Double issue (Vol. 57, Nos. 1 & 2, 1974) of the Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club. The main article, by Mattiebelle S. Gittinger, studies the palepai and tampan ship cloths of South Sumatra: their ceremonial use, social context, supplementary-weft technique, dyes, and motifs, with many photographs. The issue also has a report on the Victoria & Albert exhibition 'The Needle's Excellency', book reviews on needlepoint, tapestry, and printed textiles, a note on early handweaving in eastern Canada, club notes, and advertisements.