Half Drop Carpet Pattern Repeat

A half drop match is a straight match that has been split in half.

Half drop carpet pattern repeat.

Video demonstrating what a fabric with a half drop pattern repeat is. Each corresponding pattern element drops down a certain distance usually a half pattern repeat in length instead of simply repeating horizontally across the width as in set patch. You ll need to lay out the room and determine which strips will go where ahead of time. Image 1 below is a normal vertical pattern repeat which is the most common type of patterned fabric.

3 ashlar this is similar to the brick layout but rather than off setting each row by half a tile s width it s each column that s off set by half a tile creating a vertical brick like pattern. For other patterns use heavy accent lines. Make these cuts every 3 to 4 feet the entire length of seam and at the same point of the pattern. For example a bedroom measuring 12 feet by 12 feet would require a pattern match.

A carpet with an 18 inch pattern match would require adding 1 1 2 feet to each length and width measurement. See how the blue circles are the same on both sides of the fabric and align perfectly when side matched. It requires three strips of wallpaper to repeat the vertical design. A pattern in printed high low cut loop or figured woven carpet which repeats diagonally.

A standard pattern is the same on one side as it is on the other. Image 2 below is a half drop pattern repeat. This usually means the whole pattern repeat is 64cm and the fabric is a half drop pattern. The rows of your carpet tile squares are off set by half a tile s width creating a brick like pattern.

Half drop patterns repeat at the ceiling line on every other strip and the design tends to run diagonally. A half drop fabric usually has a large pattern. Using a razor knife make slits into the face of the carpet on the exact point of the pattern you wish to follow. This is also known as a full drop repeat because you can cut it along the repeat and drop the second half beside the first and the pattern will continue without interruptions.