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What is Houndstooth Check?

Houndstooth check is a distinctively broken or jagged check pattern of small or medium size. The design woven looks like a four-pointed star. It is usually made from wool with a broken twill weave. It has natural stretch than a jersey knit. It has a soft hand and the same appearance and feel on both the sides.

The pointed check effect is produced by the 2 up - 2 down twill and yarns of contrasting colors in groups of four in both, the warp and the filling. The broken check patter resembles the jagged back teeth of a hound, hence the name Houndstooth Check.

Characteristics of Houndstooth Check

• - It has broken check pattern.
• - The design looks like a four-pointed star.
• - It has natural stretch.
• - It is soft.
• - The popular colors are usually black and white checks but other colors are also seen.

Houndstooth Check Fabric Materials

Houdstooth check is usually woven in wool fabrics. The checks originated in woven wool cloth of the Scottish Lowlands. It was originally woven in black and white wool. Sheep's wool was only used to weave houndstooth checks. Nowadays the wool used in making the checks comes from other animals as well like Angora goats, alpacas, llamas, and camels. It is on the wool quality, the price varies. However, today, besides wool, fabrics manufacturers also make the houndstooth check pattern on all sorts of fabrics, like as knits, upholstery fabrics, polyester-wool blends, and even cotton.

Uses of Houndstooth Check

In the 1930s and '40s, houndstooth wool fabric became very popular. Today, designers and houdstooth fabrics manufacturers use the wool fabric and also the other houndstooth check fabrics for making a variety of home furnishings products like as sofa covers, chair covers, upholstery etc. Houndstooth Fabric is also used in making woolen suits and coats. The fabric gives out a very vintage and retro look. The houndstooth design is also seen in the pants that fashionable men and women now wear. The houdstooth check pattern designs are also seen fashion accessories like ladies bags, hats, shoes etc. Today's fabric designers have added more colors to make the houndstooth check patterns more compatible, attractive and interesting to the diverse preferences of consumers. A wide assortment of colors, using only two colors or adding a third, in houndstooth-pattern designs are available. A houndstooth pattern creates a classic look.

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