Talk:Tweed

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The first paragraph here is taken in its entirity from The Columbia Encyclopedia. I will have a go at rewriting it and expanding it a little.

Error in text

The final comment suggests that George V was the father of Edward the VII. This is incorrect. George V was the son. Perhaps it is supposed to refer to Edward VIII?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ninja67 (talk • contribs) 15:24, 19 January 2007 (UTC).

Wool?

The first statement reads, "Tweed is a rough, unfinished woolen fabric", but can't it also be of other fibers? Or is 'Silk Tweed' a modern bastardization? And what does "unfinished" mean? --Renice 20:41, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

This needs a lot of work. I've tagged it for the textile arts project. - PKM 16:29, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and "unfinished" means the fabric is not washed and processed after weaving, which used to be true, but isn't anymore; even modern Harris Tweed is finished, which softens and slightly felts the traditionally rough fabric. - PKM 03:48, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

now this is weird!

I think you should add the fact that in th olden days harris tweed makers used urine to clean the wool. disgusting-i know-but true —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.43.102.200 (talk) 17:47, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

History

It would be nice to read a bit about the origins of tweed and cultural affiliations. (It seems to be mostly centered on the British Isles.) -- Beland (talk) 17:33, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Use as camouflage

I seem to remember reading somewhere that tweed acts as a camouflage. Can anyone shed light on this? Smartse (talk) 11:36, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

The German monarch in tweed

The picture in the gallery of the the German Emperor Frederick III with his heir William was mislabeled as a picture of the aforementioned son; I made a change to correct this. It's a fine picture by the way. --88.148.255.3 (talk) 17:31, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Washing Information

I think it would be quite helpful to include information on the best way to wash this fabric to prevent deterioration or discoloration. This could also be added to other cloth pages. Quasyhumonoid (talk) 18:53, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Lovat tweed

I have deleted from the lede an uncited claim that Lovat Green is the colour of traditional scottish tweed. Different styles of tweed were traditionally woven in different mills; Lovat is just one traditional style/colour. "Lovat" is a name in the scottish peerage, and a branch of Clan Fraser of Lovat, which makes it sound as if "Lovat" is a place-name, but I can't find such a place. The traditional lands of the Frasers of Lovat are near the Beauly Firth, near Inverness. In fact various designs and colours are referred to as Lovat; some of these are brownish checks, rather than a bluish green. Incidentally Lovat Mill is a modern tweed mill located in Hawick, which is not near Inverness. MrDemeanour (talk) 12:00, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

"Lovat green" is an actual colour (or, technically speaking, a range of hues, in the pale-cyan range). Just Google it [1].  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  10:51, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

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Silk tweed image?

A photograph of the commonest type of silk tweed, the one that you authors had in mind, would be helpful. We cannot use any of these images, but as you see, silk tweed seems to come in a number of iterations. I read on a commercial site where silk tweed has long been a traditionally used cloth. What does the most traditional weave look like? Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 06:31, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Forgot to add the link - https://nydesignerfabrics.com/collections/silk-tweed Thanks, Wordreader (talk) 06:34, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Additional sources

Some stuff I've run across:

• Black, Gillian; Craufurd Smith, Rachael; Kheria, Smita; Porter, Gerard (January 2015). "Scotland the Brand – Marketing the Myth?". Scottish Affairs. 24 (1). Edinburgh University Press: 47–77. doi:10.3366/scot.2015.0053. ISSN 2053-888X. – Seems to be focused on the tension between (individual) intellectual property and (collective) cultural heritage concerns; involves tartan, Scotch whisky, Harris tweed, etc.
• Helland, Janice (2007). British and Irish Home Arts and Industries 1880–1914: Marketing Craft, Making Fashion. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9780716528913. – From review: "an examination of the revival of Irish and Scottish cottage textile crafts — the embroidering of poplin, lacemaking, and the weaving of tweed and tartan — that also demonstrates the complexities and tensions caused by the 'internal colonization' of the so-called Celtic fringe by London society." The book is comparatively quite expensive, around $75 used. :-(
• Young, Caroline; Martin, Ann (2017). Tartan + Tweed. London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 9780711238220. – A bit pricey.
• Gulvin, Clifford (1973). The Tweedmakers: A History of the Scottish Fancy Woollen Industry, 1600–1914. "Library of Textile History" series. New York: David & Charles / Barnes & Noble. ISBN 9780715359730. Alternative ISBN 9780064926034.

 — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  10:10, 13 August 2023 (UTC)