April 1956 issue of Warp and Weft, a monthly handweaving newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers of Santa Barbara. The featured sample is the MacDuff Hunting Tartan, woven in 30/2 worsted as a 4-harness twill, with the threading draft, tie-up, warp and weft color sequences, reed and sett, and costs. It also covers the use of Weavol warp dressing to reduce broken warp threads, answers on rising shed and Vicara fiber, reviews of two books (Rauha Arnio's Finnish "Kaunista Kangaspuissa" and Antony Hunt's "Textile Design"), a snowdrop-inlay stole, craft event news, and supplier advertisements.