Should I get a stand for my Harp?

Some thoughts you should consider.

Do You Need a Loom Stand?

Without a stand, the weaver sits with the front beam on her lap and the back end of the loom angled up against a table edge or workbench. This gives you a good view of what is being done and allows the light weight of the loom to be backstopped by your body weight as the beating is done.  This is the traditional way to hold and work this type of loom.

But what if you don't have a suitable table or counter in the room where you want to weave? What if you want to weave on the back porch one day, under the tree in the backyard tomorrow, upstairs next week and so on? What if you want the convenience of just standing up and walking away from the loom when the phone rings? Now you see some of the advantages of a loom stand. And there are more:

• the Kromski stand allows you to set the angle of the loom (it is adjustable);
• the stand can hold your loom when you use the warping board which is on the back of the loom;
• the stand stores the warping pegs if you don't want to keep them on the back of the loom;
• the pegs can create handy shelves on each side of the stand to hold stick shuttles or balls of yarn.

So, do you need a stand? Picture yourself weaving. If a stand is in the picture then get one.

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