May 1955 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly handweaving newsletter from Robin and Russ Handweavers of Santa Barbara. The featured sample, "Touch and Texture," is an all-silk dress or drapery fabric with a four-shaft threading draft (a variation of bird's eye), tie-up, treadling, an alternate treadling, materials and cost per yard. The issue also has a profile of Harriet Douglas Tidball of the Shuttle-Craft Guild, reviews of Alena Reimers' "Ways to Weave Overshot" portfolio and two Swedish weaving books, a Questions and Answers column on silk terms and judging shows, and a photo on sleying the reed.