Update March 2025: Jim Hokett passed away in 2023. I wrote more about him in THIS blog post. His looms are still used by many people and there are other makers producing similar peg or slot looms. He did not sell his business and so you will not be able to purchase a new Hokett loom any more.
Weaving on a portable loom. I can take it camping and even backpacking. It fits in my bag for long evenings kid-sitting or chatting with friends and it is a great companion for road trips especially when I'm not driving. I have been messing around with these Hokett looms for years now and this particular loom got to come on a quick camping trip in northern Colorado last weekend. I think she liked the stars the most.
I made the video below in response to a question in my online course. I have had quite a few people do some of the exercises in the class on Hokett looms and a few people did the whole course on one. When you're traveling in Indonesia, a small loom like this and an internet connection is all you need, right? This video shows one way to warp a Hokett loom.
You don't actually need a fancy loom to be a tapestry weaver. I have many (many) opinions about what makes a good tapestry loom, but sometimes it is nice to throw all of that out the window and just sit down with something that you can warp in two minutes.
Because I know you'll ask...
Jim Hokett, master of sawdust and beautiful hardwoods, [used to make] makes these little looms in his workshop in Magdalena, NM. As of his retirement and then passing in the early 2020s, you can no longer purchase these looms. See my resources page for other options.
The video below is a little clip of me weaving on a Hokett loom. I always warp Hokett looms with two warps if I’m going to do something narrow just to balance the loom. These looms were a little fragile and I wanted to keep the tension even side to side.