Plaid structures created directly through crossing coloured warp and weft yarns.
c. 1940s–1950s · Handspun cotton
A narrow Jiangnan plaid whose mottled grey “snowflake” yarn turns a quiet blue-green grid into a close study of handspun fibre, domestic weaving and traditional yarn preparation.
c. 1960s · Handspun cotton
A soft, light-to-medium-weight Chongming check in indigo, black and ivory, woven in plain weave with yarn-dyed cotton rather than printed on the surface.
These groups bring together descriptions from the textile records. Regional attributions and technical identifications may be provisional; open an individual record for its evidence and attribution notes.
