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Expansion of Smocking

I started an expansion of the article on the first, which puts this in a bind now as a DYK submission. I've located an entire book chapter on the subject (Reader's Digest, but actually quite well done) and am planning to expand further with material from a smocker's association website. In terms of overall length I think this can meet the 5x requirement for submission. Now here's the rub: the only illustration I was able to locate on Commons is a sixteenth century painting that provides cultural background but not technical detail. What this means is...groan, sigh...I'm going to attempt some illustrative smocking examples myself. Materials aren't a problem and technical skill probably isn't either, but time is (shame on me for not starting this days ago).

So this is a lark because hand smocking is something of a lost art - if anyone has a ready made example and uploads lickety split, I will be extremely grateful. Durova^Charge! 06:38, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

No need now; created it myself. Durova^Charge! 01:57, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

On 7 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article smocking, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Update

• WillowW has made some wonderful crochet schematics at commons:Category:Crochet_symbols. Thank you!

• Shell stitch is currently in the waiting line for DYK.

• Palestinian costumes came to my attention the other day. I've added it to our project and assigned it mid-importance B-class. For Wikipedia:WikiProject Palestine it's a high importance article, so there may be some synergies to collaborating with them.

• Plainweave is my newest article; I'll be fixing it up for DYK in the next couple of days.

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history has a lot of strong FA writers. I've left them a query to see if they'd like to collaborate on an FA drive for Bayeux Tapestry, which is currently B-class. The page has a good list of reference works that I'm planning to request on interlibrary loan.

• Clothing is moving toward acceptance as Wikipedia's collaboration of the week. Right now it's second in line, which means the collaboration will probably go live on January 16.

Durova^Charge! 02:03, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Reorganization of Knitting

Hey gang,

I've proposed a reorganization of the knitting article. I'd appreciate any help at Talk:Knitting. Thank you!

Also, I haven't been very active in the past few months, but it seems you guys have being doing a great job. Keep it up! – DroEsperanto^{(talk|contribs)} 18:02, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi, welcome back. :) I'll go check it out. Durova^Charge! 01:18, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

I'm a couple of days late with this one. Here goes...

On 12 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shell stitch, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Been helping the Palestinian costumes article lately (at the expense of some other stuff). They've got a good B-class article and several people working to improve it. With a better introduction and standardized referencing I think that could be a GA. Doing my best to help get it there - wouldn't it be nice for this project to have a second GA? :) Durova^Charge! 01:17, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Good article candidate

Palestinian costumes is a nominee for GA at Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations#Culture_and_society. Cheers, Durova^Charge! 20:44, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Welcome our newest member

Greetings to Bluevalkyrie, who joined us the other day! Durova^Charge! 22:09, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Welcome! Feel free to ask anyone if you have any questions about the project. – DroEsperanto^{(talk|contribs)} 19:45, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Our portal gets a facelift

We've had an attractive portal that wasn't being maintained, Portal:Textile arts. I've updated the content to reflect our newest DYK entries, to highlight a featured article and a featured picture related to our project, and to show a different biography. I've also added links to the fashion and culture portals, which was technically a bit trickier than it sounds. It's good to change these things from time to time so please leave word when you make significant improvements to an article, so we can give your work the attention it deserves. Durova^Charge! 22:06, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Very nice! I'm wrapped up with Jacobean artists at the moment, but should be back here soon. - PKM (talk) 22:56, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

I've put the page up for portal peer review. Durova^Charge! 18:43, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 22 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Felbrigge Psalter, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Didn't want too much time to go by without more of these. :) There's a second one in the waiting line. Standards have risen to 2000 characters minimum, which is around 450 words. Durova^Charge! 18:43, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

On 23 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Miroir or Glasse of the Synneful Soul, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Indigo dye

I want to add the chemical properties list to the article, there is no seperat article about Indigotine or what the molecule is sometimes called. This would change the face of the article from Indigo dye to more like Indigo carmine. As this article is abridge between the chemistry project and the WikiProject Textile Arts I wanted to ask if this is OK with you.--Stone (talk) 21:36, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for asking. Sounds fine. Durova^Charge! 21:56, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

February newsletter

All registered members of the project have received our newsletter. If you're dropping by and aren't a member yet, it's at Wikipedia:WikiProject Textile Arts/Newsletter. Free montly delivery for everyone who signs onto our project. :) Durova^Charge! 23:44, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Goings-on

A vintage 1940 color photo of a quilter and her log cabin.

Our project may pick up its first featured pictures soon: I've restored this early Kodachrome photo and put it onto picture peer review. Fortunately it's public domain. Also, we've got another Template:Did you know entry in the waiting line in Textiles of Oaxaca. Cheers, Durova^Charge! 04:57, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Portal improvement drive

As a result of portal peer review we've got a couple of people helping on a drive to get our portal featured. Many thanks to Cirt, who's an expert at getting portals featured. He'll be automating our portal on a rotation script and he's given fantastic input on the things featured portal voters look for. Geo.plrd has volunteered to help improve the articles that will be in rotation.

The good news is we're in great shape with images and "Did you know?" entries for the portal. Once our newest candidate gets selected we'll have 18 DYKs, which means six groups of three will be in rotation. I've been downloading and restoring vintage photographs and prints to upgrade the image portion of the portal. You can help by improving the articles listed below. Input is welcome here and at Portal talk:Textile Arts. Durova^Charge! 04:41, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Goal is to get these all to B-class or better:

Articles

1. Template:FAstar Cochineal
2. Template:GAstar History of silk
3. Palestinian costumes (at WP:GAC)
4. Navajo rug (close to WP:GAC)
5. Knitting pretty good B
6. Tyrian purple pretty good B
7. Smocking needs expansion
8. Textile preservation needs polishing
9. Weaving needs help
10. Wool needs help
11. Indigo dye needs copyediting and references

Biographies

Really we ought to have 10 good biographies to put in rotation. So far only three are presentable. Please help improve them, and upgrade more bios!

1. Elizabeth Zimmermann needs citations
2. John Henry Dearle pretty good
3. William Morris needs longer introduction and copyedit
4. We need more good biographies!

(Please note: we're switching over to fiction because of a shortage of biographies). Durova^Charge! 23:32, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 8 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Textiles of Oaxaca, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

) Durova^Charge! 18:26, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates

Our project currently has three images under consideration for featured picture status:

• Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates#Spinning_wheel featured
• Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates#Quilter.2C_1940 featured
• Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates#Felbrigge_Psalter featured

Durova^Charge! 06:51, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Yahoo! Good job! – DroEsperanto^{(talk|contribs)} 01:08, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Two of these now, a third still in candidacy. I'm restoring another possible nom. Durova^Charge! 08:27, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

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Another one:

• Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Navajo family, 1873 featured
• Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Japanese weaver —Preceding unsigned comment added by Durova (talk • contribs) 19:34, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
• Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Pigments for sale —Preceding unsigned comment added by Durova (talk • contribs) 21:58, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
• Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Elizabeth I embroidery —Preceding unsigned comment added by Durova (talk • contribs) 23:39, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Another DYK

On 15 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Textile arts, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

- PKM (talk) 04:05, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Awesome! Durova^Charge! 04:33, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Navajo rug at WP:GAC

Time to put Navajo rug into the mix. Our project may have four good articles soon (Palestinian costumes is almost at the top of the review pile). Durova^Charge! 22:28, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Welcome our newest member

Thedagomar has been doing fine work with article assessments, uncovered a hidden GA in the slush pile, and has helped with despamification and the featured portal drive. He's joined our project officially today. So let's give him a warm and grateful welcome! Good to have you with us. :) Durova^Charge! 22:32, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

thanks for the welcome. I plan on finishing cleaning up the slush pile. Geoff Plourde (talk) 22:46, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Welcome, and thanks for attending to the slush pile. - PKM (talk) 06:06, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Adieu Slush Pile!

Its gone. Geoff Plourde (talk) 19:30, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Palestinian costumes becomes a GA!

The article passed review today. :) Durova^Charge! 23:31, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Terrific, congratulations! - PKM (talk) 03:46, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

FYI

Crunching a few numbers here.

Overall:

• About 1 in 627 Wikipedia articles is listed as a good article.
• About 1 in 1,170 Wikipedia articles is listed as a featured article.
• Our project currently has 470 total articles with 1 FA, 3 GAs, and 1 GAC.

That puts us ahead of the curve because on average it would take a random surf of 3051 articles to find 1 FA and 3 GAs. If the GAC nomination for Navajo rug passes then our 470 articles would have as much quality material as a random surf of 3678 articles. And if we pull out a fifth GA we'll be a full order of magnitude ahead of the game. Statistically that might not be too significant over such a small sample, but it's a good excuse to pat ourselves on the back and keep going. :) Durova^Charge! 01:08, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Biographies, revisited

Featured portal drive material. The featured portal voters will want 10 solid biographies at B-class or better. Please help! Durova^Charge! 10:15, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

In order to prioritize our weakest area, here goes:

Tolerable:

1. Elizabeth Zimmermann = Start-class, No relevant free-use image in article.
2. John Henry Dearle = B-class, free-use image of work in article.
3. William Morris = B-class, free-use image of individual in article. WP:LEAD could use expansion.
4. Betsy Ross = B-class, relevant free-use image in article. WP:LEAD could use expansion.

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Needing work:

1. Rosey Grier - newly tagged for our project, needs assessment and possible expansion. Might team up with the football project for this?
2. Debbie Stoller - start class, needs expansion
3. Joseph Marie Jacquard - stub class, needs expansion and referencing
4. Mary Brooks Picken - needs expansion, very listy
5. Erica Wilson - stub, needs expansion and an image if possible
6. Marianne Kinzel - stub, needs expansion and an image if possible
7. Federico de Vinciolo - stub, at least it has an image
8. Mariska Karasz - stub, needs expansion and an image
9. Shannon Okey - stub, needs expansion and an image
10. Teresa Wentzler - stub, at least it has an image
11. May Morris - stub, has an image; good candidate for expansion

Comment

You may want to post a similar notice requesting help at other relevant WikiProjects, which may be specific to each bio article. (And also the main Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography. Cirt (talk) 18:35, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Add mary Queen of ScotsGeoff Plourde (talk) 08:47, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, giving this a start: I've written to Ms. Stoller through her magazine asking for source material and dropped a line at the NFL project about Rosey Grier. Does anyone know the folks at the biography project? It's probably better to sound them out rather than trying to dump a list in their laps. Durova^Charge! 09:20, 22 February 2008 (UTC)