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Part II of this book supplies essential information about 

 hand weaving and the conversion of flax and raw wool 

 into yarn. It also gives directions for setting up and 

 warping a loom. The description of the patterns are 

 detailed enough to be used for weaving instructions. 

 Most of the patterns are, however, colonial. 



Hand Loom Weaving, L. Hooper. 342 p., illus. London 

 and New York, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1920. 

 This is a very complete book and contains more detailed 

 descriptions and illustrations of the fly-shuttle and 

 other labor saving attachments for the domestic loom 

 than any other book with which we are familiar. 



Foot-Power Loom Weaving, E. F. Worst. 261 p., illus. Mil- 

 waukee, Wis. The Bruce Publishing Co., 1918. 

 Clearly describes and illustrates the preparation of hand 

 and foot-power looms and appliances for weaving. 

 Takes up pattern weaving from simple rag rugs through 

 the foundation designs and colonial patterns to weaves 

 of most kinds. The book also contains the best collec- 

 tion of simple directions on dyeing which we have 

 found. 



Handmade Rugs, Bowles, E. A. 205 p., illus. Boston, 



Little, Brown and Co. 1927. 



The chapter, "Back to the old dye kettle," gives recipes 

 for many vegetable dyes. 



Mountain Homespun, Goodrich, F. L. New Haven, Yale 



University Press. 1931. 



A chapter, "Dyeing," contains directions for setting 

 up the indigo "blue pot" and for preparing and dyeing 

 with madder. Directions for preparing a few other 

 plant dyes are also included. Appendix II gives a list of 



