Plate No. 005pattern
Navy Grid
Madder Grid
Charcoal Grid
First documented
c. 1900s
Origin
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Fiber
cotton
Weave
plain weave
Family
checks

Plate No. 005 · pattern

Graph Check

Graph check is a dense, fine check of thin single lines crossing on a pale ground, named for its likeness to ruled graph paper. It is a common shirting pattern, smaller and tighter than windowpane. Because the lines are thin and evenly spaced, the cloth reads as a near-solid pastel from a distance.

Named for

Named for its resemblance to ruled graph paper.

Sources & References

  1. 1.Check (pattern), Wikipedia
  2. 2.Textile, Encyclopaedia Britannica

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