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Some beautiful n-ply by Bren Boone

The next Majacraft ad for PLY magazine again features artists and work from all around the world. One person I contacted to use their images was Bren Boone who was very gracious in letting me use this beautiful picture of her spinning. Because the final […]

Overdrive page is now live

I have just let the Overdrive Head page go live now. Overdrive Head   Andrew

Announcing the Overdrive Head

With great pleasure (and a little bit of pride!) I am delighted to announce the new Overdrive Head by Majacraft. This has been a collaborative project between Suzy Brown (Woolwench) and Majacraft over the last year and we have finally been able to finish it off.

Overdrive high capacity spinning head
Overdrive high capacity spinning head

 

The Overdrive Head will allow you to spin production volumes of yarn on the Aura, Rose or Suzie/Suzie Professional. It is based on the Aura double drive head but has a larger axle and much larger bobbin.

Overdrive high capacity spinning head
Overdrive high capacity spinning head

 

Andy

Pat Old’s review of the Overdrive protoype

When the Overdrive head was in a prototype stage, we asked the best spinner we know – Pat Old – to test it and offer some feedback. This is her review of the prototype that was running on a Rose.   Mega test of the […]

Come see the big new Majacraft product!

Next week its happening! Finally! After much work over the last year and a bunch of teases through the blog, I am ready to show you the next big thing we have been working on. And it what I think is a first in our little corner of […]

It is getting closer…

Something BIG is coming

not long now…

More amazing DHL weaving

I really enjoy sharing what people have been creating on their Dynamic Heddle Looms and this piece has been created by the lovely Donyale Grant (www.moggyandme.com).    She has been moving the reed segments about and actually sliding them out of the heddle and rotating them during […]

Reed Segments for the Dynamic Heddle Loom

I have finally got around to posting pictures of all the reed segments we currently offer on the Majacraft web site. As a quick overview, we have available 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10DPI segments. 

1DPI Reed Segment
1DPI Reed Segment
8DPI Reed Segment
8DPI Reed Segment

 

You can see them all here Dynamic Heddle Loom Spares

Until next time
Andrew

Majacraft Circular Loom

Here is the latest addition to our family of weaving products, the Majacraft Circular Loom. It is 275mm in diameter (10.8″) and is made from a 4mm thick plywood. It was developed in conjunction with the Golden Fleece fibre creativity course (although they have a […]