Loom repairs are getting caught up

I've been semi productive the past week or so with getting my looms usable again.

I lost the bracket to hold my tablet while using the floor size inkle loom, so I made a graph paper holder for it. I'm not sure if I am going to like using it yet, but might try some tonight or tomorrow.

That pattern is from a 10th century (Viking Era) find in Dublin, Ireland. the original piece was about 9mm wide and IRC the pattern came to about 6-7mm long. My attempts at it are not yielding the same width to length ratio, but that is what I'm striving for.


This past week I have been working on the beam gears for a PVC four shaft loom and I installed them yesterday while my internet was down and I couldn't work. I just need to install something for the a ratchet stop for the gears and I can start using it.

I'm going to try a 6" strap hinge, but expect to have to trim it to length.
I want to remake the gears with aluminum, but I might try to find pre-made gears that will fit and just purchase them; pre-made gears will all depend on the price.