A manual for teachers and parents on teaching hand-loom weaving to children, written by a Minneapolis school teacher and first published in 1902 (revised 1914). It covers primitive and modern looms, the Todd small frame looms, paper and slat mat weaving for kindergarten, stringing warp, materials, dyeing formulas, splicing, and making rugs, mats, hammocks, raffia mats, doll towels, bed shoes and other small articles. Later chapters cover Oriental rugs, Navajo blankets, pile-weaving stitches, songs, games and stories about weaving, and a bibliography and index.