Herringbone (cloth) explained

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.

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.^[7]
• A textile with a 2:2 herringbone weave was found at Pompeii, from 79 AD.
• 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]

See also

• Herringbone pattern

Notes and References

1. Book: Calasibetta, Charlotte Mankey. 17932099. Fairchild's dictionary of fashion. 1988. Fairchild Publications. 0870056352. New York. en. registration.
2. Web site: . The RL Style Guide Glossary Herringbone . 2008-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005182104/http://style.polo.com/glossary/default.asp?letter=H. 2011-10-05 . dead.
3. Web site: Fashion Institute of Technology . Fashion Institute of Technology . The Museum at FIT . "The Tailor's Art," Menswear Fabrics - A Glossary . 2006 . 2008-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20130605113404/http://www3.fitnyc.edu/museum/TailorsArt/MenswearFabricsGlossary.htm. 2013-06-05 . dead.
4. Book: Stanton . Shelby . U.S. Army Uniforms of the Korean War . 1992 . Stackpole Books . 0811729524 . 86–98 . Summer Work and Service Uniforms.
5. News: Robinson . Aaron . Storming Normandy in a World War II Jeep . 2019-04-29 . Car and Driver . Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. . 2009-08-19.
6. Fulbright . Diana . 2010 . Akeldama repudiation of Turin Shroud omits evidence from the Judean Desert . http://www.acheiropoietos.info/proceedings/fulbrightakeldamaweb.pdf . Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Scientific Approach to the Acheiropoietos Images . Paolo Di Lazzaro . 978-88-8286-232-9 . Frascati . ENEA.
7. Shamir . Orit . 2015 . A burial textile from the first century CE in Jerusalem compared to roman textiles in the land of Israel and the Turin Shroud . SHS Web of Conferences . 10.1051/shsconf/20151500010 . free . 15 . 2261-2424 . EDP Sciences .
8. Tyrer . John . December 1981 . Looking at the Turin Shroud as a Textile . 20–23 . Textile Horizons . 2023-12-01 . 2011-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111118160435/http://www.sindone.info/TYRER1.PDF . bot: unknown .
9. Web site: Tartan Details - Falkirk . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118183212/https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=1146 . 2023-01-18 . 2023-02-01 . The Scottish Register of Tartans.