Adding a shuttle race to a ashford table loom 

That's a great solution 😍 I almost regretted having bought the 32",16 shafts Ashford table loom as I spent more time underneath the loom in order to search my shuttle than in front of it during my first (and so far last project). Now I'm ready to give it another try.

Excellent! I hope Ashford takes heed and adds a shuttle race to their looms. Thanks for sharing.

Clever solution, thanks for posting.

Thank you so much for sharing this… that’s what I’ll be doing tomorrow!

Wow, this is awesome! I just bought a 32” 16 shaft Ashford table loom, and I was already having trouble getting the shuttles through on the 24”. It just kept falling through! Thanks so much for sharing such a great solution!

that is very clever, Thanks for sharing

Thanks so much for this. I just spent about 40mins setting this up the way you said - best 40 minutes I ever spent. It's made things so much easier and so much less frustrating.

Wow, so much easier than I imagined! And here I’ve been coaxing my boat shuttle through with every pick. I just didn’t understand how a race worked! I’m going to try to get this set up today and see if I get better and faster at this, thank you so much! Your video was perfect, it showed us exactly what we need to see.

What an awesome fix for this problem. Thanks for sharing!!

What a great idea, thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you for posting this...I was having a hard time visualizing how to add that shuttle race on to my loom.

What an elegant solution to a very vexing problem. thanks!

I have a new 32 inch Ashford table loom. Had same problem with the shed. I adjusted the harnesses to the lowest possible level and can now use my boat shuttles. Love your project, hope someday I can weave something as beautiful.

Thanks Darren. Exactly what I’m hoping to do but didn’t know where to start. Love your accent too. I’m originally from north of England but live many many miles away now.

Your way is much easier than how I was planning to do it! I was going to make a new piece for the bottom of the beater bar by taking stock like you used, and route out a channel for the reed.

Wow! Ingenious, thank you so much for posting. I was worried I would have to modify my loom but no more. I will set this up on my next warp.

Thanks very much for posting this! So helpful 😍

Wow! Darren thanks! I have the same 32" loom and the same problem and after trying about 5 different boat shuttles was beginning to lose hope. I am going to give this a go.... thanks for posting!

keep sharing the nous. simple and effective. thanks.

This is genius!! What a great idea. I can't wait to try it.

Genius! thank you :)

Brilliant. ..absolutely brilliant!

Thank you for posting, I will try it tomorrow on my loom!

OMG, thank you for this. I can't wait to put it on the my table loom.

very clever!

Brilliant! Thank you

Your my Hero :)

Thanks....this will help alot👏👏👏

Darren that is a fab idea! Trying it now on my Louet Kombo - I'm weaving doublecloth with a cotton warp and on the underneath picks my shuttle keeps taking a nose dive through! Hopefully this will solve the problem :)

Genius thank you gonna have a bash tomorrow ..what shuttle are you using ?

Excellent! I’d like to do this. At what level do you set your heddles? I notice mine are too high at this point so will need adjusting. Thanks for sharing this!

Hello and thx for sharing. I mounted that shuttle bar yesterday and hoped to find any similar idea for it . I mounted it 90degree to the reed, so it’s not horizontal when shuttle supporting. How did you do? All the best.

from a new Ashford 8S table loom owner, Thank you Darren! I wondered if you could enlighten me about the shelf you have for your shuttles please?

I’m anxious try this with my Ashford 8-shaft table loom; also can you tell me where I could find the pattern you’re working on? Thanks!

This is whst I want to do. What shuttle are you using?

Hi! I would like to know if the shed in the Ashford 32” loom is fine when weaving with a boat shuttle a 32” wide fabric, like you do here in the video? I have heard some people complaining that the shed in Ashford table looms are quite narrow and therefore not so good to weave with it. I’m in the process of maybe buying this loom and would be grateful to know if there are any great disadvantages with this 32” loom?

How do you get a big shed to be able to use a boat shuttle please.

Hi. I’ve just got a 4shaft table loom and am finding your posts invaluable. Could you please tell me which shuttle you are using? It looks to hold a lot more yarn than the slim one I’ve just bought. Thank you.

Простите не знаю английский. Хотела купить такой станок, но побоялась что я с ним не справлюсьl, сложным показался. Его для каждого рисунка нужно каждый раз по новой заправлять? И у вас он настольный. А на напольном я видела с педалями. Зачем они, если есть рычаги на фронтоне станка? Я начинающая купила шведский станок Джулия напольный, 4 ремизный. Простенький но мне нравится и он конечно дешевле эшфорда. Эшфорд для меня очень дорогой. Но тоже нравиться очень. Может накоплю и куплю когда нибудь. Вообще эшфорды прекрасные станки! Удачи вам!

Is that pattern you're weaving in the video published any where? I'd love to see the draft.

Uncle, how much did you pay for this loom?

Ingenious solution! Maybe a video to show how you attach the shuttle race bar to the loom will be extremely helpful. Links to buy the tools will be helpful too.

Please how can I get this machine 🙏🙏

Жаль, нет перевода 😒. Остаётся смотреть в 4 глаза и догадываться. Гугл не поможет без субтитров...