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Textiles Edit-a-thon

:Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for visitors who want to learn more about a variety of topics. With the help of experienced Wikipedians, attendees will learn to edit and contribute to textile-related Wikipedia articles. Librarians and staff from The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum will be on hand to provide access to source material.

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When

: Thursday, August 10, 2017 10AM–1PM

Where

: The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum [https://museum.gwu.edu/]

: 701 21st Street NW

: Washington, DC 20052

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Articles to work on

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Categories-Each category contains multiple articles (Taken from Wikiproject Textile Arts)

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Resources

=Basics on editing Wikipedia=

=References=

  • [http://weavearealpeace.org/weave/wp-content/uploads/WARP_Guide-2015-Final-spread2.pdf Artisan Textile Resources (non-scholarly brochure from Weave a Real Peace)]
  • [https://maiwa.com/pages/natural-dyes Maiwa (Introductory pages dyeing)]
  • [https://maiwa.com/pages/about-weaving Maiwa (Introductory pages weaving)]
  • [https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/textiles#articles Victoria & Albert Museum (see Read More)]
  • [http://www.maneyonline.com/loi/tex Textile History (Scholarly journal that includes some open access articles)]
  • [https://museum.gwu.edu/terms-definitions The Textile Museum - terms and definitions]
  • [https://museum.gwu.edu/sites/museum.gwu.edu/files/Textile-Museum-Thesaurus.pdf The Textile Museum Thesaurus]
  • [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/ Textile Society of America Symposia Proceedings]
  • [https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/periodicals/webside01.pdf University of Arizona On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics]
  • [https://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar]

Outcomes

=Articles created=

=Articles improved=

  • Embroidery ‎ (Checked for spelling and grammar errors.)
  • Glossary of dyeing terms (spelling)
  • Ikat (added wiki-link; Added additional information and additional footnote)
  • Plying ‎ (Added citations in introduction for definitions. Rewrote section on Navajo plying to make it more factual, less instructive. Removed tags that no longer apply)
  • Prayer rug ‎ (added citation)
  • Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.) ‎ (Added accurate website; Added former location; Added photo of new location; updated image caption)
  • Silk waste ‎ (Add book to further reading)
  • Textile ‎ (Removed cn tag where ref was already present in "Production methods" section; Added Looping; added cite)
  • Plain weave ‎ (Added reference)
  • Looping ‎ (Linked to Textile page)
  • Warp and weft ‎ (Added the definition of "Warp" from The Textile Museum & cited it)

Attendees