Regular patterns
Evenlode, William Morris, 1883, textile print, bilwissedition Ltd. & Co. KG / Alamy Stock Photo
Patterns can be regular or irregular.
In regular patterns the motif (or motifs) is repeated in a way that is predictable.
It could be exactly the same each time, or it could change in a way that is regularly repeated.
There are many ways to arrange motifs to create a regular pattern.
Evenlode, William Morris, 1883, textile print, bilwissedition Ltd. & Co. KG / Alamy Stock Photo