List of patterns

Stripes and spots and squiggles and dots, and some textures too.

Fis forFloral

Floral is the name for a pattern, usually used on fabric, that is made up of pictures of flowers. Floral prints are very popular on skirts, dresses and on loungeroom furniture.
A formation is an arrangement of things, or how something has been formed. You might talk about a rock formation, a cloud formation, or aircraft flying in formation.

Gis forGingham

Gingham is a kind of woven fabric pattern, also called plaid and sometimes called checked, but it is not the same as a checkerboard pattern.
Grain is a word used to describe the direction of the fibers or layers inside a natural material like wood or stone. Materials with a grain are very easy to split along the direction of the grain, and they are naturally stronger if the grain is run lengthways along a piece of that material. Anything else that has a distinct direction in what it is made from can also be described as having a grain, such as the direction of fur on an animal's hide.

Gis forGrid

A grid is a series of parallel criss-crossing lines. A grid is usually made up of lots and lots of equal sized squares.
Herringbone is a pattern with a distinctive zigzag in it. It can be seen on tweed clothes, knitted clothes and also as a floor design.
Houndstooth is an abstract two-colour check design that was made by weaving two colours of wool together in a particular way. Houndstooth is most commonly seen in black and white.

Lis forLattice

A lattice is made from strips of a material like wood crossing over itself, leaving gaps between the strips. The gaps are usually square or diamond shaped, but more intricate lattices have more interesting shapes. Lattices can be made from wood, plastic, metal or may even be made out of pastry strips on top of a pie.

Mis forMosaic

A mosaic is a picture made from lots of tiny colored pieces. Traditionally, mosaics were made from pieces of tile, stone or glass. Modern mosaics can be made from photographs.

Pis forPaisley

Paisley is a pattern based around twisted teadrop shapes.