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Swift Darning Loom

Swift Darning Loom

Regular price $202.00 CAD
Regular price Sale price $202.00 CAD
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Thoughtfully Packaged

Your kit arrives plastic-free, swaddled in fabric and tucked inside of our custom-stitched brown paper mailer. Inside you'll find:

  • Swift Darning Loom base with 14 hooks
  • Standard work surface, 3" x 4.5" (7.5 x 11.25 cm)
  • T-shirt yarn "stretchy tie", our durable upcycled substitute for a rubber band
  • Set of specialty needles, 40-100mm long to move easily across all 14 hooks
  • 36-page instruction zine booklet

Loom + Weft Pick variant only:

Mindfully Made

What's old is new again! We seek out broken hardwood furniture to carve small batches of these precious looms. The wood is sanded to a fine finish and left bare, so that it will develop a beautiful patina with age and use.

Each of the work surfaces is unique in character, and in many cases the original finish is left intact as a hat-tip to the previous life that the wood has already enjoyed.

Learn more about our process here.

Multifunctional

A woven patch can repair or embellish all manner of things! Use this loom to darn your socks, sweaters, blankets, scarves, decorate your hoodies, jeans, hats, cuffs... As long as you can place the work surface behind with the loom on top, it's good to go.

Contact Elysha to request a tutorial you don't already see on our YouTube channel :)

Reclaimed Materials

  • Reclaimed hardwood (could be maple, ash, oak, etc.) from broken furniture
  • Stainless steel bike spokes, sourced secondhand
  • Solid birch plywood
  • Stainless steel screws

Generous Dimensions

A pocket-sized powerhouse. 14-hooks and a rectangular work surface (3 x 4.5") to maximize your darning space while minimizing production waste -- win-win!

We noticed a lot of repeat orders for just a weft pick, so we added an easy option for you to purchase them together to save the extra shipping!

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Jenamarie (Virginia, United States)
The best gift I've given myself (+ my loved ones by extension)

This loom is such a great investment (it's made beautifully and ethically as many others have said) but it's also a great gift to yourself. I have recovered so much of my time and energy by using this instead of scrolling my phone. And my husband loves having socks that don't have holes anymore, so that's a plus!!! ( Also a hit with cats <3 )Highly recommend.

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Richard (Minnesota, United States)
Thoughtfully designed and made, beautiful, solid.

This is an excellent and easy to use darning loom. What sets it apart from the rest is how Elisha and Scott have figured out how to make it out of almost 100% recycled material (I don’t think the screws were recycled, but maybe?). Making the tie from tee shirt was genius, and even the minimal packaging was clever and intentional. It’s a beautiful product that will age gracefully and let you create some fun and interesting patches.

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Rewind R. (Alberta, Canada)
Game changer

I have a cheap mass produced cheap loom and it never gets used. The metal edges are so sharp it can literally slice and the working surface is so small. Elysha and Scott’s loom is such an incredible upgrade. The loom is handcrafted to such an amazing quality. The spokes are nice and hefty, giving a great tactile feel. You know it’s made to last. The base is nice and big and allows me to make patches significantly bigger than any other mass made mending loom. And that’s with just the standard size I bought! Upcycled materials is the cherry on top of an amazing product. HIGHLY RECOMMEND you treat yourself.

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Elina S. (Ontario, Canada)
What a fabulous tool!

Thank you Elisha and Scott for creating this fabulous tool - Swift Darning Loom. So many garments that end up in the landfill sites could be mended easily. I admire you - you are a part of the solution!

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Germaine H. (Idaho, United States)
Fun tool and amazing craftsmanship

This loom truly is heirloom quality. It was easy for a first timer to use to mend and also easy to use for non-mending projects! Just love it!

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Lara L. (Massachusetts, United States)
Love my loom!

This is a spectacular, ethically-made piece of equipment that has allowed me to salvage many pieces of clothing, learn a fun new craft, and meet new people in the mending community. Elysha is awesome!

Thanks a MILLION for chiming in with your review and photos, Lara, it's so lovely to be in mending community with you ♥

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James (Wales, United Kingdom)
Combs kit

I do have busy time baking cycle camping sewing and of course darning I learnt old way as this is different way of doing things it well made and solid I wish I found you earlier the video don’t do it justice

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Hannah S. (New York, United States)
Love it!

This darning loom was a game changer for leveling up my mending. My patches are much more regular and even, and they feel like they’ll last a long time. I highly recommend getting the weft pick as well. I struggled a little bit with figuring out how to finish off the patch, but the how to booklet and YouTube tutorial were really helpful.

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Bianca

Well crafted and easy to use! Thank you!

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Audra Z. (Nova Scotia, Canada)

Excellent quality. Love the rectangle wood base. Well done.

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Kerry M. (New Brunswick, Canada)

Well constructed and durable

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Carol H. (British Columbia, Canada)
It’s a rectangle!

I’ve looked at many small weavers. They are round, but my favourite - and easiest - woven mends are squares. With this weaver you don’t lose any surface area. Who knew?!

YES, our thoughts exactly Carol! That and we're not so skilled with the wood lathe yet ;) Rectangle = max surface area + minimum waste! Thanks so much for pointing this out.

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karen m. (Massachusetts, United States)
Amazing tool!

This is such a well-made and incredible tool! I love the wood and it's easy to use. I envision much happy mending (thank you wool moths!). Wonderful product.

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Michelle (Quebec, Canada)
very satisfied

Apart from the fact that the loom is well made and accompanied by a great little instructions book, I was so very happy with the packaging it came in. Carton envelope, stiched not sticked (great idea!), loom wrapped in cotton fabric remnant (that I will surely use in a project). This is the "bestest" wrapping ever!

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Steph P. (England, United Kingdom)
Worth buying!

I ordered this little loom to use to darn and strengthen my hand knits. It works a dream and so beautifully made too! There are other cheaper looms around but if you can, get this one

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Sally W. (California, United States)
This is a great way to mend

At last I can mend holes in my hand knit socks, blankets and hats. This loom is well made and easy to use. The craftsmanship is wonderful in this age of poorly manufactured goods.

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M.S. (New York, United States)
Wonderful little loom

I received this loom as a birthday present and it is awesome! I darned my first sock ever and the patch looks pretty good and is comfortable to wear. I've been using sock weight yarn. The swift darning loom is so well made, it's super easy to work with even though I've never used any kind of loom before. Also everything was very environmentally friendly! Would highly recommend

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Tara B. (Manitoba, Canada)
Beautifully Made

I will treasure this little miracle worker until the end of my days- such a lovely, quality product. I can’t wait to see the wood wear and patina after my millions of projects! So easy to use, and the guide and videos available help spur my creativity. Thank you! I love it so much.

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Keira (Ontario, Canada)
Obsessed!

I bought this for my partner as a birthday gift so he can learn how to loom and he is so happy with it. The informational videos on the youtube channel are amazing! The quality of the loom is really good and the fact that i could buy local is a plus!! extra points for the adorable packaging that it came in!

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Lacey F. (California, United States)

Swift Darning Loom

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Elizabeth C. (Massachusetts, United States)
Just right!

This was exactly as described and the accompanying darning needles are the cherry on top. After getting the hang of making sure the fabric tension on my mends was correct (that was the only real learning curve), I flew through my mending pile so quickly that I started offering darning on my local Buy Nothing group! This lil' contraption is actually helping me build local community. Who knew.

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Katherine M. (Massachusetts, United States)
Great little tool

This is a great little tool and wonderfully made. You can see the care and the craftsmanship. I practiced on a few old socks to get the hang of it, and I’m looking forward to mending a lot of things and keeping them out of the landfill. It took me a little bit to get the hang of it and figure out which yarns worked best, but the YouTube channel is very helpful and I feel confident after only a few socks! And I should also add, I’ve washed and worn the socks several times and the patches I did are holding up great. :)

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Wendy

Did my first use of the loom on a grey cardigan…my skills require honing but the loom was helpful. I just wish the metal was a mm or two thinner.

Hi Wendy - that's great, I'm so happy to hear you dove in right away on a repair. I'm sure you'll refine all the little details quickly, and you'll be so proud of your patches ❤️✨

We have discussed offering a finer-gauge version, but it isn't feasible with our design -- the hooks are made from 2mm bicycle spokes, and carving the wood much thinner than we already do might weaken the structure. We stuck with a middle-size that works pretty well at all but the thickest and thinnest applications, and built to last! hope you enjoy it and can pass your swift darner on to generations of future menders ❤️

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Mrs k.f.M. (England, United Kingdom)
Magic loom

Loving my little loom. It makes patching holes do quick, neat and easy. Thank you

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Leah S. (Illinois, United States)
Love it!!

The mending loom is so well thought out and fun to use. Wishing my sweater had more holes.

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Jude A.K. (Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia)
Excellent tool!

Exceeded my expectations, and using recycled material to create this tool made me love it even more.

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Deana C. (Colorado, United States)
Christmas Gift

I am buying this as a Christmas gift for daughter. She told me about it and it seems like a wonderful product!

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Freja S. (British Columbia, Canada)
Beautiful Little Loom

I only received my loom a few days ago and have not had the opportunity to sit down and enjoy using it, as I am sure I will. Seriously, it's such a beautifully crafted, well made, and excellent quality product, it's like owning a piece of art. Well done Elysha & Scott.