Equipment Rentals

The Equipment Rental program is another Guild membership benefit. Various types of weaving and spinning equipment is available for members to use while learning and attending workshops or lessons. Equipment maybe rented for up to 2 months. Details of equipment and the details for rental are in your current year Membership book. 

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Floor Looms

• Schacht Baby Wolf 8-harness floor loom with bench : $20/month
  
• Two (2) Schacht Baby Wolf 4-harness floor looms w/bench : $15/month
• Bench or reed (if no loom rented) : $5.00/month
  

The Guild also has  5, 6, 8, 10 and 12-dent reeds that can be used with any of the Baby Wolf looms. 

​Drum Carders

• Hand cranked drum carder : $5/month
  
• Patrick Green electric drum carder : $20/month
• New Patrick Green electric drum carder : $25/month

Miscellaneous

Rental fee is $5 per month.

• Set of 4 pitch English combs and comb holder (very careful use required)
• Blending board
• Warping reel, 18-20 yard capacity
• Warping board, 9 yard capacity
• Select from: swift, picker, ball winder, bobbin winder
  

Spinning Wheels

Rental fee is $10 per month

• Louët S10 spinning wheel with 3 bobbins
  Also available: extra bobbins, lazy kate, two niddy-noddies and an attachable swift
  
• Ashford Traditional spinning wheel

• Louët "Little Traveler" spinning wheel with 3 bobbins

• Book Charka spinning wheel

Triangle loom, Inkle loom, & Tapestry Loom

Inkle Looms
Rental fee is $5 per month.​

• Large inkle loom
• Two (2) 29" inkle looms

​Tapestry Loom
Rental fee is $5 per month

• Table tapestry loom
  
  

Triangle Loom
Rental fee is $15 per month

• 7-foot triangle loom with stand

Rigid Heddle Looms

Rental fee is $5 per month

• Schacht rigid heddle loom with stand, 25”, 8, 10, 12-dent reeds, two different types of shuttles
• Schacht Cricket 10" rigid heddle loom with 8-dent reed, stick shuttle, warping peg
• Schacht Cricket 15" rigid heddle loom with 8, 10 & 12-dent reeds, stick shuttle, warping peg

Table looms

​Rental fee is $10 per month

• Kessinich 4-harness table loom 21", 12-dent reed, folding stand (Note: this is usually the public loom at outreach events)
  
• Kessinich 4-harness table loom 15", 10-dent reed, folding stand
  
• Kyra folding table loom 22", 12-dent reed
  
• Louët 16-harness 15" table loom with stand, 12-dent reed
  
• Ashford 8-harness 16" table loom, 10-dent reed
  

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How do I rent a piece of equipment?

1. Be a current member of the Las Arañas Guild.
2. Fill out the rental agreement form and return to the rental chairperson with the rental fee.
   
3. Contact the rental chairperson to return the equipment.
   
4. Equipment may be rented for up to two months. The rental period may be extended on a month to month basis if no one is on the list to rent the equipment. 
5. If there is any damage to the equipment beyond normal wear and tear, the renter is responsible for the cost of the repair. If the carders are returned dirty, there will be a $10 per hour cleaning fee charged.
6. If you are renting equipment to use for a workshop and only need it for a few days, you may rent it for $1 per day, up to the amount for a month's rent.
7. Do not give equipment to another member to use unless the rental chairperson has approved your doing so.

Please feel free to contact the rental chairperson for inquires regarding any of the available equipment or if you have questions regarding the rental rules.