A short overview essay on the revival of handweaving in the American South around 1950. It traces the move from household weaving to mill production, beginning with the first southern cotton mill in 1813, and then to a modern craft movement. It mentions schools and producers such as Penland, Black Mountain College, the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, Biltmore Industries and Churchill's of Kentucky. Photographs show a broom sedge lamp shade, drapery fabric and place mats woven from broom sedge and wood strips.

A four-page issue of Lily Mills' Practical Weaving Suggestions for handweavers, in which Toni Ford recommends weaving evening bags for sale. It advises on materials (pearl cotton and metallic guimpe), weave choice (plain weave, goose-eye twill, overshot, Dukagang), color, and bag styles and tops. It describes three sample bags by Harry Burkett and Eulalia Burns with Lily yarn article numbers, and lists books, weavers' bulletins and directories of craft suppliers. The last page carries a Lily yarns advertisement.

A Lily Mills Practical Weaving Suggestions bulletin by Toni Ford on heavier table mats that lie flat and stay put. It recommends mat and hem sizes and describes four mats with warp, weft and color details. These are a ribbed mat of alternating heavy and light wefts, a two-size warp mat built of squares, a Rosepath mat in novelty cotton, and a six-harness block-unit mat by Harry Burkett with a threading draft and six-treadle tie-up. It also gives tips on squared texture, warp tension and napkins, and ends with a list of recommended Lily yarns.

An issue of Lily Mills' bulletin Practical Weaving Suggestions in which Toni Ford advises handweavers who want to sell their work. It covers choice of looms and warping equipment, the skill needed before selling, quality materials, what to make, how to calculate selling cost and markups, and where to sell. It ends with lists of weavers' bulletins, directories, suppliers and books on craft selling and business.