Glen Urquhart Checks

Glen Urquhart Checks
GLEN URQUHART CHECKS
A woollen or worsted cloth, 2 & 2 twill or matt weave. Both warp and weft are coloured, such as 2 dark, 2 light ends, for, say, 24 threads, then 4 dark, 4 light, for another 24 threads. The weft pattern is the same as the warp. The term indicates a style of design rather than a quality and numerous makes are common both in worsteds and woollens.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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