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.
1980s · Cotton
Tiny red and green four-petal flowers are woven into cream-and-indigo plaid rather than embroidered onto its surface.
c. mid-to-late 1970s · Cotton
Small ivory key-like details sit inside blue-and-black checks crossed by red lines on a relatively light cotton cloth.
c. 1970s–1980s · Cotton
Indigo checks, ivory crossing lines and muted pink-red details form a grainy, slightly raised cotton surface.
c. 1960s–1970s · Cotton
Crimson-red and lake-blue checks show the uneven yarn, small slubs and pebbled texture of the described old cotton.
c. 1970s · Cotton
Small red, green and white woven marks sit inside a larger blue-and-black plaid field.
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
Blue, white and dark lines change width through the plaid, creating a softly graduated effect across the woven cloth.
Date not established · Cotton
Raised braid-like lines divide colourful square blocks, with a different woven rhythm on the reverse.
c. late 1940s–early 1970s · Cotton
Brown and ochre blocks combine with cream, burgundy and fine coloured lines in an earthy cotton plaid.
c. late 1940s–1960s · Cotton
Fine cream lines and small red and green threads brighten a dark plaid containing tiny repeated grid details.
c. 1970s–1980s · Cotton
Raised turning-line motifs and nested geometric shapes are woven into a pink-red multicolour plaid.
c. 1940s–1950s · Cotton
Small repeated checks, dotted lines and subtle vertical details form an indigo-and-green grid.
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.
