Modern Weaver, Vol. 1, No. 5 (June 1955)
Issue 5 of the first volume of Modern Weaver, a Canadian bulletin for handweavers (June 1955). It contains articles on weaving four matching borders on a square piece with lace, swivel and simplified overshot on four shafts, the concluding part of "Efficiency in Handweaving" (tying-in, loom features, throwing the shuttle, beating, shed changing and rhythm), and lesson 4 of a drafting course on symmetrical treadling variations. It also has a 2:2 twill draft sheet with warp and weft specifications, a questions-and-answers column (doubling stand, waterproof fabrics, splitting a reed, summer loom care), and a continuing glossary of weaving terms from Butternut to Chintz, including colonial pattern short drafts. Advertisements for yarns, looms, a weaving school and a horizontal warping mill appear.