For Sale
Goods for sale. Selling a loom? A wheel? Fibre, yarn, fabric or other sweet supplies?
The Bobbin Tree is Cape Breton's only loom and wheel dealer! We also sell yarn and fibre for weaving, spinning, knitting, felting and other fibre crafts. Classes offered. Visit our website at www.thebobbintree.com today.
There are four looms for sale in a home where the uncle was a weaver but has passed away. They are interested in selling them. All looms are stored in dry conditions,and seem to be in great shape. Looms are located in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia.
Please contact Jim at 902-309-1757 for details.
- 36 Inch Leclerc Artisat loom - looks to be in great shape and folding mechanisms work perfectly.
- 36 inch Leclerc Mira loom - looks to be complete, but is partially dismantled. The lower sections are together, but the castle is taken off for storage.
- 45 inch counterbalance loom with overhead beater and work light made in Millville New Brunswick. No picture.
- 45 inch loom (see pictures)- 8 harness counterbalance loom with no brandmarks, and no one I know recognizes the shape so it may be a custom loom that he either built or ordered.(10/24/2018)
Wanted/ISO Hello fellow fiber lovers... I am a weaver (Gaspésie) searching for a used wool picker in good working condition (ideally a Triple picker from Pat Green) -- I am more than ready to drive to your beautiful/magnificent part of our world or pay for shipping (shipping does not mean free picker!!)... Kindly let me know if you have one, or know of... or keep your eyes and ears open... Many thanks for any assistance Contact Louyze Caro at louyze.caro@gmail.com or (418) 936.3838 (03/20/2018)
SELLING a 45" Leclerc Mira loom with a myriad of supplies including: open-ended bench, warping mill, warping board, 3 reeds, various shuttles (boat, ski, flat, rag), 100 spare heddles, 22 bobbins, manual bobbin winder, tapestry beater, pickup sticks, doubling stand, carding combs, 28-41" metal temple, 4 weaving books, 53+ tubes of Borgs 16/1 linen (unbleached, half-bleached and 48 colours), assorted tubes and skeins of linen, cotton, cottolin. Asking $1500.00 for the lot.Contact Léa Pelletier at leampel.9@gmail.com (08/08/2017)
FOR SALE One Spinning Wheel, one 8” hand cranked Carder. Two sets of hand carders, one Drop Spindle, One Niddy Noddy, One Janome Wool Winder, One
Spinning and Dyeing Book: The Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing Book by Rachel Brown. To be sold as a unit. Price: $695.00 Contact: elmtree105@gmail.com 902-569-2678 (12/14/2016)
One Nilus Leclerc 45" counterbalance loom in very good condition, one bench, 3 reeds - 8, 10, 12 dent, 2 shuttles with 18 bobbins, 1 flat shuttle, extra heddles, 1 threading hook, 1 manual bobbin winder, 1 harness holder, 2 carders. Located near Charlottetown, PEI. Asking $700 for the lot. If interested, please contact Joyce Coffin at joyce.coffin@bellaliant.net or phone 902-675-2513. (12/9/2016)
5 year old Ashford Traveller Spinning wheel for sale. This little beauty is in perfect working order and in very good condition. It is a dual drive, double treadle, laquered Traveller. Why pay 792 + HST = $910 and potentially shipping as well, when you can have this for only $500 and no tax! I am in the Halifax area. Please contact Michelle at michellejewelry@hotmail.com (posted (1/19/2016)
The Bobbin Tree is Cape Breton's only loom and wheel dealer! We also sell yarn and fibre for weaving, spinning, knitting, felting and other fibre crafts. Classes offered. Visit our website at www.thebobbintree.com today.
There are four looms for sale in a home where the uncle was a weaver but has passed away. They are interested in selling them. All looms are stored in dry conditions,and seem to be in great shape. Looms are located in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia.
Please contact Jim at 902-309-1757 for details.
- 36 Inch Leclerc Artisat loom - looks to be in great shape and folding mechanisms work perfectly.
- 36 inch Leclerc Mira loom - looks to be complete, but is partially dismantled. The lower sections are together, but the castle is taken off for storage.
- 45 inch counterbalance loom with overhead beater and work light made in Millville New Brunswick. No picture.
- 45 inch loom (see pictures)- 8 harness counterbalance loom with no brandmarks, and no one I know recognizes the shape so it may be a custom loom that he either built or ordered.(10/24/2018)
Wanted/ISO Hello fellow fiber lovers... I am a weaver (Gaspésie) searching for a used wool picker in good working condition (ideally a Triple picker from Pat Green) -- I am more than ready to drive to your beautiful/magnificent part of our world or pay for shipping (shipping does not mean free picker!!)... Kindly let me know if you have one, or know of... or keep your eyes and ears open... Many thanks for any assistance Contact Louyze Caro at louyze.caro@gmail.com or (418) 936.3838 (03/20/2018)
SELLING a 45" Leclerc Mira loom with a myriad of supplies including: open-ended bench, warping mill, warping board, 3 reeds, various shuttles (boat, ski, flat, rag), 100 spare heddles, 22 bobbins, manual bobbin winder, tapestry beater, pickup sticks, doubling stand, carding combs, 28-41" metal temple, 4 weaving books, 53+ tubes of Borgs 16/1 linen (unbleached, half-bleached and 48 colours), assorted tubes and skeins of linen, cotton, cottolin. Asking $1500.00 for the lot.Contact Léa Pelletier at leampel.9@gmail.com (08/08/2017)
FOR SALE One Spinning Wheel, one 8” hand cranked Carder. Two sets of hand carders, one Drop Spindle, One Niddy Noddy, One Janome Wool Winder, One
Spinning and Dyeing Book: The Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing Book by Rachel Brown. To be sold as a unit. Price: $695.00 Contact: elmtree105@gmail.com 902-569-2678 (12/14/2016)
One Nilus Leclerc 45" counterbalance loom in very good condition, one bench, 3 reeds - 8, 10, 12 dent, 2 shuttles with 18 bobbins, 1 flat shuttle, extra heddles, 1 threading hook, 1 manual bobbin winder, 1 harness holder, 2 carders. Located near Charlottetown, PEI. Asking $700 for the lot. If interested, please contact Joyce Coffin at joyce.coffin@bellaliant.net or phone 902-675-2513. (12/9/2016)
5 year old Ashford Traveller Spinning wheel for sale. This little beauty is in perfect working order and in very good condition. It is a dual drive, double treadle, laquered Traveller. Why pay 792 + HST = $910 and potentially shipping as well, when you can have this for only $500 and no tax! I am in the Halifax area. Please contact Michelle at michellejewelry@hotmail.com (posted (1/19/2016)
Wanted / In Search Of (ISO)
Looking for something? A used sewing machine, maybe, or a few more balls of yarn in a certain dye lot?
My Crafted in Cape Breton Store is a new online store built by Cape Bretoners and for Cape Bretoners who create, sew, knit, whittle make music, weave, carve paint or just want to sell their wonderful made at the kitchen table crafts. Just drop an e mail and we will send you an application form and we will do all the advertising and selling online for you. You just work from home doing what you enjoy! contact comehomefair@yahoo.ca or check out facebook:My Crafted in Cape Breton Store (Posted 12/16/2014)
Looking to buy a table top warping mill. Not fussy about brand, as long as it is in good working order. Contact Liz at cliftonwoolens@gmail.com or 506-645-9869.
Looking for large slow cookers, though any size will do. With lids preferable but not required. To be used for dyeing. Contact Janet at jandawson@gmail.com or (902) 539-0575.
My Crafted in Cape Breton Store is a new online store built by Cape Bretoners and for Cape Bretoners who create, sew, knit, whittle make music, weave, carve paint or just want to sell their wonderful made at the kitchen table crafts. Just drop an e mail and we will send you an application form and we will do all the advertising and selling online for you. You just work from home doing what you enjoy! contact comehomefair@yahoo.ca or check out facebook:My Crafted in Cape Breton Store (Posted 12/16/2014)
Looking to buy a table top warping mill. Not fussy about brand, as long as it is in good working order. Contact Liz at cliftonwoolens@gmail.com or 506-645-9869.
Looking for large slow cookers, though any size will do. With lids preferable but not required. To be used for dyeing. Contact Janet at jandawson@gmail.com or (902) 539-0575.
Classes Offered
Are you offering a class? Tell us where, what and when, 'cause we want to come!
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Services Offered
Do you offer a service that fibrenistas would be interested in? Tell us about it, 'cause we want to know!
Weaving Housecalls: Need help planning a project, dressing your loom or diagnosing why something isn't working properly? I'm available for weaving house calls! I have 16 years of weaving experience and 11 years teaching on many different kinds of looms. $15/hr, 3 hour minimum, plus mileage for locations outside the CBRM. Contact Janet Dawson at jandawson@gmail.com or (902) 539-0575.
Weaving Housecalls: Need help planning a project, dressing your loom or diagnosing why something isn't working properly? I'm available for weaving house calls! I have 16 years of weaving experience and 11 years teaching on many different kinds of looms. $15/hr, 3 hour minimum, plus mileage for locations outside the CBRM. Contact Janet Dawson at jandawson@gmail.com or (902) 539-0575.
Freebies
Got craft supplies or equipment to give away? 'Cause you know we want it. Seriously, when do we ever say no to free stuff?
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Lost & Found
Lose or find something at a fibre event or some kind of fibre related widget? Looking for a long lost friend or trying to connect with someone you met at a retreat?
No listings yet. And that's a good thing. Don't anybody lose anything or anyone you care about!
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Events
Holding an open house? Giving a lecture? Having a yard sale, a picnic or a fundraiser? You can list them here as well as on the calendar!
Other
This one's for stuff that doesn't fit in anywhere else, unless it belongs in a new category that I've clearly overlooked and should add in its own right.
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