A repeat helps to maintain quality, minimize waste, and contribute to the overall aesthetics and functionality of textile-based products.
Repeats are an essential aspect of textile design and manufacturing, as they determine how the pattern will look when knitted, woven or printed.
Textile designers create patterns that are repeated across the surface of a fabric ensuring a visually appealing and cohesive look. This repetition is necessary because most textiles are manufactured to fabric rolls, and the pattern needs to seamlessly continue across the entire length of the fabric. Designers plan and build these repeats to ensure that the pattern lines up correctly and consistently across the fabric's entire surface.
This precision is crucial to produce high-quality textiles and the repeat helps pattern makers and cutters optimize fabric usage.
