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Warp & Weft Chart
Periodical · 1 page
A one-page tracking chart for the periodical Warp and Weft, laid out as a grid of years (1948 onward) and volume numbers against issue numbers 1-14. Cells are marked with contributor initials (CL, REG, JC, JS, JPC) or left blank or grey to show which issues have been located, which are digitized, and which volumes are complete. A legend explains the color coding, and the chart is dated 19 May 2007.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 1 (January 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 1 (January 1969)
Warp & Weft, January 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
January 1969 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly handweaving newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's New Year letter, a cover feature on the Ryeland sheep breed, and a Glenna Harris Weavers Guild article on silk and sericulture in California. The main project, "Bedspread Bazaar," gives a four-shaft threading, tie-up, treadling, yarn details, tension fixes for floating warp threads, and a cost breakdown for a bedspread fabric in Egyptian cotton and ramie. The issue closes with classified ads and a marketplace page for yarns, books and equipment.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 2 (February 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 2 (February 1969)
Warp & Weft, February 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
February 1969 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft, edited by Russell Groff of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's news column, a note on a cover photograph of an open-rib drapery fabric woven with silk weft, and a review of Marguerite Ickis's beginners' book Weaving as a Hobby. The main feature is a four-harness mohair afghan project, with threading and tie-up drafts for counterbalanced and jack looms, an eight-shot treadling sequence, weaving tips and a cost breakdown. The issue ends with classified ads for yarns, books and looms and a page of advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 3 (March 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 3 (March 1969)
Warp & Weft, March 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
March 1969 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly handweaving bulletin from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's news (a workshop on double weaves and Theo Moorman tapestry weave, new rayon/nylon yarns, a planned trip to Switzerland), a review of Molly Duncan's book on spinning, dyeing and weaving, and a cover photograph note. The projects are a full draft for a fine, sheer curtain fabric ("Spring Green Vales and Valleys") with threading, tie-up, a special sleying, treadling and cost breakdown, and directions for a twill rug using unspun wool. The issue ends with classified ads for yarns, books, looms and workshops.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 4 (April 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 4 (April 1969)
Warp & Weft, April 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
April 1969 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly handweaving newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes an editor's column about a planned trip to Switzerland and new worsted yarns, a review of Constance Gallagher's book Linen Heirlooms, and a cover photo feature on English and Irish spinning wheels in Halifax museums. The main project is an all-linen "open and shut" drapery fabric on four shafts with threading, tie-up, an unusual reed sleying, treadling, tension advice and cost per yard. The issue closes with classified ads for yarns, tools and books and a marketplace page.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 5 (May 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 5 (May 1969)
Warp & Weft, May 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
May 1969 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column about an upcoming trip to Switzerland and Northern Italy to look for silks, a cover photograph note on pillows from the St. Louis Weavers Guild display, and a long review of Peter Collingwood's The Techniques of Rug Weaving. The sample article, "Tempting, Touchable Tussah," gives a 4-shaft threading draft, tie-up, special reed sleying, treadling and weaving advice for a textured silk fabric using slubby tussah and douppioni silk. The issue closes with classified ads and marketplace ads for yarns, looms, books and equipment.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 6 (June 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 6 (June 1969)
Warp & Weft, June 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
June 1969 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. The editor reports on a trip to Switzerland to find silk and other yarns and describes a wall hanging with beads from a California conference cover photo. It also notes the death of Harriett Tidball and gives instructions for a plain-weave shag rug. The monthly fabric sample, Sun-Kissed Gold, is a wool suiting on a rosepath threading with a 4-shaft threading, tie-up for counterbalanced and jack looms, treadling, yarn costs and weaving tips. The issue ends with workshop listings for a Las Vegas festival, classified ads and the Weaver's Marketplace.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 7 (September 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 7 (September 1969)
Warp & Weft, September 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
September 1969 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's summer report on a Swiss buying trip, a review of Mary Seyd's Designing with String, and a announcement of a Switzerland and Ireland weaving tour. The monthly sample, "Robin's Ravels", gives a 4-shaft threading draft, tie-up for counterbalanced and jack looms, treadling, yarn details and cost per yard for a fabric in worsted, mohair, tweed and homespun yarns. The issue also has notes on the cover photograph of a Swiss warping mill, conference announcements and classified ads for yarns, books and equipment.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 8 (October 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 8 (October 1969)
Warp & Weft, October 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
October 1969 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly published by Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes an editor's column on a Pacific Northwest Handweavers Conference and a planned 1970 weaving tour of Switzerland and Ireland. A feature describes Sanger and Company, a Swiss hand-weaving shop making aprons, damask linen tablecloths, ticking and drapes, with some weaving done by families at home. The issue also gives a four-harness baby blanket project, "Bye Bye Baby Bunting", with threading, two tie-ups, a sleying plan, treadling, and a cost breakdown for wool worsted and pompadour yarns, followed by classified ads and marketplace ads for yarns, looms, and books.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 9 (November 1969)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 22, No. 9 (November 1969)
Warp & Weft, November 1969
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
November 1969 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly handweaving newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column, a note on the cover photograph (a sheer linen drapery woven by Sanger & Company, Switzerland), and an account of a visit to the Swiss Home Handcraft School run by the Heimatwerk shops. The monthly sample is an all-wool worsted sport or hunting shirt fabric in a 5/3 huck variation, with threading, tie-up, treadling, special sleying of a 15-dent reed, yarn details and a cost breakdown. The issue closes with classified ads for yarns, books and equipment, and a handweaving tour announcement for Switzerland and Ireland.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 1 (January 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 1 (January 1970)
Warp & Weft, January 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
January 1970 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column on inventory and new yarn shipments, a review of Verla Birrell's The Textile Arts, and a cover photograph of a wall hanging. The main project is a poncho fabric in grey slub wool and New Zealand tweed, with threading, tie-up, treadling, reed sleying, shuttle advice and a per-yard cost breakdown. The issue also lists conference and exhibit announcements, a Switzerland and Ireland weaving tour, classified ads for yarns and equipment, and a marketplace page.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 10 (December 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 10 (December 1970)
Warp & Weft, December 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
December 1970 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column, a review of the book Macrame, Creative Knotting by Imelda Manalo Pesch, and a notice for the 5th Pacific Northwest Weaving Conference in Portland. It also has an account of a visit to the Husfliden handcraft shop in Oslo, and the monthly sample project, a four-harness huck baby blanket called Feather Touch, woven in 2/18's worsted and brushed mohair. The project gives the tie-up, threading, treadling, sett, yarn quantities, costs and finishing advice. The issue closes with classified ads for yarns, macrame supplies and books, and a marketplace page.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 2 (February 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 2 (February 1970)
Warp & Weft, February 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
February 1970 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly handweaving newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. The main feature is a complete draft and weaving notes for "Royal Crown," a miniature overshot pattern from Josephine Estes, with tie-up, threading, treadling sequence, yarn details and a cost breakdown per yard. The issue also has an editor's letter, reviews of The Technique of Collage by Helen Hutton and Scottish District Checks by Mary Snyder, a cover note on Greek lace drapery, a conference notice, a tour announcement for Switzerland and Ireland, and classified and display advertisements for yarns, looms and books.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 3 (March 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 3 (March 1970)
Warp & Weft, March 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
March 1970 issue of Warp and Weft, a monthly handweaving bulletin from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. The main project is a shadow weave sample for dress or suit fabric in turquoise and white 2/18 worsted with gold rayon boucle, with threading, two tie-ups, a treadling sequence, sett, and a cost breakdown per yard. Also includes an editor's letter, a note on the cover photograph of an undulating weft fabric, an article on ramie fiber, a review of a handcrafts book, classified yarn and equipment ads, and display advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 4 (April 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 4 (April 1970)
Warp & Weft, April 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
April 1970 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft from Robin & Russ Handweavers, McMinnville, Oregon. It contains the editor's news column, a review of Elsie Davenport's book Your Handspinning, and a cover photograph feature on bobbin lace handkerchief edgings by Mrs. John Berggreen. The monthly sample is a four-shaft double point twill fabric in avocado and mint 10/2 mercerized cotton, with threading, tie-up, treadling, yardage and cost. An editor's note corrects the treadling for the March shadow weave sample. The issue ends with classified ads for yarns and tools, a Switzerland and Ireland weaving tour notice, and display advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 5 (May 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 5 (May 1970)
Warp & Weft, May 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
May 1970 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly published by Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It contains the editor's column, a note on the cover photograph of a wall hanging with wood slats and elliptical heavy weft shapes, and a review of Malin Selander's Swedish Swatches, Blue Series. The main project is Yellow Diamond, a 4-harness herringbone twill for suit or coat fabric in 2/18's worsted, with tie-up, threading, 40-shot treadling, reed, warp length and cost figures. A second project gives a plan for a seamless tubular jerkin woven as double weave with plain-weave treadling. The issue closes with classified ads for yarns, wool, card-weaving supplies and books, and a page of advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 6 (June 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 6 (June 1970)
Warp & Weft, June 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
June 1970 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. The main feature is a complete draft and treadling sequence for the MacAlpine tartan, a 2/18 worsted twill with 72-thread repeat, plus notes on yarns, reed, selvages, tartan history and fabric cost per yard. Other items include the editor's travel plans, a description of the cover wall hanging woven of sisal, a review of Odd Nordland's book on knotless netting, a book corner of reprinted weaving titles, and classified ads for tools, yarns and books.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 7 (September 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 7 (September 1970)
Warp & Weft, September 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
September 1970 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. The main feature is a spun silk fabric for a suit or skirt, with a threading, tie-up and treadling draft, colors, sett, weft doubling, and a per-yard cost breakdown. Other items include the editor's report on a European buying trip, a visit to a British rope works, a review of Navajo Native Dyes, a notice of the 1971 Pacific Northwest Weaving Conference, and classified and display ads for yarns, books and equipment.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 8 (October 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 8 (October 1970)
Warp & Weft, October 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
October 1970 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly handweaving newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column, an announcement of the 1971 Pacific Northwest Weaving Conference in Portland, and a cover photo of the Sacramento Weavers Guild spin-in. The two projects are an evening-dress silk fabric in a four-shaft shadow weave variation (peach and grey spun silk with luminex metallic), with threading, treadling, sley, shuttle tips and a cost breakdown, and a warp-faced four-shaft belt or sash in 2/18 worsted with rug-yarn weft. The issue ends with classified ads and a marketplace page for yarns, books, and looms.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 9 (November 1970)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 23, No. 9 (November 1970)
Warp & Weft, November 1970
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
November 1970 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It gives full instructions for two projects planned at Banff: a placemat/upholstery fabric in M's and O's using white Irish linen, grey Swiss slub linen and ramie, and a man's scarf in shades of blue in straight twill with rug wool, worsted and mohair. Each includes threadings, sleying, treadling, yarn costs and handling tips. The issue also has the editor's column, a note on the 1971 Pacific Northwest Weaving Conference, a cover photo note on a tapestry wall hanging, a review of Else Regensteiner's The Art of Weaving, and classified ads for yarns and books.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 1 (January 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 1 (January 1971)
Warp & Weft, January 1971
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
January 1971 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly handweaving newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column on customs problems with imported silk and wool, and the first of a series of spinner Paula Simmons's articles on raising black sheep. The weaving feature is "The Birch Forest", a huck variation sample in linen and ramie on 4 shafts and 6 treadles, with tie-up, threading, special reed sleying, a 28-shot treadling, and thread and fabric costs. The issue ends with classified ads for supplies and books and a marketplace page.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 10 (December 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 10 (December 1971)
Warp & Weft, December 1971
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
December 1971 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. The editor's column covers delayed yarn shipments, loom delivery times, and upcoming book publications, followed by a review of Virginia Harvey's Color and Design in Macrame. The main project is a brushed mohair fabric woven on a 4-shaft M's and O's threading with a 2/18 worsted warp, with threading, tie-up, treadling and color sequence, brushing advice, and cost per yard. The issue also has an announcement for the 1972 Southern California handweavers' conference in Palm Springs, classified ads for yarns and books, and display advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 2 (February 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 2 (February 1971)
Warp & Weft, February 1971
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
February 1971 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly published by Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It contains Paula Simmons's article on spinning fine yarn (second in a series on raising sheep and spinning wool), a four-harness broken twill sample 'Heather by the Sea' with tie-up, threading, treadling, warp and weft details and cost figures, and a review of Beryl Dean's 'Ideas for Church Embroidery'. The issue also has the editor's column, a notice for the 5th Pacific Northwest Weaving Conference in Portland, and classified and display ads for yarns, looms, books and spinning supplies.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 3 (March 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 3 (March 1971)
Warp & Weft, March 1971
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
March 1971 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column, a cover note on a looped boutone rug of handspun yarn by Paula Simmons, and the third part of Simmons' series on spinning heavy yarns (wheel, belt, orifice, drafting, joining fibres). The weaving feature is "Orange Ice," a four-shaft huck variation in 16/2 ramie and 5/2 spun viscose, with threading, tie-up, a 16-shot treadling, reed and sett, and a cost breakdown. The issue also carries a Pacific Northwest Weaving Conference notice, book listings, classified ads for yarns and equipment, and display ads.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 4 (April 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 4 (April 1971)
Warp & Weft, April 1971
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
April 1971 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft, published by Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's note on the shop's expansion, a cover note on Paula Simmons carding wool with a drum carder, and the fourth installment of her "Speed Spinning" article on spinning faster and more efficiently. The main weaving feature, "Lace and Linen," gives a four-shaft draft with tie-up, threading, special reed sleying, treadling sequence, and yarn costs for a fabric in 18/2 grey and 45/3 bleached Irish linen. The issue ends with classified ads for yarns, looms, spinning wheels and macrame supplies, plus a conference announcement and advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 5 (May 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 5 (May 1971)
Warp & Weft, May 1971
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
May 1971 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's shop news and Pacific Northwest Weaving Conference preparations, a review of Eirian Short's book Introducing Macrame, and Paula Simmons's article on weaving handspun yarn on the two-person 100-inch Leclerc loom. The monthly sample is a plain twill placemat or upholstery fabric in orange ramie and green viscose, with threading, tie-up, treadling, yarn costs and weaving notes. The issue ends with classified ads for yarns, macrame supplies and books, plus advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 6 (June 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 6 (June 1971)
Warp & Weft, June 1971
Periodical · 9 pages · weaving drafts
June 1971 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly published by Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's notes on shop expansion and a summer buying trip to Europe, a review of Allen Fannin's book Handspinning, and an article by Cleo Francisco and Paula Simmons on stitchery with handspun yarn. The main weaving feature is a casement cloth in linen and nylon, with threading and tie-up drafts, a dent-by-dent sleying, a 14-step treadling sequence, warp tension advice, and cost per yard. The issue ends with classified ads and a marketplace page for looms, books and yarns.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 7 (September 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 7 (September 1971)
Warp & Weft, September 1971
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
September 1971 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly shop newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. The editor reports on a summer workshop in California, a 10-day multiple-harness workshop at Ilkley, England, and a buying trip for yarns and books. The issue includes a full draft for a 4-shaft coat and suit fabric ("Sage and Sand") woven with 2/18 worsted and loop mohair, with threading, tie-up, treadling, and cost per yard. It also has Paula Simmons's article "Selling" on consignment, craft fairs, pricing, and taxes, plus announcements of reprinted bobbin lace and lichen dyeing books, classified ads, and supplier ads.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 9 (November 1971)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 24, No. 9 (November 1971)
Warp & Weft, November 1971
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
November 1971 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly sample-fabric newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. The main feature is "A Miniature Patchwork Quilt," a four-shaft fabric in 2/18's worsted with a special 2-and-3 ends-per-dent sleying in a 12-dent reed. It gives the threading, tie-up for counterbalanced and jack looms, tabby-only treadling, notes on shrinkage after washing, and a cost breakdown per yard. The issue also has the editor's column, a review of Marilyn Kluger's The Joy of Spinning, a cover photograph commentary on wall hanging ideas, a mailing change announcement, a Christmas book list, classified ads, and advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 1 (January 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 1 (January 1972)
Warp & Weft, January 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
January 1972 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's note on inventory and new yarn shipments, a cover photo description of warping linen at a Scottish mill, and a review of James Arnold's The Shell Book of Country Crafts. The main feature is the 'Snow Crocus' fabric, a 4-shaft twill-type suiting woven of single-ply wool yarns, with threading, tie-up, treadling, selvage and finishing hints, and a cost breakdown. The issue ends with book lists (spinning, macrame, the firm's own publications), classified yarn and book ads, and the Weaver's Marketplace.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 10 (December 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 10 (December 1972)
Warp & Weft, December 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
December 1972 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly published by Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column on yarn shipments, price increases and loom delivery delays, a cover note on alpacas in Peru, and a review of the book Swedish Weaving edited by Thelma M. Nye. The monthly sample is "Storm at Sunset," an overshot coat fabric on four shafts, with tie-up, threading, a 50-shot treadling sequence, weaving tips and cost per yard. The issue ends with a year-end yarn clearance sale, classified ads and marketplace ads.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 2 (February 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 2 (February 1972)
Warp & Weft, February 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
February 1972 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. The featured project, Winter Woodscene, is a point twill fabric on a 4-shaft, 6-treadle tie-up, with a striped 10/2 mercerized cotton warp in five shades and a weft of three rayon boucles wound together. It gives the threading, tie-up for counterbalanced and jack looms, sleying, take-up, treadling and a cost breakdown. The issue also has an editor's column, reviews of two bobbin lace books (Maidment's Manual of Handmade Bobbin Lace Work and Wright's Romance of the Lace Pillow), a cover photo note on a beaded wall hanging, and classified and yarn ads.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 3 (March 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 3 (March 1972)
Warp & Weft, March 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
Issue of the monthly Warp & Weft bulletin from Robin & Russ Handweavers, McMinnville, Oregon. It features Paula Simmons's article on shearing sheep yourself, with advice on tools, positions, handling the fleece and worming, and a four-harness basket weave variation called Dancing Waves for suiting and coat fabric in worsted and wool nub yarns, with threading, tie-up, treadling, and costs. It also has a review of Gertrud Ingers's Flemish Weaving, a list of eight books published or distributed by Robin & Russ, classified ads for yarns and books, and advertisements from loom and yarn suppliers.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 4 (April 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 4 (April 1972)
Warp & Weft, April 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
April 1972 issue of the monthly Warp and Weft, edited by Russell Groff of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. The main project is thirsty linen towels woven in a combined one-spot huck and rosepath threading on 4 shafts, with threading, tie-up, treadling, sett, yarn sizes, costs and towel dimensions. A second project gives plans for a woven belt in 18/2 worsted with ryagarn weft, in three treadling variations. The issue also has the editor's column, a cover note on sheer inlay wall hangings by Nyna Grill, classified ads for yarns and books, and a marketplace page.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 5 (May 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 5 (May 1972)
Warp & Weft, May 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
May 1972 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly published by Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes an editor's column on importing yarns and shop news, a review of Doreen Wright's "Bobbin Lace Making," and a cover note on a Scottish linen mill's hackling machine and the Mayflower II sails. The main pattern, "Butterscotch Chiffon," is a four-shaft Barleycorn weave for suiting or coat fabric, given with threading, tie-up, treadling, yarns, sett, selvage advice and cost per yard. The issue closes with yarn specials, a list of recommended books, and classified and marketplace advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 6 (June 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 6 (June 1972)
Warp & Weft, June 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
June 1972 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It features a full draft and weaving instructions for "Buttermilk Sky," a silk and tussah-rayon drapery or coat fabric combining one-spot huck and rosepath, including threading, tie-up, 36-shot treadling, sleying, and cost per yard. Editor Russell Groff also gives a critical report on the Convergence 1972 conference in Detroit, reviews Rene Gardi's "African Crafts and Craftsmen," and describes a tapestry bag by Lucy Delgado on the cover. The issue ends with classified ads for yarns and supplies and a marketplace page.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 7 (September 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 7 (September 1972)
Warp & Weft, September 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
September 1972 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft from Robin & Russ Handweavers, McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column on summer activities, price increases, new yarns and an upcoming buying trip to Europe, plus a review of Eileen Bolton's Lichens for Vegetable Dyeing. The weaving sample, "Creamy Pink," is a four-shaft honeycomb/waffle weave derived from twill, with tie-up, threading, 24-shot treadling sequence, yarn details and a cost breakdown per yard. The issue closes with a cover photograph note on a Milliken patchwork fabric designed by Eloise Cunningham, classified ads for yarns, books and equipment, and a marketplace page with loom and book advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 9 (November 1972)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 25, No. 9 (November 1972)
Warp & Weft, November 1972
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
November 1972 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. Editor Russell Groff reports on a yarn-buying trip to England, Scotland, Switzerland and Germany, describes the cover tapestry photographed at a Southern California conference, and reviews Alma Lesch's book Vegetable Dyeing. The weaving feature, "Op-Art," gives a four-shaft threading, tie-up for counterbalance and jack looms, a treadling sequence (56 shots per repeat), and warp and weft details in red, white and navy worsted, with sett, width and cost per yard. The issue ends with a list of ten books on weaving, lace and dyeing sold by the shop, plus classified and display ads for yarns, bobbins and looms.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 1 (January 1973)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 1 (January 1973)
Warp & Weft, January 1973
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
January 1973 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's note on late publication, loom delivery delays and plans to manufacture looms, plus a review of Jean Wilson's book Weaving Is Creative. The main feature is a four-harness placemat sample, Straw-Glow White and Natural, a Cannelle variation with a tie-up, threading, treadling, sleying, and cost breakdown. The rest is clearance sale notices, classified ads for yarns, and advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 2 (February 1973)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 2 (February 1973)
Warp & Weft, February 1973
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
February 1973 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. The editor announces the purchase of the rights and patents to the Walling floor loom and opens a contest to name it. The main weaving feature is a 4-shaft log cabin draft called 'Lincoln Logs', with tie-up for counterbalance and jack looms, a 32-shot treadling sequence, and notes on using single-ply tweed warp. It also covers fabric cost per yard, a review of Molly Duncan's 'Spin, Dye & Weave Your Own Wool', 1973 weaving conference dates, and classified ads for linen, wool and mohair yarns and books.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 3 (March 1973)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 3 (March 1973)
Warp & Weft, March 1973
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
March 1973 issue of the monthly Warp & Weft from Robin & Russ Handweavers, McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's news on a new loom, imported English yarns and an antique dobby loom, a review of Beryl Anderson's Creative Spinning, Weaving & Plant Dyeing, a cover photograph note, and dates for three 1973 weaving conferences. The main project is English Holiday Tweed, a four-harness Log Cabin weave with threading, tie-up, treadling sequence, yarn details and a cost breakdown per yard. The issue ends with classified ads for linen and other yarns and display advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 4 (April 1973)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 4 (April 1973)
Warp & Weft, April 1973
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
April 1973 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It features a four-harness twill tartan, "The Dress Tartan Blues," combining 2/18 worsted and English tweed yarns, with tie-up, a two-repeat threading of 46 threads each, yarn details, reed and sett, and a cost breakdown of about $4.00 per yard. Also included are the editor's column, a cover note on card-weaving variations, a review of Therese de Dillmont's Complete Encyclopedia of Needlework, loom-naming contest winners (the Oregon Trail Loom), shop projects, and classified yarn ads.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 5 (May 1973)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 5 (May 1973)
Warp & Weft, May 1973
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
May 1973 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's report on the new Oregon Trail Loom and on weaving conferences in Vancouver and Denver, reviews of two books titled Simple Weaving (by Marthann Alexander and Grete Kroncke), and the monthly sample, a 4-harness twill tartan called Raspberry and Pink Fizz. The sample has a tie-up for counterbalanced and jack looms, a threading draft, yarn details, a correction to the April tie-up, and a cost breakdown. The issue ends with an editorial urging weavers to experiment, classified ads for yarns and equipment, and a marketplace page.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 6 (June 1973)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 26, No. 6 (June 1973)
Warp & Weft, June 1973
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
June 1973 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly published by Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. The main feature, "Three Thread Fancy," gives a three-shaft upholstery or drapery fabric with a threading and tie-up for counterbalanced and jack looms, treadling on a standard tie-up and a simplified three-treadle tie-up, yarn details, weaving tips (separate shuttles, temple use), and a per-yard cost breakdown. The issue also has an editor's note on rising wool prices and a trip to England, a cover photo of an inkle-woven wall hanging, a review of Verla Birrell's The Textile Arts, a profile of editor Russ Groff, and classified ads for yarns and equipment.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 27, No. 10 (December 1974)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 27, No. 10 (December 1974)
Warp & Weft, December 1974
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
December 1974 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly published by Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. Editor Russell Groff reports on shop weaving projects, a huck lace-effect fabric on eight harnesses, and yarn shipments from England, and reviews Ruth Castino's book on teaching children spinning, dyeing and weaving. The main feature, "Unexpected Delight," gives a huck-variation draft for 4 shafts with tie-up, two threading drafts, sleying and a 22-shot treadling sequence. It uses fuzzy 10/1 dry-spun linen grouped three ends per heddle with 10/2 bleached Irish linen, plus fabric costing and tips on handling fuzz. The issue also has a cover photo note on midwest conference pieces, classified yarn ads and marketplace ads.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 27, No. 7 (September 1974)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 27, No. 7 (September 1974)
Warp & Weft, September 1974
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
September 1974 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly bulletin from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. The main feature is a four-harness huck variation woven in textured silks, with threading and tie-up drafts for counterbalance and jack looms, a detailed reed sleying, a 30-shot treadling sequence, weaving problems and fixes, and yarn sources and prices. The issue also has an editor's note on publication delays, reviews of Ida Grae's Nature's Colors and Mary Pendleton's Navajo and Hopi Weaving Techniques, a cover photo caption about a Navajo weaving demonstration at Convergence 74, and pages of classified and display advertising for yarns, books and looms.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 28, No. 10 (December 1975)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 28, No. 10 (December 1975)
Warp & Weft, December 1975
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
December 1975 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly newsletter of Robin & Russ Handweavers in McMinnville, Oregon. It includes an editor's column on Convergence '76 and the Oregon Trail Loom, a review of Rosemary Murray's Practical Modern Weaving, and a 4-shaft 'Bear Paws' coat-fabric project with threading, tie-up, treadling, yarn details and cost per yard. A second project, 'Butternut with Border', is an overshot draft with sett, warp, weft and treadling. The issue ends with product notices for yarns, books and equipment, and advertisements.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 28, No. 4 (April 1975)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 28, No. 4 (April 1975)
Warp & Weft, April 1975
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
April 1975 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly newsletter from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes an editorial on spinning and spinners' differing opinions, a note on the cover rug (bound weave, linen warp, wool weft), and reviews of "Home Dyeing with Natural Dyes" and Michael Ward's "Art and Design in Textiles". The main project, "The Old Gold March," is a 4-shaft basket twill plaid in 2/18 worsted with tie-up, threading, sectional beam warping notes and a cost breakdown. The issue ends with classified ads and shop advertising for yarns and looms.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 28, No. 5 (May 1975)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 28, No. 5 (May 1975)
Warp & Weft, May 1975
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
May 1975 issue of Warp & Weft, the monthly from Robin & Russ Handweaves of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's account of the Sacramento conference, a note on the cover photograph, and a review of Theo Moorman's book Weaving as an Art Form, which describes her inlay technique. The main feature is the 'California Summer' fabric, a three-treadle huck variation woven in 16/2 ramie with Bernat Klein slub wool, with threading and tie-up drafts, sley, treadling, weaving tips, yarn details and a cost breakdown. The issue closes with classified ads and display ads for yarns, books, looms and tools.
Warp & Weft, Vol. 29, No. 3 (March 1976)
Warp & Weft, Vol. 29, No. 3 (March 1976)
Warp & Weft, March 1976
Periodical · 8 pages · weaving drafts
March 1976 issue of Warp & Weft, a monthly bulletin from Robin & Russ Handweavers of McMinnville, Oregon. It includes the editor's column, an announcement of two August workshops with guest instructor Jack Womersley, and a review of Marian Powell's book on 4, 6 and 8 harness shadow weaves. The sample project is a four-harness swivel-weave drapery fabric in grey linen with Krispie Krunchie and chenille, with threading, tie-up, treadling, sectional warping notes and cost per yard. The issue closes with classified ads for yarns, books, loom plans and equipment, plus a Weaver's Marketplace advertising page.
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