Portal talk:Textile arts/DYK/Archive 1

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...that The Miroir or Glasse of the Synneful Soul was a manuscript translated, scribed, and embroidered for queen Katherine Parr by future queen Elizabeth I when the latter was eleven years old?
...that the Felbrigge Psalter (pictured) is the oldest embroidered bookbinding in England?
...that a shell stitch is a crochet motif often used for decorative borders?
...that unmatched dye lots can frustrate weeks of labor for a knitter or crocheter?
...that handmade lace often begins as crochet thread (pictured)?
...that stitch markers are mnemonic devices that demonstrate the underlying mathematical basis of crochet?
...that a hook gauge detects irregularities in manufacturer sizing of crochet hooks and knitting needles?
...that Navajo rugs sold for $50 in gold as early as 1850?
...that smocking is an embroidery technique that mimics the effects of elastic?

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The following ones are mine. We've got some more I didn't write and I'll dig those up. This needs to be culled a little: smocking and Navajo rug are scheduled for rotation as highlighted article and the Felbrigge Psalter image is scheduled for rotation as an image. There might be a couple of others like that; I'll double check. Durova^Charge! 05:12, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

...that bead crochet (pictured) was a popular method of creating women's fashion accessories during the 1920s?
...that apparel incorporating homemade granny squares was a 1970s fashion fad?
...that unmatched dye lots can frustrate weeks of labor for a knitter or crocheter?
...that handmade lace often begins as crochet thread?
...that stitch markers are mnemonic devices that demonstrate the underlying mathematical basis of crochet?
...that a hook gauge detects irregularities in manufacturer sizing of crochet hooks and knitting needles?
...that Navajo rugs sold for $50 in gold as early as 1850?
...that smocking is an embroidery technique that mimics the effects of elastic?
...that a shell stitch is a crochet motif often used for decorative borders?
...that the Felbrigge Psalter is the oldest embroidered bookbinding in England?
...that The Miroir or Glasse of the Synneful Soul was a manuscript translated, scribed, and embroidered for queen Katherine Parr by future queen Elizabeth I when the latter was eleven years old?

Notes:

~~Bead crochet 5 December 2007~~
~~Granny square 12 December 2007[1]~~
~~Dye lot 16 December 2007[2]~~
~~Crochet thread 21 December 2007[3]~~
~~Stitch marker (crochet) 23 December 2007[4]~~
~~Hook gauge 28 December 2007[5]~~
~~Navajo rug 31 December 2007[6]~~
~~Smocking 7 January 2008[7]~~
~~Shell stitch 12 January 2008[8] They didn't actually use the image that time.~~
~~Felbrigge Psalter 22 January 2008[9]~~
The Miroir or Glasse of the Synneful Soul 23 January 2008[10]

Also another DYK proposal is in the pipeline right now as Textiles of Oaxaca (created Feb. 3).

...that butterfly motifs in the textiles of Oaxaca (pictured) reflect pre-Christian spiritual beliefs among the Mazatec people?

Textiles of Oaxaca

They ran this on the main page today. :) Durova^Charge! 18:56, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Other DYKs

Starting with raw notes:

~~Couching (embroidery) 8 July 2007~~
~~Cross stitches 10 July 2007~~
~~Goldwork (embroidery) 11 July 2007~~
~~John Henry Dearle 18 July 2007~~
~~Double cloth 27 July 2007~~
~~Valois Tapestries 10 September 2007~~

Durova^Charge! 05:23, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

Links to WP:Recent additions, or a link/Diff to their appearance at T:DYK, will be helpful in setting these up. Don't worry about repetition if some of the above are also selected pictures/articles, etc. - in my opinion there will be enough randomization that this won't be an issue. Cirt (talk) 05:14, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We could still use any related free-use image in the portal with the DYKs - even if it wasn't one that appeared at T:DYK - so long as the hook appeared there. Cirt (talk) 05:49, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, do you still need me to look up precise diffs for the rest of those DYKs? Durova^Charge! 23:05, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Everything I crossed off is done. After that latest one above gets up successfully at T:DYK, we'll have a total of 6 sets of 3. Cirt (talk) 23:08, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great additions; it's good to have a mix of textile maufacturing in with the handcraft DYKs. And now we are 10. Thanks for all your work here, Cirt! - PKM (talk) 19:35, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More DYKs

Anna Maria Garthwaite (created 25 April 2008) is nominated for DYK and has a pretty good shot at making the cut, I think. - PKM (talk) 21:08, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kewlness, keep us posted. Cirt (talk) 22:50, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Got it.

On 1 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anna Maria Garthwaite, 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.

I started Portal:Textile Arts/DYK/13 but I can't figure out the trick for getting the number-date link for the active DYK archive - where do I find that?

Two more needed to complete the next set. - PKM (talk) 03:00, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work. When the archive isn't there yet, I just use a direct link/Diff to the time it appeared at T:DYK. Cirt (talk) 03:08, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]