Jacquards are constructed through interweaving yarn to build the structure of a pattern into a garment. This comes with several strings attached:
The more colours in the pattern, the thicker the garment. Two coloured patterns will alllllways be thinner than five coloured patterns – and we really have to cap the numbers of colours at five. No one wants to wear a rug.
P.S. Knitted masks and bags require a special structure. Only two and three colors can be used respectively for any given pattern.
All jacquards are constructed in our finest and tightest knitting structure, 12 gauge. Even if your pattern is pixelated.
Remember how jacquards are made? Weaving all the colours of your pattern together causes the backing of your garment to be constructed in a ‘bird’s eye’ pattern, with each colour used repeating in a tightly bound structure. Aside from looking sickening, this also means that using a darker base colour tends to work better than a lighter base. Lighter base colours can be distorted by the pattern of the garment. This structure also means that when the garment is linked together, lighter colors may show through at the seam.
All jacquards are constructed in a solid colour, 1x1 rib. This means that the trims of your garment will be of a different shade than the main panel. Our recommendation: pick a bold color that will contrast.
If you are placing a production order, our design team will scale your pattern in one of three ways, depending on the nature of the pattern and what constitutes best practice in design. There is a science to this. So unless you are a scientist, or have a very strong opinion on what might work best, leave the rest to us.
Have a large graphic that takes up the center panel of your garment? Going in between sizes will just involve holding constant the size of your image while scaling the solid colour portions of the garment to suit a smaller or larger body.
Hero Image Designs
Pattern in Size M
Pattern in Size XXL
Designing a pattern that changes throughout the structure of the garment. We’ve got you covered. Your image will be scaled in proportion to changes made to the garment.
Full Bodied Patterns
Pattern in Size M
Pattern in Size XXL
Checkerboards. Stripes. Polk-a-dots. The size of your pattern won’t change with changes in size. Instead, the number of rows will.
Repeated Patterns
Pattern in Size M
Pattern in Size XXL
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