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Textiles Edit-a-thon WMDC August 10, 2017 with The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

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.

When

Thursday, August 10, 2017 10AM–1PM

Where

The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum [1]
701 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

Articles to work on

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Worklists

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Special requests

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

Stubs to expand

Resources

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Basics on editing Wikipedia

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References

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Outcomes

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Articles created

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Articles improved

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  • 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

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