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A dobby loom has a dobby mechanism, which is used to program the harness combinations for the weave pattern. Dobby is short for “draw boy” which refers to the weaver’s helper who was used to control the warp thread by pulling on draw threads. The dobby mechanism replaces the treadle/lam combination of the traditional floor looms. The performance of a multi-harness loom is vastly improved by using a dobby mechanism, as it overcomes the major problems associated with the use of a large number of treadles.

A dobby loom allows you to select the combination of harnesses for every shed opening you wish to make. The great advantage of a dobby loom is that it avoids the necessity and the labor involved in making multiple tie-ups to treadle positioned underneath a loom. An investment in a Louët Dobby ensures many years of comfortable and productive weaving.

Please note that the electronic interface for both the Megado and Octado looms works with either the serial port or the USB port. The interface has a built-in serial to USB converter.  To use the interface through the USB port, first install the USB driver.

Click here to go to Louet's Octado Loom page.  At the bottom of the page is the link to download the Louet Dobby USB driver.  The download is the same for both Octado and Megado interfaces.