Randy, I may have the same loom you do, its heavy wire and dowel rods? I've had it since Boy Scouts, but it does the job, however clumsily. I've always wondered if there was a better system.
KT, outstanding work as usual! I'm constantly in awe of what you do.
The wire and dowel rod types were all the rage back in the sixties and seventies when I got mine, I see them all the time in estate sales and garage sales around here. With a little time you could find one for a song.