Oxford cloth has a basketweave structure.
- A basketweave is a simple type of textile weave. In basketweave, groups of warp and weft threads are interlaced so that they form a simple criss-cross pattern. Each group of weft threads crosses an equal number of warp threads by going over one group, then under the next, and so on. The next group of weft threads goes under the warp threads that its neighbor went over, and vice versa.
- Basketweave can be identified by its checkered appearance.
Oxford fabric is a type of woven dress shirt fabric, that is used to make Oxford shirts.
Plain Oxford and Pinpoint Oxford are commonly used for casual shirt designs such as a button-down collar. Pinpoint Oxford is made from finer yarn and has a tighter weave than plain Oxford. It shows a "pin" or "dot" effect in the texture.
Learn about other types of dress shirt fabrics from the dress shirt fabrics blog post on the Fashion Blog.
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