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No mention of quilt or other forms of embroidery? Gflores Talk 21:33, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

Quilting isn't a form of embroidery, but they are both forms of needlework. PKM 02:55, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Move Indian embroidery

Can someone with more expertise on south Asian needlework than I have pull out the two paragraphs on Indian embroidery into their own article?

There are many other forms of embroidery that have their own articles.

And "The most ornate and tedious form of embroidery is the Zardosi workmanship..." is NPOV. - PKM 04:40, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, apparently no one with more expertise is available - I will move to Embroidery of India. - PKM 20:10, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is this page on hand embroidery?

I think a decision needs to be made about whether this article is about hand embroidery or machine embroidery or both. Not all readers will understand, for example, that people don't do counted thread work on a sewing machine. The existing 'types of embroidery' section is a good introduction to hand embroidery.

I propose creating a hand embroidery page and moving the section on "Types of embroidery" to it. I think the rest of the content should stay as it is general to embroidery. Justinep 12:18, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I think the high-level embroidery page needs to include a list of types of embroidery, but you are right, in that we don't properly discuss hand vs. machine embroidery. I also think your suggestion below for an article on Ecclesiatical embroidery is a good one.
User:WillowW has proposed a Wikiproject on textile arts; would you like to join? That would be a great way to start a discussion about structuring the embroidery articles. If you are interested, please sign up here. - PKM 19:19, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What was wrong with the link to a page on ecclesiastical embroidery?

  1. (cur) (last) 04:00, 6 January 2007 Naconkantari (Talk | contribs) m (Reverted edits by JASpencer (talk) to last version by 165.138.77.201)
  2. (cur) (last) 20:19, 1 January 2007 JASpencer (Talk | contribs) ({Catholic-link|http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05400a.htm}})

I ask because I wonder if it was removed because it seemed like proselytizing, or because the content of the linked page wasn't deemed good? It does seem like a heavy page, but I don't think there is a wikipedia article on ecclesiastical embroidery so far? Justinep 12:18, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images

I've added a main image, though I am glad someone moved what was here to a gallery. I'd like to see the gallery mixed up a bit - we have four examples of ecclesiastical embroidery in goldwork (embroidery) but nothing from China, Japan, or Latin America. Will try to remedy the coverage. - PKM 03:19, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandel!

There's definite vandelism going on right now. There's been a while series of edits to the page, all pointing at a company and individuals. None of which is helpful.

I'll come back tomorrow and try to fix, if I remember - but I fear that I'll cause more damage then I'll fix, with my inexperience. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.67.68.118 (talk) 07:36, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

I've done what I can to fix. The text is now right, but one of the pictures is broken. Its better then it was, anyway.

I'm fair to tired to fix it now, will try to do later, after I've slept.

Nb - yes, I forgot to sign the first post. Sorry.

24.67.68.118 (talk) 07:50, 11 December 2007 (UTC)