Stripes and checks: the other two patterns

A set of non-floral patterns in an English country style. Fine stripes are used for seat cushions and throw pillows: lines two to three millimeters wide, in faded blue and white or red and white, like old-fashioned mattress ticking and apron fabric. Gingham is used for tablecloths, dish towels, and curtains: checks with sides about one centimeter long, in blue and white or red and white plain weave, with a coarse texture that has softened from many washes. There is also a plain, coarse-woven linen, with only fabric texture and no pattern. These three are mixed with small floral patterns in the same room: small florals on curtains and bedspreads, stripes on seat cushions, and gingham on tabletops and kitchen textiles. Because the scale of all patterns is small, they do not clash with each other. Avoid: using large-scale geometric patterns, using saturated and vibrant colors, having too large a difference in scale between the three patterns, using shiny synthetic fabrics.

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一組英式鄉村的非花卉圖案。細條紋用在坐墊與抱枕:兩三公釐寬的線,顏色是褪過的藍白或紅白,像老式的床墊布與圍裙布。方格布用在桌布、擦碗巾與窗簾:格子邊長約一公分,藍白或紅白的平織,質地粗、洗過很多次已經變軟。還有一種是素色的粗織亞麻,只有布紋沒有圖案。這三種與碎花混在同一個房間裡:碎花在窗簾與床罩、條紋在坐墊、方格在桌面與廚房織品,因為圖案的尺度都很小,彼此不會打架。避免:使用大尺度的幾何圖案、使用飽和鮮豔的顏色、讓三種圖案的尺度差距過大、使用有光澤的化纖布料。