cricket, and the reed looks to be in fine shape), but I just don't have the floor space in my house for that. I've been looking to get into weaving and I'm unsure on what to spring for.
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