Issue No. 4 (December 1952) of the Quarterly Journal of the Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, completing the journal's first year. It contains an editorial, a report of the Guilds' Council of Representatives meeting at Taunton on the journal's finances and a possible federation of guilds, and Sir Ernest Goodale's article on the purple velvet woven by Warner & Sons for the 1953 Coronation robe, with diagrams of the velvet loom and trevette. John Tovey's second article covers traditional tweed weaves (basket, dogtooth, stepped twill, Shepherd's check, Glen check, barleycorn), followed by an article on tartans. The issue also has book reviews, an anthology of literary passages on the three crafts, letters to the editor, journal information, and many advertisements for looms, yarns and dyes.

Type

Periodical

Date

December 1952

Language

English

Pages

28

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