July 5, 2026 · Dana Whitfield

Best Weaving Loom, Compared: LoomCraft vs Beka vs Oxford

There's no single best weaving loom for everyone. Beka's bare frame looms are the cheapest if you already own a comb and yarn. Oxford Weaving Studio's handmade loom is the premium artisan choice. LoomCraft sits in the middle: a complete, ready-to-weave kit at a mid-range price.

We priced this comparison directly against public catalog listings so you're seeing real numbers, not marketing rounding. Below is where each brand actually wins, and where it doesn't.

The three options, side by side

LoomCraft kits run $84.99–$109.99 and include the frame, comb, shuttles, and a 12-color yarn set. Beka's bare frame looms run $25.99–$59.99 but exclude the comb, heddle bar, and yarn. Oxford's handmade frame loom runs about $525 converted from its UK list price.

	LoomCraft	Beka (frame loom line)	Oxford Weaving Studio
Price range	$84.99–$109.99	$25.99–$59.99 (bare frame)	~$525 (The Oxford Frame Loom)
What's included	Frame, comb, 2–3 shuttles, 12-color yarn set	Frame, shuttle, pickup stick, weaving needle; comb, heddle bar and yarn sold separately	Solid beech frame, handmade to order in the UK
Sizes available	15.35in–23.62in	10in–20in (plus 36in/60in adjustable tapestry looms)	Medium / X-Large
Best for	Ready to weave same day, complete kit value	Cheapest bare frame if you already own tools	Artisan-made heirloom piece

Beka prices per bekainc.com's Tapestry Looms & Other Looms catalog, and Oxford Weaving Studio's price for The Oxford Frame Loom (£395, converted at the July 2026 GBP/USD average). Prices checked July 2026 and subject to change on the brands' own sites.

Where Beka wins

Beka's smallest bare frame loom, a 10-inch model, lists at $25.99, less than a third of our Small kit. If you already own a comb, shuttle, and yarn from another craft, that bare frame is genuinely the cheapest way into hand weaving.

Beka is a long-running US wood-loom maker, and its bare frame looms (distinct from its separate rigid heddle line, a different category of loom with a moving heddle mechanism) are a fair, honest budget option. The catch: the comb is listed as a separate add-on, and yarn is sold separately too. Add those back in and the total cost usually lands close to, or above, a complete LoomCraft kit at a comparable size. Beka also lists frame-loom-plus-yarn bundles starting near $87, though we didn't verify exactly which accessories those bundles include, so we're not counting them directly against our own kits here.

Where Oxford Weaving Studio wins

The Oxford Frame Loom is handmade from solid beech in the UK and priced accordingly, about $525 once you convert its £395 list price. If budget isn't the deciding factor and you want an artisan-made piece, Oxford is the stronger choice, not us.

We're not going to pretend a $109.99 kit competes with a handmade heirloom loom on craftsmanship or exclusivity. Oxford also runs occasional clearance pricing on smaller sets closer to $120–$130, but that's a sale price on a different, smaller product line, not their standard current model, so we're comparing against their listed flagship loom rather than a discontinued clearance item.

Where LoomCraft wins

LoomCraft's edge is completeness at a mid-range price: every kit ships with the comb and shuttles included, plus a yarn ball or a full 12-color bundle, so there's no separate shopping list before your first project. That's the gap between Beka's bare frames and Oxford's artisan pricing.

We priced ourselves deliberately between the two: more complete than Beka's cheapest bare-frame tier, more accessible than Oxford's handmade tier. If you want the single cheapest frame loom on the market and already own the accessories, buy the Beka. If budget genuinely isn't a factor, buy the Oxford. If you want to open one box and start weaving the same afternoon, that's the problem our kits are built to solve.

Our test: Dana priced and, where possible, physically compared frame width against weaving area on all three brands' comparable sizes. The practical weaving area on our Large (60×47cm / 23.62×18.50in) sits close to Beka's 20-inch frame loom, but only the LoomCraft kit arrived ready to warp without an added parts order.

$25.99

Starting price of Beka's smallest 10-inch bare weaving frame loom, before comb, heddle bar, or yarn are added

— Beka Inc. product catalog, 2026

$525

Approximate US-dollar price of The Oxford Frame Loom, Oxford Weaving Studio's handmade solid-beech flagship, converted from its £395 list price

— Oxford Weaving Studio, GBP/USD July 2026 average rate, 2026

50M

Americans who knit or crochet, a sign the market for hand-craft looms is part of a mainstream hobby, not a fringe one

— Craft Yarn Council, 2024

Frequently asked

Is Beka a good brand?

Yes. Beka has made wood looms in the US for decades and its frame looms are honestly priced for what they include. The trade-off is that comb, heddle bar, and yarn are separate purchases on their base-tier frame looms.

Is a $500+ loom worth it for a beginner?

Usually not. Oxford's handmade loom is a genuinely premium product, but a first-time weaver gets more practical value learning on a complete, lower-cost kit like a LoomCraft Small or Medium first.

What's the actual price difference once accessories are added to a bare frame?

We didn't total every possible combination of Beka's separate comb, heddle bar, and yarn add-ons, since prices vary by option. Our point isn't that it's impossible to match our price, it's that our kits need nothing added before your first weave.

Dana Whitfield · Textile Craft Curator, LoomCraft

Dana test-weaves every LoomCraft size on real tapestry projects, timing setup, checking warp tension, and how the notched bars hold up, and turns down more supplier samples than she approves.

Reviewed and updated July 5, 2026. See how we test and read real buyer feedback on our reviews page.

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