The following items are available to borrow from the library free of charge. For a list of looms and other equipment which can be rented from the guild check out our Equipment Rental page. Items are available to current PHG Members. To check your membership status go to https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/me/
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Weaving Tools
Spinning Tools
Other
Weaving Tools
Reed & Lease Sticks holder
Yardage Counter
Tapestry Beaters
Bobbin Winder
Fringe Twister
Yarn Balance
Tension Device
Reeds
Weaving Width Dent
23″ 10
23″ 6
22″ 15
20″ 12
11.25″ 12
10″ 8
Rag & Ski Shuttles
Ski Shuttle – 25″
Rag Shuttles: 3 – 22″, 1 – 14″
Pickup Sticks
Leclerc Stick Shuttles w/ Knife Edge
14″ or 22″
Auto Reed Hook
Boat Shuttles
Specialty Shuttles
- 2 Bluster Bay 11″ end feed shuttles with cardboard pirns
- Super thin boat shuttle
- Double bottom boat shuttle uses 4″ bobbins
Ashford Wavy Stick Shuttle
no charge
20″
Tablet Cards
Glimåkra Wood Temples
3 sizes: 12″ – 16″, 16″ – 22″, 24″ – 36″
Metal Temples (use for thicker textiles)
No Charge
3 sizes: 8”-10”, 12”-18”, 16-25”
Warping Paddles
Warping Board
Two available
Spinning Tools
Hand Carders
Clemes & Clemes 8″ x 4-1/2″
5-1/4″ x 3-3/4″
Sargent & Co. 9-1/2″ x 4″
Wool Combs
Wool Hackle
Ashford Blending Board
Drop Spindles
Yarn Swift
Squirrel Cage Swift
Niddy Noddy
Ball winder
Charkha
Other
Marudai (Kumihimo Stands)
no charge
Pin Looms
PVC Rounds
Waxmelter Batik Pen
Incredible Rope Machine
Block-it Needlepoint Blocking Kit
Expands up to 22″ x 22″
Stretcher Frame
Adjustable up to 41″ square; corners,
pins and suspension claws included; suitable for silk painting
Bias Binding Kit
Wire Brush