How is Windowpane made?

Windowpane is woven as a plain weave.

Plate No. 003pattern

First documented: c. 1900s
Origin: London, England, United Kingdom
Fiber: wool
Weave: plain weave
Family: checks

Plate No. 003 · pattern

Windowpane

Windowpane is a check of thin, widely spaced lines crossing on a solid ground, named for the grid of a paned window. It is chiefly a menswear pattern, used on suiting and jacketing where the open spacing keeps it quieter than a dense check. The wide gap between lines is what separates it from the tighter graph check.

Illustration: a Savile Row fitting room, a checked suit jacket on a tailor's stand, chalk, shears and a measuring tape on the table, tall mirror — A Savile Row fitting room, a checked suit jacket on a tailor's stand, chalk, shears and a measuring tape on the table, tall mirror.

Named for

Named for its resemblance to the grid of a paned window.

Common questions

What is Windowpane made of?: Windowpane is a check of thin, widely spaced lines crossing on a solid ground, named for the grid of a paned window. It is traditionally made of wool.
How is Windowpane made?: Windowpane is woven as a plain weave.
What is Windowpane named after?: Named for its resemblance to the grid of a paned window.