Color pattern

Windowpane

Widely spaced crossing lines frame open squares or rectangles.

Also searched as: windowpane check, overcheck

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Schematic motif family, not an exact swatch or registered design. Color, scale and repeats vary; closely related names can overlap in trade use.

How it is made

Contrasting yarn bands can create the grid in woven cloth. A windowpane may also overlay another pattern as an overcheck.

How to recognize it

Most of each box remains open ground, unlike a solid checkerboard.

Common uses

  • Suiting
  • Jackets
  • Scarves

What to distinguish

Windowpane describes the visible grid, not a weave or fiber. An overcheck is any check added over a base pattern, so the terms overlap rather than match exactly.

Sources & further reading

Research checked 2026-09-27. Descriptions are original summaries; references support terminology and construction, not every product sold under a name.

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