boogaj: BonHop Loom & a small loom website idea

Monday, October 20, 2008

BonHop Loom & a small loom website idea

I found this cute little BonHop (or Bon Hop) loom at a very strange estate sale last Friday. The house had caught fire and there were literally no interior walls -- only studs. In addition, the windows were all broken out, so it was quite chilly. Luckily most items had been stored elsewhere and this little loom was not smokey at all.

I'd been looking for one of these on eBay, but they don't come up often and I missed the last one I saw, so I was delighted to find this one complete with instructions -- and for only $5. I'll have to play with it later this week and report back.

I'm becoming quite a collector of old (and new) small looms and I would love to hear from anyone else out there who is doing the same! It seems there isn't all that much info out there on some of these looms and I'm thinking of putting together a small website or something. Leave me a comment with your thoughts and ideas!

Oct 20, 2008 10:53:54 AM | Weaving

6 Comments

How cool is that! Only $5! I've been tempted to try looming...

Posted by: Christie | Monday, October 20, 2008 at 11:59 AM

Wow, what a sad estate sale, but what a lucky find for you! Sigh. Sadly, I'm still loomless...

Posted by: Michelle | Monday, October 20, 2008 at 04:49 PM

What a great deal! I bought my Bonhop - similar to yours but with plastic reed and heddles - off eBay several years ago, and it was probably more than $5 though not nearly as much as what they go for nowadays. It's a darned cute loom, and I've recently started using it.

I love the small older looms too - I got my start in Loomettes ($3!!) and then Weave-Its and more, but they are hard to come by, and you can't get deals on eBay anymore.

Your website idea sounds like fun, and you can't have too much information on these looms!

Posted by: C | Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 12:10 PM