vintage patterns
Classic decorative motifs
Vintage patterns are design templates from earlier eras, typically mid-20th century or before, used for sewing clothing, quilting, or crafts.
Collectors seek original patterns for period-accurate reproductions; companies also reissue vintage patterns for modern sewers.
The term extends to decorative motifs characteristic of past decades: a tablecloth with vintage patterns from the 1950s.
- houndstoothFour-pointed check pattern
- stripeContrasting linear marking
- mid-century modernPostwar design movement
- ChinoiserieWestern pseudo-Eastern decorative style
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
Edwardian · Baroque · toile · jacquard · dot · William Morris · Victorian · patchwork · gingham · Gothic Revival · pattern books · Rococo · embroidery · lace · chintz · calico · tapestry · brocade