Wikidata:WikiProject Textile arts

The goal of this project is to improve Wikidata's coverage of textile arts - sewing, weaving, knitting, lacemaking, needlework, and other related crafts. Our scope will include textile processes, the artisans who practice those processes, and the materials they produce.

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Items

Main items

• textile art (Q10988986): arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers and fabrics to construct practical or decorative objects
• textile process (Q7708485): process or technique for working with textile materials
• textile arts tool (Q19394283): equipment used in the production of textiles
• textile (Q28823): various fiber-based materials
• ...

Other items

• lacemaking (Q43065851): craft of making lace
• lace (Q231250): openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand
  • bobbin lace (Q1412495)
  • needle lace (Q6150593)
  • hairpin lace (Q1488231)
  • ñandutí (Q292834)
• knitting (Q6033694): forming and interlacing of loops using needles according to a prescribed manner or pattern, either by machine or by hand
• knitwork (Q29048022): handmade works or material created by interlacing loops of a long or continuous piece of yarn or thread by means of needles
• needlework (Q1817291): craft of creating or decorating objects using needle and thread
• needlework (Q28966125): creative work made using needle and thread or yarn
• quilting (Q1920065): process of sewing layers of fabric together to make a padded material
• quilt (Q1064538): bedcover made of multiple layers of fabric sewn together, usually stitched in decorative patterns
• sewing (Q652122): craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread
• weaving (Q192296): technology for the production of textiles
• spinning (Q59172)
• crocheting (Q208386)
• nålebinding (Q1281606)
• Hardanger embroidery (Q126947)
• crewelwork (Q5184848)
• embroidery (Q18281)
• embroidery (Q28966302)
• tapestry (Q184296)
• tapestry weave (Q29167534)
• ...

Best practices

Distinct items

Following the standard established by WikiProject Visual arts and other projects, we should maintain distinct items for:

1. textile arts or crafts processes and techniques
2. types of materials or objects produced using those processes
3. the related profession or occupation for people who practice those processes

Inter-relationships:

• quilting (Q1920065)practiced by (P3095)quiltmaker (Q30341438)
• quilting (Q1920065)product, material, or service produced or provided (P1056)quilt (Q1064538)
• quilt (Q1064538)fabrication method (P2079)quilting (Q1920065)
• quiltmaker (Q30341438)field of this occupation (P425)quilting (Q1920065)

Instances and subclasses

In general, textile arts concepts (crafts and materials) should be <subclass of> "textile", "textile art", "textile process", or "textile tool", etc., or, more often, one of their subclasses.

• Exception: Types of textile fiber (wool (Q42329), silk (Q37681)) should always be <instance of> fiber (Q3071311); this is a metaclass and has instances that are classes. (Many of these are already modeled.)

Individual textile items (like Appliqué inv. 2757 (Q26756759), a piece of bobbin lace in a museum collection), should be <instance of> the relevant subclass of "textile art".

Professions and occupations should be <instance of> occupation (Q12737077) and can also be a <subclass> of a broader occupation.

Properties

Main properties

• fabrication method (P2079): method, process or technique used to grow, cook, weave, build, assemble, manufacture the item
• product, material, or service produced or provided (P1056): material or product produced or sold by an organization, industry, facility, or process
• made from material (P186): material the subject or the object is made of or derived from (do not confuse with P10672 which is used for processes)
• practiced by (P3095): type of agents that study this subject or work in this field
• ...

Other properties

• uses (P2283): item or concept used by the subject or in the operation (see also instrument [P1303] and armament [P520])
• used by (P1535): item or concept that makes use of the subject (use sub-properties when appropriate)
• has use (P366): main use of the subject (includes current and former usage)
• ...

Inter-relations

Here are four different types of concepts we are working with and properties for their inter-relations. Please feel free to modify or comment on the talk page.

Inter-relations

Item	Art / craft / method an activity (e.g. quilting (Q1920065))	Product / material the result of the activity (e.g. quilt (Q1064538))	Tool the instrument used to produce the product or material (e.g. sewing needle (Q142690))	Occupation the actor, who produces the product (e.g. quiltmaker (Q30341438)
Art / craft / method an activity (e.g. quilting (Q1920065))	subclass of (P279)	product, material, or service produced or provided (P1056), uses (P2283) Examples quilting (Q1920065) → product, material, or service produced or provided (P1056) → quilt (Q1064538)) quilting (Q1920065) → uses (P2283) → cloth (Q5849500))	uses (P2283) Example quilting (Q1920065) → uses (P2283) → sewing needle (Q142690)	practiced by (P3095) Example quilting (Q1920065) → practiced by (P3095) → quiltmaker (Q30341438)
Product / material the result of the activity (e.g. quilt (Q1064538))	fabrication method (P2079) Example quilt (Q1064538) → fabrication method (P2079) → quilting (Q1920065)	made from material (P186), subclass of (P279) Examples quilt (Q1064538) → made from material (P186) → cloth (Q5849500)) quilt (Q1064538) → subclass of (P279) → textile artwork (Q22075301)
Tool the instrument used to produce the product or material (e.g. sewing needle (Q142690))	has use (P366) Example sewing needle (Q142690) → has use (P366) → quilting (Q1920065)		subclass of (P279) Example sewing needle (Q142690) → subclass of (P279) → needle (Q56145959)	used by (P1535) Example sewing needle (Q142690) → used by (P1535) → quiltmaker (Q30341438)
Occupation the actor, who produces the product (e.g. quiltmaker (Q30341438)	field of this occupation (P425) Example quiltmaker (Q30341438) → field of this occupation (P425) → quilting (Q1920065)	uses (P2283) Examples quiltmaker (Q30341438) → uses (P2283) → cloth (Q5849500) quiltmaker (Q30341438) → product, material, or service produced or provided (P1056) → quilt (Q1064538)	uses (P2283) Example quiltmaker (Q30341438) → uses (P2283) → sewing needle (Q142690)	subclass of (P279) Example quiltmaker (Q30341438) → subclass of (P279) → textile worker (Q66035178)

Queries

See also Lists

Find orphan items. If an item is not found in any of the listings, it is not categorised under any of the top classes.

Fix item classes. Pay attention to the type of class Art / craft / method <> Product / material <> Tool <> Occupation. If the item's categorisation is false, the different review methods will reveal that and allow fixing it. More classes can be added to the table, also subclasses of existing ones.

Class type	Class of items	Subclasses	Inter-relations	Translations	Tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Art / craft / method	textile art (Q10988986)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Art / craft / method	craft (Q2207288)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Art / craft / method	handicraft (Q877729)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Art / craft / method	textile process (Q7708485)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Product / material	textile artwork (Q22075301)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Product / material	textile (Q28823)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Product / material	clothing material (Q5135573)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Tool	textile arts tool (Q19394283)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Occupation	textile worker (Q66035178)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties
Occupation	textile artist (Q10694573)	query subclasses	manage inter-relations	translate items	view tree	Authority control	Most used properties

Main queries

• Textile arts with practioners and products ⟨textile art⟩ on wikidata tree visualisation (external tool)(depth=1)
• Textile arts tools (subclasses) ⟨textile arts tool⟩ on wikidata tree visualisation (external tool)(depth=1)
• Textile occupations (subclasses of textile worker (Q66035178), based on Standard Occupational Classification System (Q7598269) code 51-6000; does not include fiber artists) ⟨textile worker⟩ on wikidata tree visualisation (external tool)(depth=1)
• ...

Other queries

• Yarn types ⟨yarn⟩ on wikidata tree visualisation (external tool)(depth=1)
• ...

Tabernacle

• Lace worklist in Tabernacle (Want us to add another language? Let us know on the Talk page.)

Lists

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Worklists for this project are created using Listeria. These lists are automatically updated by the ListeriaBot daily as things change. The current set of worklists is available at /Lists. New lists may be added. To request a worklist, ask on the Project discussion page.

Subpages

• WikiProject Textile arts/Lists
• WikiProject Textile arts/Lists/Lace
• WikiProject Textile arts/Lists/Lace components
• WikiProject Textile arts/Lists/Lace objects
• WikiProject Textile arts/Lists/Lacemaking
• WikiProject Textile arts/Lists/Stitches
• WikiProject Textile arts/Lists/Textile arts tools
• WikiProject Textile arts/Main items
• WikiProject Textile arts/Main items/fi
• WikiProject Textile arts/Participants
• WikiProject Textile arts/Tapestry

Participants

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• PKM (talk) 18:40, 9 September 2019 (UTC)
• Susanna Ånäs (Susannaanas) (talk)
• Pauljmackay (talk)
• Sukkoria (talk)
• Juana de Arco (talk)
• Spinster 💬
• Vätte (talk)