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Pattern repeat

German:
Rapport

The pattern repeat is the distance after which a print or a weave design starts again. Stripes, checks and large florals all have one.

In the file

Matching a repeat across seams costs extra fabric, because pieces have to be shifted until the design lines up. The larger the repeat, the more of it.

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