Menu
Log in


Handweavers Guild of Boulder

A TEXTILE AND FIBER COMMUNITY


Log in

DONATED items for sale

HGB's Material Donations Committee (MDC) works with people who wish to donate fiber arts tools, equipment, and supplies to the guild. The committee sells donated materials to guild members and to the public. Proceeds go to HGB's mission of supporting fiber arts in our community. Periodically, we hold in-person sales of donated materials. Email donations@handweaversofboulder.org to make purchases between in-person sales. 

To make a donation or see what kinds of items we accept, please visit the Material Donations page.
To volunteer with the Material Donations Committee, please email donations@handweaversofboulder.org.


07-22-2024

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ITEMS

Items for sale are generally available for pick up at our storage unit in Boulder. Please contact donations@handweaversofboulder.org to arrange payment and pick up time. While we try to verify that equipment is functional, all items are sold as-is. 

Spinning Wheel, vintage

In good working condition 

At 29” high, this wheel is very portable

Double drive, one bobbin, removable distaff

$150 or make an offer

Newcomb loom, 4-shaft, 6-treadle, 45” weaving width

This is a real workhorse of a loom priced to move.

The “Newcomb Studio Art Loom” sold by Sears Roebuck and Co. under the “Fairloom” name. 

This loom is disassembled for transport (not all parts are pictured, but all parts are included).

12-dent reed, metal heddles

Sectional back beam, heavy duty metal brake

Serial Number 4T2798

 Manuals are available online. There are Facebook groups and weaving groups specializing in the Newcomb loom.

$150 or make an offer


Glimåkra “Sara” Upright Tapestry Loom 

Overall dimensions  73” x 42.5” x 19.75”

Weaving dimensions adjustable, up to ~64” x 40”

Hard plastic teeth at 5 per inch and can be warped at 5epi or 10epi

Three teeth are missing from bottom right beam (see image) at about 32” across from the left;

could possibly be fixed with nails or by cutting out the piece without teeth and moving the rest of the strip over, so the missing area would be at the edge


$175 or make an offer

Ulmer Quilting Frame

18” x 47”, foldable and portable, adjustable height

A solid, well-designed frame for hand quilting or embroidery

See https://ulmerquilter.com/ for more information

$150 or make an offer

Temple, small

Adjustable ~11” to 16.5”

Possibly made from oak

$15


Temple, large

Adjustable from  about 26” to 46”

$20


Flax Processing Tools

Handmade, includes brake, 3 hackles, scutching knife

Sold as a set

$200 or make an offer


Batik "pens" (tjanting)

Used for applying wax resist in batik

$10 for the set


Bobbin winder, Schacht double end hand winder

$100

12 dent Reed

22” wide, 4.5” tall, covering is peeling on one corner

Label reads “Thomas Miln Maker, Dundee”

$20




Karakul Roving
We have a large quantity of Karakul roving processed in Frankenmuth, Michigan, in natural colors. Approximate colors and quantities listed below. 

$5/pound, 4 pound minimum

Various light grays: ~33 pounds

Unmercerized Cotton Coned Yarn

$5/pound

NOTE: Cone weights vary, weights listed are approximate

The colored yarns are UKI 8/2 unmercerized cotton yarn and cones weigh 1-2 pound.

Dark Red #28: 15 cones (pictured below)

Green: 2 cones, approximately 1 pound each


A couple of our members have woven with this yarn and they report that the colors do not run and that the towels they made washed up very nicely.

 

Last updated 10.02.2024

The Handweavers Guild of Boulder is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization focused on textile and fiber arts education.

Copyright  © 2015-2024 Handweavers Guild of Boulder. All rights reserved.

Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software