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Pattern repeat

German:
Rapport

The pattern repeat is the distance after which a print or a weave design starts again. Matching it across seams costs extra fabric, because the pieces have to be shifted until the design lines up.

Made-to-measure paper pattern on an atelier table with a dress form

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