A loom is used to apply patterns to banners. It also serves as a shepherd's job site block.
Obtaining
Breaking
A loom can be mined using any tool or by hand, but axes are the quickest. It always drops as an item.
| Block | Loom | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2.5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 3.75 | |
| Wooden | 1.9 | |
| Stone | 0.95 | |
| Iron | 0.65 | |
| Diamond | 0.5 | |
| Netherite | 0.45 | |
| Golden | 0.35 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting
Natural generation
Looms can be found in village shepherd houses.
Usage
Applying banner patterns
Using on a loom opens its interface. It has 3 slots for a banner, a dye and an optional banner pattern item. When a banner is put in, a list of patterns appears in the center part. 6[Java Edition only] or 8 patterns require the following banner patterns: Flower Charge, Creeper Charge, Skull Charge, Thing, Snout, Globe, Field Masoned,[Bedrock Edition only] and Bordure Indented.[Bedrock Edition only] Putting a banner pattern in its respective slot makes the loom show only that pattern.
Selecting a pattern or using a banner pattern on the list shows the preview of the banner after applying, if a dye is present. To finish, the player must take the banner in the slot beneath the preview. The original banner and the dye disappear from their respective slots, but the banner pattern is not consumed.
Changing profession
If a village has a loom that has not been claimed by a villager, any villager who hasn't already chosen a job site block has a chance to change their profession to shepherd.
Fuel
A loom can be used as fuel in a furnace to smelt 1.5 items.
Note Blocks
Looms can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.
Sounds
Generic
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.23 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.18 | 1.0 |
Unique
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None[sound 1] | Master Volume | When a pattern is selected | ui | None[sound 1] | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Loom used | Blocks | When a banner is taken from the result | ui | subtitles | 0.5 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Shepherd works | Friendly Creatures | Randomly while a shepherd is working | entity | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 |
- ↑ a b Reports on Mojira.
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Unused sound event | ui | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | When a banner is taken from the result | ui | 0.65 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Randomly while a shepherd is working | block | 0.75 | 1.0 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loom | loom | Block & Item | block.minecraft.loom |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loom | loom | 459 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.loom.name |
Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| facing | north | eastnorthsouthwest | The direction the loom is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a loom. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| direction | 0x10x2 | 0 | 0123 | 0123 | The direction the loom is facing.
|
History
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.14 | 18w43a |     Added looms. | |||
| 18w48a | Looms now generate in the updated plains villages. | ||||
| 18w49a | Looms now generate in the updated savanna villages and the new snowy tundra villages. | ||||
| 18w50a | Looms now generate in the updated desert and taiga villages. | ||||
| 19w11a | Looms now serve as shepherd villagers' job site block. | ||||
| Pre-Release 1 | The top texture has flipped. | ||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Crimson planks and warped planks can now be used to craft looms. | |||
| 1.19 | 22w11a | Mangrove planks can now be used to craft looms. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Added looms. | |||
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.90 | Added looms. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Loom" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
Renders
External Links
- Block of the Week: Loom – Minecraft.net on December 10, 2020