|
Could it be any worse? |
|
|
|
|
Replies
Somey |
|
Can't actually moderate (or even post)
Group: Moderators
Posts: 11,816
Joined:
From: Dreamland
Member No.: 275
|
I hate to play Devil's Advocate here, but if the point is to show how the fabric is gathered, does the quality of the stitching itself really matter? One might even argue that high-quality stitching might distract the reader/viewer from the fabric-gathering effect. Besides, the world has spandex and lycra now - does anybody even need this technique, other than to make period costumes for Renaissance Festivals? (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/hmmm.gif) I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that the Smocking (T-H-L-K-D) article is about equal in length to the Textile industry (T-H-L-K-D) article, and actually has better sourcing - though admittedly the latter has an offshoot, Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution (T-H-L-K-D) that's also about the same length.
|
|
|
|
Wiki Witch of the West |
|
Member
Group: Contributors
Posts: 171
Joined:
From: Honey catches more flies than vinegar, but I still don't want to see your fly.
Member No.: 14,351
|
QUOTE(Somey @ Sat 6th March 2010, 7:20pm) QUOTE(Wiki Witch of the West @ Sat 6th March 2010, 12:58pm) The safest way to avoid copyright infringements in crafted items is to upload one's own original designs. You're basically just laughing at the rest of us at this point, aren't you? (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/hmmm.gif) Personally, I think it's a lovely design. In fact, I'm thinking of having my entire house redone around that basic motif, and possibly the landscaping too...! It would be a lot more practical than my current place, I'll tell ya that. Actually that's a straightforward explanation, Somey. If you rummage around the old archives of my blog you'll see that the reason behind it has something to do with the mom-and-pop nature of the craft art business. Imports have risen to the North American market, a substantial portion of which are knockoffs of craft designs. A couple of years ago I wrote a GA about Navajo rugs, part of which mentioned that factor. It simply isn't possible to live in North America on the kind of wages that prevail in Thailand or China. So when Wikimedians upload their own original designs, it's less about the quality of the material than about respecting intellectual property rights. With regard to the smocking example that started this thread, it was useful in the article to show examples of the major stitches.
|
|
|
|
The Adversary |
|
CT (Check Troll)
Group: Regulars
Posts: 801
Joined:
Member No.: 194
|
QUOTE(Wiki Witch of the West @ Sat 6th March 2010, 11:39pm) With regard to the smocking example that started this thread, it was useful in the article to show examples of the major stitches.
hmmm, not really. QUOTE(Alison @ Sun 7th March 2010, 9:01am) QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Sat 6th March 2010, 4:47pm) QUOTE(tarantino @ Fri 5th March 2010, 7:03pm) QUOTE(Alison @ Sat 6th March 2010, 2:54am) That name 'Vicky' sounds awfully familiar. Where could I have heard of it before ..... (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif) http://www.londonfetishscene.com/wipi/inde...&year=&month=-110:42, 18 September 2008 Balzac (Talk | contribs) has renamed User:Taxwoman to "Vicky" ‎ (1,661 edits. Reason: request of user) (IMG: http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq142/firepixie26/busted.jpg) Give it up, Baxter. You're done. (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/biggrin.gif) Obvious sock is obvious His fakeness was established back in Desember, with this post. (Hint: the Danish is completely wrong. No Dane would write: "Jeg er godt".... But use an automatic translator on "I am fine"..and you wil get it) (Eric: nice lolcat (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif) )
|
|
|
|
Trick cyclist |
|
Fortunately Denmark palmed Norway off to Sweden in 1814
Group: Inactive
Posts: 321
Joined:
Member No.: 15,636
|
QUOTE(The Adversary @ Sun 7th March 2010, 5:56pm) Silly man. I only claim to speak broken English perfectly.... but you claimed to be Danish...
Yes I am proud to speak Danish correctly. Evidently you have found a translator that follows the correct rules of Danish grammar not the sort of vulgar patois that Danes of your acquaintance evidently speak. I am now putting you on ignore. Good night.
|
|
|
|
Trick cyclist |
|
Fortunately Denmark palmed Norway off to Sweden in 1814
Group: Inactive
Posts: 321
Joined:
Member No.: 15,636
|
QUOTE(Alison @ Sun 7th March 2010, 10:39pm) QUOTE(Trick cyclist @ Sun 7th March 2010, 2:25pm) I am now putting you on ignore. Good night.
... and it's time to find a new sock on WP, 'Giselle' (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/angry.gif) You too. And you're someone who really ought to know better. I won't deign to ask who 'Giselle' is. This post has been edited by Trick cyclist:
|
|
|
|
Somey |
|
Can't actually moderate (or even post)
Group: Moderators
Posts: 11,816
Joined:
From: Dreamland
Member No.: 275
|
QUOTE(thekohser @ Sun 7th March 2010, 6:03pm) I love it when you can watch the sock unravel before your eyes. Well, I feel really bad now, since it was apparently my own mention of "spandex and lycra" that initiated this whole series of posts, and now he's going to have to start a whole new account! (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/unhappy.gif) Still, I thought he nearly had it this time - true, I'd figured it out after about 8 posts and I even told a bunch of folks, but a lot of them didn't believe me at first - because he'd been so well-behaved and clever about avoiding the usual pitfalls. Even when I insisted, everybody seemed willing to go along with letting him continue with it, as a kind of observational experiment... Only to have the whole thing ruined by me, of all people. (I'd better just steer clear of all-natural fibers of all kinds, from now on.) Maybe I can blame Durova, though? Heck, she'd probably appreciate the additional notch-in-the-fuselage.
|
|
|
|
Posts in this topic
Kelly Martin Could it be any worse? Jon Awbrey
Ran across [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File... Enric_Naval So make a better smocking sampler, photograph it, ... GlassBeadGame
So make a better smocking sampler, photograph it,... MZMcBride
So make a better smocking sampler, photograph it... Newyorkbrad
So make a better smocking sampler, photograph it... GlassBeadGame
[quote name='GlassBeadGame' post='224478' date='W... Zoloft
[quote name='Newyorkbrad' post='224481' date='Wed... EricBarbour [quote name='GlassBeadGame' post='224478' date='We... Doc glasgow
[quote name='GlassBeadGame' post='224478' date='W... Milton Roe
[quote name='GlassBeadGame' post='224478' date='W... Kwork
[quote name='GlassBeadGame' post='224478' date='W... Peter Damian
I suppose another option would be to upload this ... Kwork
[quote name='Kwork' post='224578' date='Thu 4th M... dtobias
So make a better smocking sampler, photograph it... Kelly Martin
So make a better smocking sampler, photograph it,... Tarc
So make a better smocking sampler, photograph it,... Casliber I think what happens is no-one thinks to take phot... TungstenCarbide
Ran across [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File... The Adversary
Ran across [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File... Kelly Martin
I hate to play Devil's Advocate here, but if ... Somey Of course, the photographs in that book were taken... Tarc
Of course, the photographs in that book were take... Kwork
[quote name='Kelly Martin' post='224590' date='Th... The Adversary An illustration in this article can serve two purp... EricBarbour Again; I feel, in one way very badly criticizing D... Jon Awbrey http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thum... RDH(Ghost In The Machine)
[i][color=hotpink][font=lucida console][size=7]Sp... Jon Awbrey
[b][i][color=hotpink][font=lucida console][size=... RDH(Ghost In The Machine)
Gawd Wins Again …
Jon :P
Teehee
:P
... Milton Roe
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thu... Eva Destruction
[quote name='tarantino' post='224677' date='Fri 5... Jon Awbrey
[quote name='tarantino' post='224677' date='Fri 5... Milton Roe
[quote name='tarantino' post='224677' date='Fri ... EricBarbour I love it when you can watch the sock unravel befo... Herschelkrustofsky
[quote name='thekohser' post='225146' date='Sun 7... Milton Roe
[quote name='Somey' post='225155' date='Sun 7th M... Trick cyclist
It would be a lot more practical than [url=http:/... Kwork
Wow, it's amazing that this thread went on fo... Wiki Witch of the West
Wow, it's amazing that this thread went on f... thekohser
In the unlikely event that Somey wants to rececor... Lar
The main complication is always Wikimedia Commons... Wiki Witch of the West
[quote name='Kwork' post='224951' date='Sat 6th M... EricBarbour [quote name='Alison' post='224854' date='Sat 6th M... Alison
[quote name='tarantino' post='224855' date='Fri 5... Somey Well, let's be somewhat fair about this - I do... Eva Destruction
I say "self-promotion" despite the fact... thekohser Can't some of this smocking be done so that ... The Adversary
Can't some of this smocking be done so that ... Enric_Naval
Can't some of this smocking be done so that ... GlassBeadGame It won't have evolved completely in the Free K... The Adversary ooopsh Ole.Holm seem to have been nuked :P
He ... Herschelkrustofsky
[quote name='Alison' post='225107' date='Sun 7th ... Milton Roe
[quote name='Alison' post='225107' date='Sun 7th... Mike H Now I don't have a faux-Danish speaker to spea... The Adversary
Now I don't have a faux-Danish speaker to spe... Milton Roe
Now I don't have a faux-Danish speaker to sp... Mike H
Now I don't have a faux-Danish speaker to sp... The Adversary
[quote name='The Adversary' post='225284' date='M... Milton Roe
But, I don't think the Poetgang even consider... Zoloft These references are a bit shorthand... can anyone... Milton Roe
These references are a bit shorthand... can anyon...
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| |