Suppliers of Hand weaving looms

Jacquard looms and Dobby looms for sale

Representing in the UK the latest designed hand-weaving looms for the home studio or professional. We are suppliers of Jaquard and Dobby Looms.

Kerry Stokes is a woven textile designer/lecturer working in the spheres of furnishing and fashion. Richard Bush has a technical and design background. They are based in Brighton, England.

Together, as RIB, they represent the dobby loom makers,
Arm of Switzerland.

RIB are able to supply the very best of all hand-looms. You are welcome to visit the RIB premises to see the looms demonstrated in Brighton, England. Or to meet for a consultation in London.

Contact us by: telephone : England : 0044(0)1273 551468 or email

The TC-1 Thread Controller is a hand-operated computerised "jacquard" loom. It is modular allowing you to start off small and to add more modules later, and, having been designed by a hand weaver, it operates extremely smoothly. Richard and Kerry will advise you according to your requirements, will supply and install the loom and give full training.

The ultimate design tool: a computerised jacquard loom.
Direct control of every single warp end, through advanced technology, results in:

Handling of complex weave designs
Minimal rethreading
Flexibility
Rapid prototyping
Minimal space requirements

The Arm Patronic is becoming increasingly recognized as the most beautifully crafted computerised dobby loom.

Its an electronic dobby loom for sampling and weaving with 50 and 60 cm working width. The 24 shafts permit a lifting plan up to 221 picks. The PATRONIC runs by Selectron control and offer two applications:

Variant 1
entering a peg plan by pressing the key for the raised and lowered shafts

Variant 2
by means of a special cable, the loom can be connected to a computer.

Arm offer a range of looms and about which RIB can offer advice.

RIBUK Suppliers of Hand weaving looms. Jacquard Looms and Dobby Looms for sale.
Brighton, England, UK

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