Houndstooth check
Also known as: Dogtooth, Puppytooth, Hounds tooth
Two-tone broken check with characteristic 'toothed' edges — the finer variant of classic hahnentritt.
Description
Houndstooth is a two-tone broken check with characteristic pointed extensions that resemble a dog's canine tooth. It is classically woven in a 2:2 twill with four light and four dark ends alternating in warp and weft. The base colours are usually black and white, sometimes brown/beige or navy/white.
The size scale runs from the fine puppytooth (about 3–5 mm repeat) through classic houndstooth (10–15 mm) to coarse glen houndstooth (> 25 mm). The oldest known example was found in Bronze Age Celtic textile finds at Hallstatt salt mine, Austria (c. 1500–1200 BC). Classic uses: blazers, skirts, coats, business accessories. Compared to the German Hahnentritt the difference is only fineness and cultural context – the weave principle is identical.
- Weave: 2/2 twill with 4:4 colour rotation
- Sizes: puppytooth < houndstooth < glen houndstooth
- Base colours: black-white, brown-beige, navy-white
- Uses: blazers, skirts, coats, caps
Properties
| Weave | 2/2 twill, 4:4 thread rotation |
|---|---|
| Repeat size | 3–25 mm (puppy → glen) |
| Typical colours | Black-white, brown-beige |
| Base fabric | Wool, tweed, wool blend |
| Application | Blazers, skirts, coats, caps |
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Sources & references
1- Wikipedia: Houndstooth Wikipedia — Freie Enzyklopädie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houndstooth
