Inox 12 Dent Stainless Steel Reeds

Details

Inox stainless steel reeds with 12 dents per inch, available in two weaving widths: 15 3/4 in (40 cm) and 27 3/4 in (70 cm). Stainless steel resists rust, so the dents stay smooth and clean against your warp.

The size listed is the weaving width. Each reed's overall length is about 1 in longer, so the 15 3/4 in reed measures roughly 16 3/4 in end to end and the 27 3/4 in reed roughly 28 3/4 in.

Looms these are sized for

40 cm and 70 cm are standard metric reed sizes, and a number of table and floor looms are built around them. A matching weaving width is the first check. The reed also has to suit your beater's length and height, so compare it with the reed you have now before you order (see the checklist below).

15 3/4 in (40 cm) reed

• Louet Jane 40, Kombo 40 and Magic Dobby 40. Louet's own 40 cm reeds are 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in) tall, so compare heights.
• Leclerc Dorothy 15 3/4 in and Leclerc Voyageur 15 3/4 in. Leclerc's reeds for these looms are 4 3/4 in tall. Dorothys built before 1996 take a slightly shorter reed and pre-1980 Dorothys take a 15 in reed, so measure an older loom first.
• Ashford 16 in (41 cm) table looms. Ashford's own reeds are 5 in tall.

27 3/4 in (70 cm) reed

• Louet Jane 70, Kombo 70, Magic Dobby 70, David 70, Octado 70 and Megado 70. Louet's own 70 cm reeds are 12 cm (4 3/4 in) tall.
• Glimakra Ideal 70 cm. Glimakra reeds are about 4 3/4 in tall, and the beater cap on Swedish looms can be set to suit the reed, so height is rarely a problem there.
• Leclerc looms that take a 27 in (70 cm) reed. Leclerc's reeds are 4 3/4 in tall.

Won't fit

• Schacht table looms (15, 20 and 25 in). Schacht reeds run only about 3/8 in longer than the weaving width, so neither size lines up.
• Schacht Wolf Pup (18 in) and Baby Wolf (26 in). Wrong length for both.
• Rigid heddle looms, including the Ashford Rigid Heddle and Knitters Loom, Schacht Cricket and Flip, Kromski Harp Forte and Presto, and Glimakra Emilia. These use a heddle, not a steel reed.

Check before you order

• Length: measure your current reed end to end. It should be within about 1/4 in of 16 3/4 in (40 cm reed) or 28 3/4 in (70 cm reed). If your beater has uprights at each end, measure the space between them too.
• Height: measure your current reed from its top edge to its bottom edge. If the top bar of your beater is fixed in place, the heights need to match closely. Beaters with a top bar that slides or clamps down onto the reed are more forgiving.
• Edges: the top and bottom edges of the reed have to seat in the grooves of your beater.

We have a limited number of these two sizes and will not be restocking them once they sell.

Not sure about your loom? Call us at (509) 536-7746 with your current reed's length and height and we'll check it against these.