A promotional manual issued by January & Wood Company of Maysville, Kentucky, to members of the Maysville Guild of rag-rug weavers. It advises on running a hand-loom weaving business: advertising, pricing, preparing carpet rags, and handling customers. It also describes rug types (wash rugs, fluff rugs, porch mats, silk portieres, hammocks), dyeing and stencilling, color planning, finishing, and loom technique. Short threading descriptions are given for two- and four-harness weaves, with photographed samples and color suggestions using Maysville warp and filler. It ends with a glossary of weaving terms.