I haven't done one in awhile, so I figure it's about time. But, for reals, people. This is serious stuff and we simply MUST get it out there. Chevron vs. You see, there is a big trend right now to use these patterns in paper crafting, fashion, home decor, etc.
They are HUGE. However, it seems that the two terms are often conflated and, quite frankly misused. You see, a chevron is an insignia. It is a simple "v" shape formed by two lines coming together. A zigzag is a series of "v" shapes coming together in a stripe. Valerie-Jael October 21, at AM.
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Angi Barrs October 21, at PM. Fleursbydesign October 21, at PM. While simple stripes can become monotonous at times, chevron allows you to add pattern and design without having to move away from the clean and well-defined look of the contemporary style.
A cool backsplash with chevron tiles is often the preferred choice in the kitchen. But wood flooring in chevron design is arguably the most beautiful and serene way of adding this pattern to the modern kitchen. In case wood is not your preferred choice, you can work with chevron tiles to produce a similar look that is equally appealing.
But spring is all about expressing yourself in a bolder and more exuberant fashion. Try out a backsplash in chevron that uses tangy orange or trendy turquoise to usher in a dash of freshness and color. Throw in a zig here and zag there with kitchenware that complements the chevron styles and you are all set! We often like to keep things simple when to comes to design.
Decorating your home must be a statement from your heart and not a collection of curated ideas from experts!
But, there are times when more information helps you in making a far more informed choice. The difference between chevron and herringbone patterns is one such instance. Chevron is an inverted V-shaped pattern where the edges are distinct and match up perfectly. Good questions!! I do wonder what the big fab design blogs say I think of "chevrons" as a vertical repeat, I guesss I'm a very simple person so what you've given me as chevron vs zigzag works to me.
Thank you :. Actually I agree with the two comments above that say the picture is inaccurate, I've also not seen a chevron not matched up before. I think chevrons are made up of zig zags, so I don't think it's wrong to call repeated zig zag patterns a chevron.
They look the same to me normally, I'll have to keep an eye out for mismatched patterns. I primarily make quilts, and I refuse to call a certain collection "chevrons" because it's clearly zig-zags. And all the quilters look at me like I'm completely insane. I was in the military, and that wasn't a zig-zag on my arm.
I always thought "chevron" was just the fancy French word for "zigzag". But I'm not big on either of them so I don't have to talk about them much! For herringbone floors the wood or tile, as in this case is not cut at an angle, but in rectangles that are laid in a broken zigzag pattern. If you look closely, you can see that the pieces of flooring here do not come to a sharp point, as in the chevron floor and backsplash seen previously.
Flame Stitch This is a zigzag pattern with sharp peaks, usually multicolored, with many gradients shades of each hue. Flame stitching originated as one of the common motifs used in bargello needlepoint embroidery, which appeared at least as early as the 17th century in Italy. Other patterns that have similar color variations, but without sharp peaks, fall under the larger umbrella of bargello, which is the name of the traditional needlepoint technique used to create the flame stitch.
The Italian design house Missoni is well known for its updated takes on flame stitch—style patterns, like on the colorful rug shown here. When things get tricky. Sometimes identifying a pattern is not easy. Take the tile backsplash shown here, for instance — at first glance it looks like chevron, right? But if you look more closely, you will see that the tile is arranged in a herringbone pattern rectangles, not points.
Tell us: Chevron, herringbone, or flame stitch — which do you prefer? See 33 comments.
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