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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.
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).
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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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)
Some stuff I've run across:
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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.
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).
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Tweed which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — RMCD bot 13:32, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Tweed (disambiguation) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — RMCD bot 14:02, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
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)
Some stuff I've run across: