The Pattern

Stripes are made from repeated lines. They can be straight, neat, wobbly, thick, thin, close together, far apart, or slightly overexcited.

This pattern is useful because stripes can quickly fill a space, create movement, or make a design feel organised. Even a simple set of lines can change the whole feeling of a drawing.

You'll Find It In

Clothes, flags, shells, fences, wrapping paper, notebooks, fabric, buildings, animal markings, and decorative borders.

You Can Try

Make thick stripes, thin stripes, alternating stripes, broken stripes, dotted stripes, diagonal stripes, or stripes with tiny patterns inside them.

Your Turn

Observe the stripes, trace the pattern, then create your own version in the Pattern Toolkit.