A folio of 28 woven fabric samples for place mats and other household textiles, each shown with a photograph, threading draft, standard four-shaft tie-up, warp order, weft, and treadling instructions. Most samples use linen warps combined with rayon twists, metallic yarns and novelty wefts. Nos. 21-24 are plaids and a Log Cabin variation, and Nos. 25-28 are converted shadow weave by Marian Powers on one shared warp. An introductory "Tabby Talk" page gives warping notes, yarn supplier addresses, acknowledgments and ordering information.

A folio of 22 four-harness handwoven drapery and upholstery fabrics by Elmer Wallace Hickman, each shown with a mounted swatch and a draft. For each fabric the text gives the warp order, reed sleying, weft yarns, and treadling, with yarn suppliers coded by abbreviation. The closing 'Tabby Talk' sheet adds weaving notes on the 'backed' upholstery fabrics, shrinkage and take-up, continued instructions for The Bahamas, a decoded yarn-source list, and other available folios.

A folio of instruction sheets by Elmer W. Hickman for 24 handwoven table linen fabrics woven on four shafts, mostly twills, Norsk huck-a-back, and tabby/texture weaves. Each entry gives a threading and tie-up draft, warp and weft yarn specifications with sources, sleying in a No. 12 or 15 reed, and treadling, often combining linen with metallic and rayon novelty yarns. A cover letter to weavers and a 'Tabby Talk' section discuss yarn suppliers, handling heavy rayon yarns, multiple-warp construction and borders. Photographs of the woven samples appear with the drafts and on the last pages.

A 1955 folio of twenty woven linen samples with drafts and weaving instructions, mostly for place mats, table linens, towels and napkins, written by Elmer Wallace Hickman. The introduction ("Tabby Talk") explains a contemporary approach of "cheating the drafts": twill and reverse twill threadings altered by groups of 3, 5 or 7 warp yarns that differ in size, color or texture. It also gives color suggestions, reed sleying advice and yarn sources. Each sample lists warp, weft, sley, treadling and notes, with many using tabby treadling, metallic yarns and boucle. Contributions come from Mrs. Ella Bolster, Lillian Swawite, Mrs. Stanley Crowe, Mrs. C.W. Smith and others.

Folio 1 of Elmer Wallace Hickman's series presents ten hand-woven textile designs with yarn lists, threading, sleying, treadling and weaving notes. The projects are place mats, napkins, drapery and upholstery fabrics, a handbag material and a coverlet fabric, and most use four shafts. Included are Raspberry Sundae, Peasant Holiday, Snowflake, Golden Pheasant, Fantasia, Gray Dawn, Twinkle Lite (a 3-shaft Swedish Krokbragd draft), Coral Sea, Winter Moon and Wedgwood (8-shaft). Most designs have a photograph and a draft, and there are color suggestions, notes on handling metal and novelty yarns, and a section on Dutch warping of a plain beam single-handed. Plates of stripe layouts for drapes and a closing "Tabby Talk" note on the binder and the Scandinavian Art Weaving Packets complete the folio.

Folio 2 of Elmer Wallace Hickman's "New Weaves from Old" series presents twelve texture-weave fabrics, each with a threading draft, a woven sample photograph, and instructions on warp, weft, sleying, treadling and weaving notes. Projects include a broken-twill coat material, glass curtains, drapery, two twill upholstery fabrics, a honeycomb decorative fabric, Log Cabin and Swedish lace table linens, and a lamp shade fabric. The introduction explains how Hickman discovers new weaves by trying unusual treadlings on short sample threadings, and the final "Tabby Talk" page gives corrections to Folio I and supplier information.

Folio 3 of Elmer Wallace Hickman's 'New Weaves from Old' series gives instruction sheets for 18 woven samples, mostly four-shaft fabrics. Each entry lists warp, weft, threading, sleying and treadling, with a small draft, a photo of the sample and the author's comments on yarns, uses and finishing. The folio emphasizes patterned fabrics and spaced-warp weaves (Slat Happy, Sunburst, Normandy, Spring Bouquet), and also covers crackle, overshot-derived and bound weaves, Half-Krabba, upholstery and drapery fabrics, and novelty, metallic and nylon yarns. The back pages give a dyeing process for wool/rayon yarn and a list of the author's available publications.

Folio 5 of Elmer Wallace Hickman's series of sample folios, with twenty-seven handwoven fabric swatches mounted on cards, each paired with a printed page of directions. Entries give warp, weft, reed setting, threading and tie-up drafts, and treadling for table linens, men's and women's suiting and coating fabrics, upholstery, accessory fabrics and a rug. Many are by contributing weavers as well as Hickman. The folio also includes an introduction, a page of 'How to Go Modern' text on creativity and copying in weaving, and lists of yarn sources and books for weavers.

Folio 6 of the New Weaves from Old series presents twenty handwoven fabric samples with instruction sheets giving warp, weft, sleying, threading drafts and treadling. The samples are grouped as table linens, upholstery, suitings, dress and jacket fabrics, drapery and one decorative fabric. They are woven mostly on four shafts in huck, Bronson, Summer and Winter, twill and overshot drafts, with contributions from several named weavers. The introduction comments on pattern in handweaving and yarn choice, and the closing 'Tabby Talk' page discusses reader responses and requests for future contributions.

A folio of 24 plaid fabric patterns by Elmer W. Hickman, issued under the Onondaga Weavers Guild emblem, with woven swatches mounted on each page and drafts placed beneath them. Each entry gives the warp yarns, warp order, reed and sley, weft, and treadling. Most are tabby plaids; a few are twill or use other treadlings. The last page, titled Tabby Talk, explains the diffused construction in which the warp color counts are rotated to set the weft shot counts (illustrated with Thistle). It also gives helpful hints, thanks to contributing weavers, and a list of yarn suppliers.

A self-published folio booklet by Elmer Wallace Hickman describing twelve handwoven rug techniques, with a companion technique sheet and sample-sheet specifications for each. Techniques covered include Double Krokbragd, Double Face Weave, Rollakan and Aklae, a modern cotton/rayon rug, Soumak, Imitation Tapestry (clasped weft), False Flossa, Flossa, Rya, Rya with Korndrall ground, Stuffer weave and Indian Saddle Blanket weave. It gives warp and weft yarns and suppliers, sett, treadling, tie-ups, knot-tying and selvage methods, and loom modifications such as an added Stuffer warp beam.

A set of instructional weaving packets by Elmer W. Hickman (Homecraft Weaving Service, Emlenton, Pennsylvania) on Scandinavian art weaving, the 'laid-in' bobbin techniques woven on a loom. It covers bobbin winding, Monk's Belt, Krokbragd, Rosengang (Rosepath) with Swedish pine tree designs, Flossa, Rya and Sniljeflossa pile weaves, Arrow and Lightning weave, Aklae, Dukagang and Krabbasnar/Half-Krabba. Each section gives warp and weft yarn recommendations, threading, sleying and treadling directions, figures of techniques and tools, and many drafts and charted designs. Sample cards, supply sources and the author's commentary ('Tabby Talk') are included.

A 1966 weaving folio by Elmer Wallace Hickman with instruction sheets for 20 hand-woven fabrics for stoles, scarves, throws, winter bonnets, jackets and quesquemitls. Each project gives the warp and weft yarns, reed and sleying, threading draft and treadling, mostly for 4-harness looms using new mohair, Orlon, acrylic and knitting yarns. It also includes a cover letter, a list of swatches, a 'Tabby Talk' section with weaving tips and yarn suppliers, and sketches and notes for making the garments.

A self-published folio of 24 mounted tweed and suiting fabric samples by Elmer Wallace Hickman, each with a standard four-shaft tie-up, threading draft, warp and weft yarn specifications, reed sleying, treadling and finishing notes. The samples (e.g. Spring Song, Woodpecker, Blue Nylon Check, Purple Iris, Silver Birch, Town and Country Plaid) are mostly twill or tabby on 4 shafts, using nubby, boucle, mohair and silk tweed wefts with worsted warps. A "Tabby Talk" page lists yarn suppliers, extra threading and treadling variations for 2/16 Botany yarns, and advice on laundering and steam pressing yardages.