Pattern/Printed Fabrics

A pattern is any repeated design, such as a floral, geometric, lattice, medallion, and stripe etc. It can be woven into a fabric, embroidered or printed on top. Above you will see a couple examples of patterns. These fabrics are not prints. The floral pattern for example is embroidered onto a base cloth and the greak key pattern is actually created by the weave of the yarn.A print however, is not woven into a fabric but applied to a base cloth with dye using various methods such as digital printing, screen printing, and/or block printing etc. A print is a pattern. The fabrics shown above are both prints and patterns.