Power Point Presentation
Part 1
Working with Pattern
Lesson 1:
What is a motif?
Lesson 1: What is a motif?
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What is a motif?
A motif is a single image, shape or symbol
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Power Point Presentation
Part 2
Working with Pattern
Lesson 2:
What is a pattern?
Lesson 2: What is a pattern?
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Power Point Presentation
Part 2
Working with Pattern
What is a pattern?
Lesson 2: What is a pattern?
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A pattern relies upon three things:
1 A motif
2 Repeating of the motif
3 How the repeats of the motif
are organised way as a pattern
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Repeats
The motif is simply
repeated over and
over along horizontal
and vertical lines
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Reflection
Reflection is where
the original motif is
reflected across a line
or axis. This is the
Line of Symmetry
This creates a
symmetrical pattern
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Rotation
Rotation is where
the original design
is rotated around a
single point
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Rotation through different angles
120° Degrees
90° Degrees
60° Degrees
180° DegreesBy
Textile Art
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Power Point Presentation
Part 3
Working with Pattern
Lesson 3:
What is a ‘half drop’?
Lesson 3: What is a ‘half drop’?
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Power Point Presentation
Part 3
Working with Pattern
What is a ‘half drop’?
Lesson 3: What is a ‘half drop’?
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‘Half drop’ repeats
This is where every
other line of motifs
is staggered
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Power Point Presentation
Part 4
Working with Pattern
Lesson 4:
William Morris’s patterns
Lesson 4: William Morris’s patterns
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Diamond method
Here, the square or
diamond shaped
patterned lines were
made up by using
stems of flowers or
leaves
(Indian Diaper (Morris,1875); a diaper
is another word for a diamond shaped
pattern)
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