WHEN IS A FILLING PATTERN A DIAPER DESIGN?
The term Diaper is used in weaving and embroidery to describe designs that
have certain characteristics.
To the left is a 17th century filling pattern from a museum textile.
It consists of two alternating elements which are the same size. They
are offset by one, both horizontally and vertically.
AS ORIGINALLY CHARTED
The design has a clearly defined vertical axis (Red Line)
A clearly defined horizontal axis (Green Line) and
A clearly defined diagonal axis (Purple Line)
ROTATED 45°
The design changes in appearance, but retains its vertical, horizontal and diagonal
axes.
ROTATED 90°
The design not only retains its axes, but is identical to the original design.