Herringbone (cloth)

Fabric woven in a herringbone twill weave From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Herringbone (cloth)

Herringbone, also called broken twill weave,[1] describes a distinctive V-shaped weaving pattern usually found in twill fabric. It is distinguished from a plain chevron by the break at reversal, which makes it resemble a broken zigzag. The pattern is called herringbone because it resembles the skeleton of a herring fish.[2] Herringbone-patterned fabric is usually wool, and is one of the most popular cloths used for suits and outerwear.[3] Tweed cloth is often woven with a herringbone pattern.

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Donegal tweed (an example of herringbone)
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Reversible camouflage HBTs
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The Swiss Kampfanzug 57/70 field uniform was made from a twill material

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 from around 240 AD.[9][10]
  • Similar fabric fragments found at Vindolanda, south of Hadrian's Wall in England.

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