We launched the Thread Controller in 1995 and since then, we’ve had a long list of satisfied customers, many of them using the loom for R&D/product development, sampling and rapid prototyping, on-demand production, mass customisation or simply just to weave anything and everything that fancies their imagination. More recently, we have seen increased interest in the TC2 by textile manufacturers, researchers as well as companies working with newly engineered materials like technical and smart textiles.
The Thread Controller is modular, and therefore easy to configure and reconfigure. New and optimized production methods as well as detailed control and testing have made the Thread Controller a flexible and dynamic design tool, ideal for rapid prototyping.
The serial production of the Thread Controller began in 1995 when Tronrud Engineering, the company that had built the first prototype of the Digital Jacquard Loom in 1990/91 and Vibeke Vestby, the weaver/educator who had conceptualised the loom joined hands.
Learn MoreWe have not just earned ourselves some truly valuable customers but are also a part of a larger community of weavers, who challenge themselves and the established definitions of ‘art/ handmade’ versus ‘design/ machine made’.
Learn MoreThe TC2 is delivered along with a well-documented instruction manual and videos, making the assembly, installation and getting started a breeze! The loom also has its own IP address, which means that our engineers may provide support remotely.
Learn MoreBecause each of your ideas are unique, the tool to bring them to life should also be unique. With the Loom Configurator, you create your own loom! A tool that suits YOUR requirements, be it a certain weaving width, structures, textures, materials or fabric densities.
Learn MoreThe TC2 is a loom for “Creators”. It’s a unique design tool that enables the user to visualize and to materialize, to explore and to experiment, to discover and to rediscover.
The TC2 loom is soon becoming the MUST HAVE tool for FabLabs, Makers Spaces and Innovation Labs across the world, where they are using it to prototype new materials and play with their properties!
Many of our customers are freelance designers and independent artists who create customized or one-off pieces for haute couture, interiors, art installations etc.
We have TC2s in research wings of the defense forces, where they use it for prototyping new soldier uniform fabrics, with built-in smart functionalities.
The TC2 loom is also present in a high number of educational institutions throughout the world, including Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, North America and throughout Europe.
Change design, weave structures, warp densities, weft materials instantly!
Configurations range from 2-48 modules, each module controlling 220 heddles!
Made possible through sensors and software-operated electro motors!
The loom has an IP Address, making it possible to support our customers remotely!
Windows/MAC/Linux platforms optimize user experience and minimize training time!
A compact design, advanced technology and elegant look makes it pure bliss to weave on!
Our vision is to revolutionize handweaving by offering the most flexible, interactive and dynamic handloom ever! We bridge the gap between traditional dobby looms and Jacquard looms by offering individual control of every single warp end!
The TC2 allows me to fully engage in the dynamic act of creation, from the development of my visual and conceptual strategies on the computer to their manifestation as objects for contemplation on the loom. With the seamless integration of these two tools, I can confidently build the digital compositions I imagine in the virtual realm of the computer. With a successful design ready for output on the loom, I actively facilitate the connection of a range of materials, selected to clarify and enhance the content. This craft of making engages my senses as the weaving slowly unfolds beneath my hands through the accumulation of wefts perfectly orchestrated to my specifications.
Janice Lessman-Moss, USA
I purchased my TC-2 loom in 2019, and it has been a very productive five years of weaving. I am so happy about this investment, as it also allowed me to start my own business, my company VEVFT, where I use the loom to give classes in digital weaving to other artists or rent it for a shorter period. In this way, it helped me connect to the world of the weavers! This tool is also necessary for my artistic development, as it offers endless possibilities for experimentation with weaving. I am also glad the threshold for maintaining the loom is low, and I can do most of the technical adjustments once it is installed.
Kristina Austi, Norway
I appreciate the fact that I can control thousands of threads with just a graphics program - even though I am trained in various specialized weaving programs. My TC2 4W allows me to create really large jacquard works - and in very different ways: both pictorial and also based on multiple weave combinations. This is something very special for most people who have the opportunity to see the works physically.
Katharina Jebsen, Germany
The TC2 loom has revolutionized my artistic practice, seamlessly weaving together the threads of tradition and innovation. By harnessing its advanced technology, I am able to honor the rich historical legacy of tapestry in which I am trained while pushing the boundaries of contemporary expression. Through its precision and versatility, the TC-2 becomes an essential conduit, bridging past and present within the venerable tapestry canon.
Shelley Socolofsky, USA
The TC2 has shaped my studio practice and the way I approach artmaking. When I was first learning how to weave on the TC2, I thought of the loom as a tool to execute projects. But as I learn more and experiment, it has become a mechanism to generate new ideas. I think it is the process of working in pixels and seeing the translation to physical fabric. It has deepened my mechanical understanding and has also expanded my conceptual framework in exploring this connection between the digital and physical.
Kate Nartker, USA
Working on a digital Jacquard loom opened up a totally new avenue in my weaving. I have always liked the freeform designs, got myself a drawloom but then discovered Digital Weaving Norway. I have now been the proud owner of a TC-2 loom since 2020 and have not regretted it for one second. The freedom of design and the constant learning curve of turning these designs into weavable structures and then the ease of weaving on that thoroughly thought through loom is bliss. If there is a problem or if one struggles with something related to the loom, the support from Digital Weaving Norway is first class.
Agnes Hauptli, New Zealand
The Thread Controller has enabled me to study historically significant weave structures and tell my stories in ways I can’t access with any other loom. It has been a reliable and joyful presence in my studio for more than 25 years and has enabled me to teach others about jacquard weaving.
Bhakti Ziek, USA
For more than 20 years, my four TC2 elements placed in my old countermarche loom have served me SO WELL, and when I, over the years, have needed help, I have received it immediately. Right now, I am exploring “Woven Graphics” that is the same motif woven and rewoven in different hues. All small and experimental.
Lise Frolund, Denmark
I got introduced to Digital Weaving Norway in a workshop in Kaunas (Lithuania) in 2005, if I remember the year correctly. I was like, wow! The point where I had almost lost my interest in weaving was also the point where DWN seemed to continue with Thread Controller loom. I saw the possibilities of what all could be done with weaving, which I had been very fond of, but found it too rigid. I love the way the TC1 works together, row after row me adding a weft and the software tying up my intentions. All the way, I have had a possibility to design new materials with my weavings, which make my work recognizable. It is purely mesmerizing.
Outi Martikainen, Finland
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