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Where it was first woven, what it was named for, who wore it, and why. A documented catalogue of named fabrics, weaves, and textile patterns, with the geometry of each pattern rendered from its own specification.

Today’s specimen

Plate No. 002 · pattern

Buffalo Check

Buffalo check is a large two-color check, classically red and black, woven in equal blocks. It became a North American workwear staple through heavy woolen overshirts in the nineteenth century.

First documented c. 1850 · United States

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