A one-page article from the Minnesota Weaver on how a basket's color, texture, design, shape, and weave carry meaning about its maker, with quotations from Sandra Corrie Newman and George Wharton James on Native American basketry. It is followed by a basketry reading list of about 19 books, mostly on Native American basketry (Pomo, Anasazi, California Indian) plus several on technique and basketry as textile art.

A one-page essay on basketmaking by Catherine Ingebretsen, published in the Minnesota Weaver. She argues that beyond technique (coiled, wickerwork, twined, plaited), the defining quality of a basket is the care the maker puts into it. She contrasts mass-produced, functional "profane" baskets with specially made and "sacred" baskets, citing a wickerwork basket in Ed Rossbach's Baskets as Textile Art.

A single page from the Minnesota Weaver (April 1976) carrying two short pieces. Catherine Ingebretsen's essay 'Of Baskets' discusses the mental attitude and physical surroundings that suit basket weaving, and the need to work within each material's limits. The page also holds Connie Magoffin's 'From Woods & Fields', which lists six seed and plant catalogues for growing dye plants, with addresses and prices.

A one-page scan from the Minnesota Weaver (May 1976) with two pieces. Connie Magoffin's 'From Woods & Fields' column covers a dye plant catalogue, natural dye chemicals sold by the Weavers Guild, and a Turkish delight recipe that uses cochineal. Catherine Ingebretsen's 'Of Baskets' begins by discussing whether Native American basket designs carry symbolic meaning, citing Navajo wedding baskets, friendship baskets and Pima basketry, with footnotes to Newman, Cain and the Navajo School of Indian Basketry.

A short column from the Minnesota Weaver, the last in a basketry series by Cathy Ingebretsen. She argues that basketry is the oldest fiber craft, born of functional need, and that modern makers are free to make non-functional baskets and sculpture. She closes by asking readers for ideas for next year's column, such as one on basketry materials and books or one on yarns. The page also carries advertisements for Nimble Finger needle art shop and Beka looms.

A one-page article on the origin and processing of cane and reed for basketry and chair seating, reprinted with permission from the Comcraft Cane Seating Handbook of Peerless Reed and Rattan Mfg. Co. It explains that cane is the outer skin stripped from rattan vines and reed is the inner core. It describes how rattan is harvested in the South Pacific jungles, transported, sulphured, sorted, soaked, split and shaved into cane and reed.

A short article by Cathy Ingebretsen listing about thirty fibers and materials, such as reeds, raffia, splint, rush, grasses, rope, leather, paper, plastic and wire, that can be used in basketry and other fiber work. She suggests trying them in weaving, wall hangings and sculpture, and discusses texture, stability, sources, soaking, cutting and sealing. The page also carries a notice for a University of Minnesota crafts marketing workshop (March 20) and a Beka Looms advertisement.

A one-page column from the Minnesota Weaver's 'Of Fiber' series on what to consider when combining different fibers in one woven piece. It covers yarn size, elasticity, shrinkage and twist (S and Z), and suggests balancing yarns across the warp to avoid sloping wefts, puckering and uneven edges. It also advises sampling, washing and measuring to determine shrinkage.

A short column from the Minnesota Weaver explaining two fiber finishing processes. Mercerizing is a caustic soda treatment that strengthens and adds luster to cotton and linen and improves dye uptake, and beetling is hammering with wooden mallets to flatten linen or cotton cloth. The author suggests uses for weavers, and the page also carries a note on sources of supplies, two Swap Shop tips (winding a center-pull ball of yarn, fireproofing yarn with borax), and local shop advertisements.

A one-page column from the Minnesota Weaver explaining sett, the number of warp ends per inch. It defines weft-faced, balanced, and warp-faced setts with typical e.p.i. ranges, and describes a ruler-wrap method for estimating sett. It also discusses how sett affects appearance, durability, and setup and weaving time.

A short article from the Minnesota Weaver explaining how yarn sizes are determined, so weavers can buy the right amount of warp and weft yarn. It covers count and ply, yards per pound for a number 1 count of cotton, wool and linen, worked examples, and deniers for filament yarns. It also lists reference books on the subject and gives a chart comparing fiber characteristics (source, strength, elasticity, dye receptivity, flammability, finish, washability) for cotton, linen, hemp, jute, wool, mohair, silk, rayon, nylon and acrylic.

A one-page column from the Rigid Heddle series in Minnesota Weaver offering advice on planning and weaving large projects on a rigid heddle loom. It lists project ideas such as hangings, rugs, blankets and clothing, and gives guidance on designing with small samples, choosing techniques, weaving tips, and measuring progress and warp length. The article ends with "Continued next month".

A two-page newsletter article explaining how to use a pickup stick (shed stick) on a rigid heddle loom to create extra sheds. It gives step-by-step instructions for picking in front of the heddle and behind the heddle, including the "stick" and "up and stick" sheds. It also covers surface texture, designing pickup patterns on graph paper, uses such as borders and sampling, and a short reference list of books.