Check Fabric

Check fabric at TradeUNO — checks across cotton linen at 58 inches, cotton, linen, tweed and suiting grounds, sold by the metre and in bulk.

Checks are the most demanding pattern to cut. The grid has to align across every seam, at the shoulder, the side and the centre front, and a check that is printed slightly off-grain can never be matched at all — check the grain before you buy, not after.

Budget 15–20% extra yardage over a solid for matching, more on a large repeat. Yarn-dyed checks are woven in and appear on both faces; printed checks sit on one side only.

Related collections

• Yarn dyed — woven-in checks
• Stripes — single-direction alternative
• Shirting — where checks are most used
• South cotton — traditional woven checks