An International Correspondence Schools instruction text by George E. Linton on standard cotton and linen fabrics, arranged as an alphabetical reference from airplane cloth to wigan. Each entry describes construction (thread counts, yarn sizes, widths), weave, finish, uses and working properties. Later sections cover cotton finishes and trade names, dyeing and printing methods, and a Department of Commerce-style listing of cotton fabric uses, ending with study questions.

An International Correspondence Schools instruction text by George E. Linton on the care and testing of textiles. It covers dry-cleaning plant procedure, special cleaning problems (finishes, dyes, moire, solvent hazards, mildew), stain removal with an alphabetical treatment guide and quick-reference chart, art mending (reweaving, stoting, patching), and consumer testing of fabrics. The testing chapter describes abrasion, water and air permeability, microscope, colorfastness (light, wash, crocking, perspiration, ironing) and shrinkage tests. Review questions and answers close the text.