A longer version of the video below was made for my Patreon community in March 2026.
If you get the blog via email, you can see the video by visiting the blog post directly online HERE.
I recently purchased a couple new looms from Everlea Looms in Canada. I had seen a few students using these looms and had others ask me about them, so I wanted to try one for myself. I ordered the 11 inch and the 8 inch versions. In the video I review the larger loom and talk about what I like about it.
You'll notice that there are two of the smaller looms in the video. Jana at Everlea sent me a bonus loom that I didn't pay for (thank you Jana!). But I want to make sure you know that I am not being paid to review or talk about this loom. I purchased the original two because I genuinely wanted to try them and am always looking for substitutes for my Hokett looms.* I showed the second smaller loom at the end of the video and it is made with lovely hardwoods. Both kinds of wood seem excellent for weaving tools, at least in the hands of Everlea Loom's maker!
You can find more about these looms and this company here: https://www.everlealooms.com/
I did mention how much I like longer looms in the video and if you're interested in knowing more about that, I wrote a blog post with a video HERE.
My summary of the larger Everlea Loom
I really enjoyed weaving on this loom. It is well finished and a perfect size for me for portability and for doing the sort of reflexive sketch tapestry I love to do. The looms are sturdy and they seem pretty bomb-proof to me. I wasn't willing to drop mine on my concrete floor to test it, but at least when treated normally, I think they'll stand up to many years of hard use.
I haven't tried the beautiful yarns that came in the kit yet which are hand-dyed by Jana, but they are really gorgeous! I think they may be a little springy for my tastes, but if I use them with some firmer yarns I think they'll be exactly perfect for an upcoming project I have in mind.
Packaging, service, and ease of ordering were excellent. Even though these products were shipped from Canada, the shipping to the USA didn't seem any more than things I order from within this country.
All in all, I'm really tickled to have these looms in my loom "stable". There are always reasons to choose a particular loom for a project. For me, this loom is going to work best for sketch tapestry pieces that I'm weaving either while camping or traveling or while sitting on the couch or porch. And the width of the larger loom will make some nice landscape oriented sketch tapestries.
Have you tried this loom or other small peg or slot looms? What do you think?
Rebecca Mezoff: A sketch tapestry on an Everlea Loom
*Jim Hokett made all kinds of tapestry looms and tools and I purchased so many of them! Eventually he retired and then sadly a few years later, he passed away.