Peak Dale Products Ultimate Bead Loom Kit

I really like using this loom. The larger area gives me room for larger projects, not just bracelets, book marks or earrings. The 45 degree work angle is so much easier on by back and neck than the flat one. The loom sides are made from a small particle MDF and is nicely shaped, no raw edges to catch on anything and left plain for you to personalise yourself. The cross bars are wood with 3 well attached studs and the work area has springs over screws. All of the fittings have wing nuts, which allow you to tighten your work and will accommodate working longer pieces.The kit does not tell you how to assemble the loom but the picture is very clear. It comes with a booklet, 2 spools of thread, 2 tubes of seed beads 11/0, a couple of patterns, graph paper for your own designs, a magnet to stick to the side of the loom to hold needles and 2 needles.The eyes of the needles are very small and not suitable for a needle threader, I have ordered the longer needles with the bigger (flexible) eyes. The beads are your standard cheap glass beads and great for practising. The booklet has some history of beading as well as basic instructions, you can always find videos on You Tube to help you learn visually.All in all a pretty nice, versatile loom set with a reasonable price.

This loom is very practical. It arrived on time and well-packaged, and was easy to put together. There is enough in the package to start beading immediately, and replacement beads, needles etc are widely available elsewhere. I liked the fact that the grooves were small enough to easily accommodate warps for size 11/0 beads. Due to the shape it is very easy to work with and saves a lot of back ache. Good documentation is provided as well. The only thing missing is perhaps a very easy pattern for absolute beginners to try out, but in fact you can find plenty of those on the internet.

This item arrived 2 days after ordering.It was securely packaged in a double layer of cardboard. It consists of a tabletop loom made from MDF with steel accessories. There is another table top loom on the market which is made from Cherry wood and brass but it is seven times the price. I put this together in two minutes using the illustration on the box. It sits with the warps running at an angle of 45° to the table which is excellent for anyone with back or neck trouble. This was my main reason for purchasing the loom together with the fact that it enables me to work wider projects. In the kit are two pots of multicoloured seed beads which I estimate to be size 11/0-10/0. I'm not sure what the thread is composed of but it is not one that I generally use preferring something like Fireline. One small inclusion which pleases me very much is a stick on magnet for the side of the loom on which one can keep one's needles. Brief instructions are included but if you are a total beginner I would suggest that you do some research perhaps on YouTube as I don't think I would understand how to make projects from these. The graph paper is useful for creating your own patterns, just remember that the finished project will be a different size.Overall I am very happy with this purchase.

Fancied giving this craft a try and was desperate to get started - it turned up within 2 days - I set it up (no instructions how to but really very easy) and started immediately! whilst fiddly to start with getting the thread secured, I do think this is my lack of knowledge more than anything at all though. considering it's my first ever time I found it all very easy really. I am half way through my first little bracelet and love it - have been on line and found more layouts to follow to make beautiful things... I have great plans - LOVE IT and definitely recommend this to any one of any ability. It comes with all you need to get started but you'll soon be buying more :)

A bit pricey for what you get: the sides are some sort of particleboard so not as quality a product given the price. Also the beads - well its two vials of MIXED beads, no mention of size or type that I was able to easily find. This was disappointing as the beads would need to be sorted to use easily.Im not unhappy I bought it but it could definitely be improved.

Using it for bead weaving

First, it wasn't so easy to assemble after using ModPodge as a sealant coating in spite of being very careful about not getting too much in the bolt holes. It still made the bolts very very tight and difficult to scew in. But not impossible! and in use I love this loom - tension on the warp threads is adjustable, warp spacing on the top and bottom bars are ideal for size 11 sead beads and with judicious spacing along the bar, can accomodate other sizes too.The sloped working space avoids hunching over the work with its attendant backache - but longer weft threads are needed as you work higher up the loom in order to reach and load the beads unless you raise the bead tray level with the work in progress.But in the main these small "cons" are far outweighed by the overall design and pleasure to use aspects of the loom, which for its price is very good value.

I already have 2 looms. A quite pricey ricks loom and a cheap and cheerful more portable loom. Both of these looms are great but after a while my back, neck and shoulders start to ache. This loom is such a good design! I can be on it for 8 hours straight without being in pain! The other pluses are the lovely presentation, the kit that comes with it so you can start bead weaving straight away and the handy little magnet is so useful. Can’t recommend this enough!