Hello! I have an old leclerc counter balance loom. I am pretty sure it is a Fanny, the back beam is hinged to fold in. After watching the season 1 episode on Looms I realized some of the issues I have been having getting a good shed. Now that I have that sorted I am considering swapping out the old wire heddles for texsolv. The old heddles are bent and I have had issues with them cutting some of my warp threads.

Are texsolv heddles recommended for this style of loom?

If so can you confirm that the 11”/280mm heddles are correct for my loom. Also how many should I buy, it is 45” and 4 shafts. I think it currently has about 300 heddles on each shaft but 1200 seems like over kill. I am a new weaver and so far have only done some tea towels and a couple of lap blankets but I would like whatever upgrades I do to have the ability to cover all of this loom’s potential.

Thanks!

Maurice Brassard and Sons sell Leclerc looms. You can email them with your questions and they usually get back to you rather quickly. Camilla Valley Farms also sell Leclerc looms and their website has a lot of information where you will probably get your answers. I have a Fanny loom and chose to replace my heddles with metal ones. Texlov heddles would not have been heavy enough to help my shafts fall back down into place.

Hi Shawna,

On the JST website, for a Fanny it would be the 10.5" heddles. It does sound like you have a Fanny but should probably double check that.
https://www.schoolofweaving.tv/forums/general/77619-changing-the-heddles-on-my-loom