Magic Dobby is the perfect workshop loom and an ideal sampler for weavers using a larger scale multi-harness floor loom. Construction and the operation of this Dobby system is both easy to understand and simple to work with.
 
For a loom capable of complex weaving our Magic Dobby (MD) is also a very portable loom. Using the MD as a table loom, you open the shed, lifting the selected harnesses by the lever. If the loom is mounted on the included floor stand, you can open the shed by pushing the treadle. The front and rear sections fold up towards the castle, for easy storage or travel.
With the mechanical Dobby, the pivoting chain tensioner can be positioned to allow a chain with over 100 program bars. When a chain of more than 34/44 program bars (MD40/MD70) is used, a weight in the loop of the chain is needed to keep tension on the chain.
 
With the square dial on the front of the castle, you activate the Dobby chain forward or backward by rotating it 90 degrees. With the electronic interface the weaving software on your computer will select the shafts.
Magic Dobby is available in 40 cm {15 ¾") and 70 cm (27") weaving width and is made of lacquered beech. The loom comes with the castle section assembled and a floor stand with treadle, swivel {pivot) beater system, raddle, a stainless steel reed 40-10 {10 dpi), 600/800
Texsolv heddles, lease and tie-up sticks and sixteen warp sticks.
 
You will buy the Mechanical Dobby or Electronic Dobby separately.
 
Dobby looms have a dobby mechanism, which is used to program the harness combinations for the weave pattern. Dobby is short for "draw boy" which refers to the weaver's helper who was used to control the warp thread by pulling on the draw threads!