Talk:Sewing

message: explanations pls — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.91.202.202 (talk) 00:32, 6 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: There are many, many different stitches, used in different contexts (depending on the application).  There is a big -and still very incomplete- basic list on the page and a bit on stitch.  There are so many different stitches that it is going to need its own page.  I will be personally undertaking this in the next month, including posting example photos of my own work. --Kat 07:34, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you so much. I have been working so hard on the Islam-related articles that I haven't had time to work on clothing/textile/sewing stuff and I really appreciate the good work you and PKM are doing. Zora 07:59, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Kat, great! Saw a couple of your edits and was delighted to have you on the (unofficial) team. I have put stuff on zig-zag stitch under zig-zag, but perhaps it should be moved and cross-referenced. Paula Kate (PKM) 18:39, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  what about other stitches, anyone helps us to add some explanations 

message: anyone know of a quick and dirty guide of mending little rips and tears of clothing?  Please link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TriniTriggs (talk • contribs) 04:36, 10 June 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  mending 

message: Do we want/need a separate article on sewing terminology, to include things like dart, bias, grainline, princess seam, Hong Kong finish, french seam, lining, interlining, etc.?  Or does that belong here, or with sewing patterns?  PKM 21:17, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that's a great idea! Pcvjamaica (talk) 23:47, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

text: sewing.com's dictionary is a low quality bizarre collection of terms (acetate but not polyester, cotton but not silk or wool) and does not in with fit Wikipedia's mission to develop GFDL content.  Please develop a proper marketing plan and promote your site elsewhere.  -- SiobhanHansa 21:03, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sewing terminology?

message: I found a napkin holder that was made out of some yarn and a weird green plastic with holes in it, and a friend told me that this was "plastic canvas", and used as a structural material for sewing and such.  Does anyone know anything about it?  Would someone be able to create a stub or redirect for plastic canvas?  --Creidieki 00:34, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I did; thought I posted a comment here.  PKM 17:17, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Plastic canvas" 

message: Redirects here. There's no mention of it in the article, and it's not just a synonym for 'sewing' after all. Someone kindly fix this! (ie write a bit) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.115.228.253 (talk) 18:00, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. See Darning. PKM did a lot of good work on it. Zora 21:13, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Darning 

message: I've started Tack (sewing) - there's a cleanup effort on to break apart the various senses of tack - could use more information. Like an illustration of how to make a tailor's tack.
Also, basting now covers both the cooking and sewing senses - if someone does basting stitch we should split those apart, and link from tack (sewing) - I have temporarily linked basting stitch here to tack (sewing) 
Oh, and could someone form the UK confirm whether "tack" is the standard UK term for US "baste"? - PKM 18:09, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tacking and Basting 

message: Notions are items required for finishing a garment in addition to the fabric and pattern, e.g. pins and buttons, but not pin cushions. The article needs to be rearranged accordingly. Mr. Jones 12:40, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notions 

message: Someone added some books by Barbara Deckert that are not sewing classics. I removed them. I suspect intent to boost sales, but I could be wrong; it could be that those were just the books that someone had handy, and thought were useful. I will add some more books later -- Therese de Dilmont, for one thing. A classic, and it's still available. The Vogue and Reader's Digest books aren't bad either. Zora 14:05, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: I am interested in knowing what your curriculum covers for a first and second year sewing course.
Please let me know!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.146.90.157 (talk) 18:51, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Any teachers out there? 

message: I have just started a new wiki at Craftacular.com. It runs on the same software as wikipedia, but the goal is a little different.
I am working to make it a central resource for all things related to crafts. A central, on-line repositiory of patterns, techniques, tutorials, tip & tricks, etc that people can use as a resource. It will be a place that encourages opinions. I'm (obviously) just getting started, but I'm reaching out to crafters to ask them if they'd be willing to contribute some of their expertise or help me get the word out. 
I appreciate any help that you can lend. It's going to take a lot more people than just myself to get this baby up to its full potential. 
Also, please let me know if this comment is unwelcome. It's my understanding from reading wikipedia's rule/terms of use that this would be an appropriate place for a post like this. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shanak (talk • contribs) 18:19, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anyone interested in another project? 

message: I'm thinking about starting a WikiProject for Textile Arts that would include all the usual crafts (sewing, knitting, weaving, crochet, lace, etc.) plus clothing and fashion design.  We basically need to find 5 editors who are interested in contributing.  A WikiProject would allow us to use tags to monitor the progress of our field, using the [[Mathbot assessments.  We could also make common templates, info-boxes and whatnot, and it might draw other textile-enthusiasts to us. (More knitters, yeay!)  I'd be willing to get it off the ground, programming-wise; are people here interested in joining?  Thanks! :) Willow 10:13, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm interested, but I'm also watching 700 articles and I'm chronically short on time. I dunno if it would be fair for me to sign up if I'm always going to be busy with articles relating to Islam, Indian cinema, and the South Pacific. Zora 23:58, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject?

message: I think that surgeons should be removed from the list of occupations that require sewing since surgeons really perform sutures, not sew skin together. A rather small, but important, difference I think. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.182.123.148 (talk) 17:50, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. - PKM 18:41, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  surgeon 

message: I don't think seam allowance should be merged here; rather, this should be a Main Article on this essential craft and the section on seam allowance here should be merged into seam allowance. - PKM 18:41, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Seam Allowance should be searchable on its own. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.68.248.24 (talk) 00:15, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Seam allowance

message: www.sewing.com
Can I please ask if there are any objections to my companies link being included in the external link section of wikipedia's sewing page. We are www.sewing.com (Sewing.com LLC) - we do not sell products or have any allegiance to any specific sewing companies - we are completely impartial. The site is purely informational (for eg. our 300+ word sewing dictionary). Does anyone have any objections? Thanks all - Melanie (melanie@sewing.com) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.19.238.232 (talk) 05:21, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The sewing.com home page does not provide encyclopedic information about sewing.  The only section of the site that even attempts to provide appropriate content is the dictionary - which is similar to dozens of other fairly low quality sewing dictionaries on the Internet.  I do not believe the site adds significant value to this article.  -- SiobhanHansa 21:06, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: External Links

message: How about a section on the alternatives to sewing, such as welded seams (for appropriate materials) and any other methods that exist? EdX20 (talk) 17:27, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Alternatives?

message: Hi everyone!
Just wanted to let you know www.adorableheirlooms.com has a blog with informational videos on how to do hand embroidery stitches.  They also offer several high end laces, fabrics and notions.  Check it out!
Jennifer Jones  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.60.144.199 (talk) 01:32, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smocking, Heirloom Embroidery 

message: --58.69.5.102 (talk) 07:54, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  sewing tools 

message: There is free advertising for Bernina in this page ?! I work with Singer and Brother !  Aufiletamesure.com -  - --Bernard Piette (talk) 14:01, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Free advertising ! 

message: After finding the Wiki sites unhelpful in teaching some basic stitches, I found some great vids at http://www.monkeysee(dot)com/play/2144-how-to-sew-by-hand  When I tried to add this URL to the external references, it was rejected by the spam blocker (or some such).  I really think that its inclusion should be considered (and if the other vids at the site are as helpful as these were to me, others as well).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.70.250.105 (talk) 15:17, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blocked URL? 

message: * On futher thought, we still need Glossary of sewing terminology.
*  Stitch (textile arts) needs its own article.
*  The list of stitches that was here is now reorganized a bit as List of sewing stitches.
** Expand list and add citations/links
** Create article Overcast stitch
* Create separate article on Seam (sewing). - PKM (talk) 03:30, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Social implications? (putting-out system, industrialization, sweatshops, unionization). I don't really have the background to add this aspect. 
- PKM (talk) 19:20, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: To-do list

message: Working on expanding the Garment Construction section. Planning to expand it scrap by scrap as I find appropriate specific references to tie the new content to.
--RamblingChicken (talk) 06:26, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Garment Construction

message: I found several sentences in the section of "20th century and today," describing the popularization and development of sewing patterns, and these sentences appear to be plagiarized by Podcast. The following link <ref>https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jessica-cramer/style-blues/e/54043715 is where I found it. Please refer to it and share your thoughts or comments.JRABBIT18 (talk) 04:43, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  plagiarism 

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Sewing and Tailoring. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Steel1943 (talk) 22:32, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Sewing and Tailoring" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Garment worker. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Steel1943 (talk) 22:33, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
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