Talk:Basic knitted fabrics

The word "faggoting" does not come from the bundle of sticks. In fact, both the bundle of sticks and the knitting technique have a common origin - the term "fagot," which referred to a type of knot, which was used to tie bundles of sticks and which the connections in the knitted fabric looked like. So yes, the two words are somewhat related, but as directly as was originally implied in this section. Sleepsong (talk) 20:31, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

tricot[edit]

This section tells the reader almost nothing. In what was is it a special case? What kind of fibres can it use? What kind of fabrics can it make? In lingerie, what fabrics can it make; women's stockings?, men's underwear? FreeFlow99 (talk) 17:11, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Digital Stewardship Online[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 5 September 2023 and 15 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): JerushaNeely (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by JerushaNeely (talk) 13:04, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Stockinette/stocking stitch and reverse stockinette stitch[edit]

Hi! I'm a student editing in Wikipedia for a course. I developed a database for a previous class aimed at pulling together all of the different terms for various stitch patterns and fabrics. I thought I would add some of those additional terms I found to this article, just for St st and rev St st (for now) if that's helpful. I pulled my terms from Barbara Walker's Treasury of Knitting Patterns; Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns; The Ultimate Knitting Book (Vogue Knitting); and the Reader's Digest Knitter's Handbook (Montse Stanley). I have cited everything that I added, and also included twisted and crossed variations. I'm a complete newcomer to Wikipedia and am grateful for any feedback! JerushaNeely (talk) 20:24, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome. Your addition looks fine overall, and is properly sourced. I have two observations:

Don't capitalize all the terms. They aren't proper names. Instead, put double quotes around them as you did for "crossed" to indicate that they're being presented as new terms.
Replace the term "back loop". I know this is the terminology, but it isn't obvious what it means because it implies that it's in contrast to something called a "front loop", and that these are different kinds of loops. To me, at least, a loop hanging on a needle is one loop. You can poke the working needle through that loop from one direction or from the other direction, but those are the back and front of the same loop, not a "back" or "front" one. I understand that's what "through the back loop" means, and new knitters have to get used to that terminology if they're going to understanding knitting manuals and patterns. But it isn't obvious what it means, it's jargon, and I had a heck of time understanding it before I figured out that it isn't literally a different loop. For purposes of this article, avoid the jargon! Either omit the parenthetical or else say something to the effect of "by inserting the needle through the back of the existing stitch instead of the front".

Keep contributing! Largoplazo (talk) 21:00, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for the feedback! I have made the changes you suggested, I hope what I wrote for explaining twisted stitches is helpful. I also need to add an image for my assignment and am going to try and find an image of twisted and/or crossed stockinette.JerushaNeely (talk) 20:16, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]