Louisiana Loom Works

Very cool shop for local loomed rugs. Any color imaginable! Cats (8) everywhere. My kind of place.

I love the rugs! They do custom work as well as having many in the shop for purchase! Mine will be shipped, and another will be custom sized for delivery in 6 weeks or so! Definitely worth the stop!

I stopped in here because of the adorable cats I saw through the window. I stayed because owner Ronda is so great and fun to talk to. She’s also very talented, her rugs are gorgeous. It’s locals like Ronda that really make the quarter such a nice, friendly place to visit. She has a ton of rescue cats that live in her adorable shop that really brighten up the place. If you’re looking for some high quality rugs or just a nice chat with a fellow cat lover, stop in. You won’t regret it!

This is how a business should run. The owner, a very sweet woman, clearly gets that. She is very charming and warm towards everyone who walks in. She also has a store full of friendly cats that you can go in and pet.
Drop a dollar in to the cat food fund on your way out to keep all those kitties fed.
I take my family in there every once in a while, my son loves going in there and seeing the cats and chatting with the owner. She is even kind enough to teach him how to use the loom.
This place is a classic and a wonderful stop in whether you’re a tourist or a local just taking a stroll. A must see!

Small shop, super friendly and accommodating owner, and the rugs woven on the looms in the store are divine.
Cost for each rug is per square inch, so there are no questions/​debates on pricing. There is a small selection of rugs in various sizes and colors available in store for purchase. Words can not express the quality of the craftsmanship of these rugs.
If you want a rug made specifically for you, the owner has a basket of fabrics to choose your favorite color palette from. You also can send her fabric from what you are trying to match, and she will custom make a rug for you from that.
The owner also adopts homeless cats-​there are currently 9 in her store-​and she swears that all of her rugs can stand up to the cat scratch test!

Like many businesses in the French Quarter, they have a resident cat in the shop. What cat would not go insane living in a yarn store? Seriously, how does that work?

THERE ARE SIX FRIENDLY CATS TO PET HERE!!! (and also exquisite handmade rugs, plus some sweet postcards of all the kitties =^.^=) Ronda is a doll, she is so incredibly kind, and gave great advice on places to see/​eat (and places to avoid). From now on, this will be one of my first stops when I visit New Orleans :)

My only wish is to give LA Loom Works 10 stars! I have been traveling to New Orleans for the last 30 years and have purchased numerous rag rugs from Ronda and Walt.
All are beautiful, priced right and are truely works of art. They will do custom sizes (great for SF’s long hallways!) and believe it: machine washable.
When in New Orleans stop by their shop in the French Quarters to say hi and see their work. There are always a couple of cats around, southern hospitality and good spirits !

I stumbled across this Unilocal entry right before a Christmas trip to New Orleans, and made sure I printed it out so I could find the shop when I got there. It was definitely on my «to do» list! Our hotel was right down the street, and it was very easy to find the shop. Ronda (the owner) was there, as were the five kitties who call the shop home. The rugs are BEAUTIFUL. Inspiring to those of us who weave a bit, with great warp thread patterns. It’s also comforting to know that there’s a shop that seems to be able to survive doing mainly custom rug weaving. Hopefully they’ll overcome their sourcing problems (cloth manufacturers are moving overseas, and taking their remnant supply with them) and be able to continue to do their beautiful work into the future. I know I couldn’t leave without buying a rug – supporting a small business where everything is handmade in-​house, where I can talk to and joke with the owner, and get a great piece of functional art for my home is the best souvenir I can think of.

I just bought a Baby Wolf Loom for myself and am enamored lately of all things woven. While strolling through the French Quarter, we happened upon a rag rug weaving shop with three large rug looms.
The place was floor to ceiling with cones of yarn and cats. Yes, cats, there must have been perhaps 7 or 8 of the lovelies prowling about. They were very well behaved and did not play with the yarn. The shop has a very inviting atmospher and the two weavers were busy on their looms. I was especially taken with the lovliness of one rug which was being woven with thick patterned ribbon as weft. Simply beautiful and with a solid sense of color and texture.
If you’re in the market for a custom made rug, give them a call and let them help you design your dream.