Check Print Fabric

Our extensive check collection includes several historic and contemporary pattern styles. We stock traditional highland tartans and plaids that are perfect for heritage school uniforms, kilts, and country jackets. We also offer classic gingham checks (even block squares) in both light dress cottons and wipe-clean PVC variations for home furnishings. For sophisticated office wear and outerwear, you will find iconic British checks like Prince of Wales, classic houndstooth (dog tooth), and Glen plaids in premium suiting weights.

For structured fashion garments like trousers, skirts, office waistcoats, and blazers, a high-quality poly-viscose suiting fabric is highly recommended. The suiting weaves visible in our collection provide excellent stability, possess a clean, professional finish, and wrinkle far less than other fibers. For heavier outerwear like winter overcoats, capes, or trench coats, opt instead for our thick woven jacketing lines, brushed tweeds, or dense houndstooth wool-blends to trap maximum heat.

Pattern-matching checked fabrics is essential to ensure that horizontal and vertical lines align seamlessly across garment seams (such as where a sleeve meets a bodice or down the side of a pair of trousers). Because you will need to align your pattern pieces precisely on identical grid lines rather than nesting them closely together, checked fabrics require extra length. We always advise purchasing roughly 10% to 20% more fabric yardage than your sewing pattern envelope specifies to comfortably accommodate this layout process without running short.

Yes, absolutely. Checked patterns bring fantastic texture and structure into interior design spaces. Our woven tartans and Prince of Wales suiting fabrics look incredibly luxurious when converted into heavy autumn scatter cushions, rustic bench pads, or insulating draft excluders. Meanwhile, our woven cotton and polyester-mix ginghams are a timeless, budget-friendly choice for sewing vintage kitchen curtains, outdoor dining tablecloths, custom aprons, and cozy bedroom accents.