Abstract: A dobby for a weaving loom, of the type in which each dobby element associated with a heddle frame or group of heddle frames comprises an actuating lever actuated by a reciprocating movement, a double swinging lever pivoted thereon and of which the ends are provided with fastening hooks, this double swinging lever being actuated by two cross-pieces carried by oscillating supports and common to all the elements of the dobby, and two retaining hooks adapted to selectively cooperate with the fastening hooks, each of these retaining hooks comprising on the one hand a first or main portion pivoted on the frame and which bears the hooking nose, on the other hand, a second selection portion pivoted on the first, connected thereto by a spring and stop system, and receiving the action of the weave mechanism, the whole being such that this mechanism may achieve the selection of the double swinging lever in question by displacing the second portion of one of the retaining hooks before the corresponding fastening hook ha