Herringbone (cloth)
Herringbone, also called broken twill weave,Tweed cloth is often woven with a herringbone pattern.
Fatigue uniforms made from cotton in this weave were used by several militaries during and after World War II; in US use, they were often called HBTs.[4][5]
History
Various herringbone weaves have been found in antiquity:
- A pair of woolen leggings found in the permafrost of the Italian-Austrian Alps have a 2:2 herringbone weave, dating to 800 to 500 BC.[6]
- A dark blue cloth with a 2:2 herringbone weave was found at Murabba'at Cave in Israel, from the Roman period.[6][7]
- A textile with a 2:2 herringbone weave was found at Pompeii, from 79 AD.[6]
- An illustration of a cloth having a herringbone weave from Antinoöpolis in Greece from 130 AD.[8]
- The Falkirk Tartan, a wool 2:2 herringbone tartan found at Vindolanda in England from around 240 AD.[9][10]
See also
References
- OCLC 17932099.
- ^ "The RL Style Guide | Glossary | Herringbone". Ralph Lauren. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ Fashion Institute of Technology (2006). ""The Tailor's Art," Menswear Fabrics - A Glossary". The Museum at FIT. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ISBN 0811729524.
- ^ Robinson, Aaron (2009-08-19). "Storming Normandy in a World War II Jeep". Car and Driver. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ ISBN 978-88-8286-232-9.
- ISSN 2261-2424.
- ^ Tyrer, John (December 1981). "Looking at the Turin Shroud as a Textile" (PDF). Textile Horizons. pp. 20–23.
- ^ Bailey, Geoff P. (2019). "The Falkirk Tartan" (PDF). A History of Falkirk in 10 ½ Objects. Falkirk Local History Society.
- ^ "Tartan Details - Falkirk". The Scottish Register of Tartans. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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