How is Graph Check made?

Graph Check is woven as a plain weave.

Plate No. 005pattern

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.

Illustration: a shirtmaker's cutting bench, pattern paper ruled in fine squares, shears and chalk, bolts of fine shirting on shelves behind — A shirtmaker's cutting bench, pattern paper ruled in fine squares, shears and chalk, bolts of fine shirting on shelves behind.

Named for

Named for its resemblance to ruled graph paper.

Common questions

What is Graph Check made of?: 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 traditionally made of cotton.
How is Graph Check made?: Graph Check is woven as a plain weave.
What is Graph Check named after?: Named for its resemblance to ruled graph paper.