Pattern family
Stripes
Stripes are the oldest and simplest of pattern families: parallel bands of color, defined entirely by width, spacing, and direction. The catalogue runs from single-thread pinstripes to broad awning bands, and includes cloths like seersucker and ticking whose stripes are structural rather than printed.
Pinstripe
No. 006pattern · stripes
Breton Stripe
No. 007pattern · stripes
Awning Stripe
No. 008pattern · stripes
Ticking
No. 009fabric · stripes
Seersucker
No. 010fabric · stripes
Candy Stripe
No. 046pattern · stripes
Grosgrain
No. 055fabric · stripes
Faille
No. 086fabric · stripes
Ottoman
No. 087fabric · stripes
Dimity
No. 132fabric · stripes
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