A fashion designer has her idea for a design. She has made her sketch. Now, she must choose her fabric the cloth from which the clothing will be made. There are different kinds of materials that can be used to make fabric. For example, fabric can be made from cotton, silk, or wool. Fabric made from each material will have its own look and feel. The designer must choose which one to use. The designer also chooses what color the fabric will be and whether it will have a pattern. Many designers use fabrics that have a type of pattern called a tessellation. Tessellations are fun to look at. They make clothes look interesting.
A tessellation is a pattern made from figures that are all congruent. The figures in a tessellation repeat. All of the figures fit together like a puzzle. There are no gaps between the figures. The figures do not overlap. Many mosaics are examples of tessellations because they are made up of tiles that are all the same size and all the same shape.
Designers also use flips to make tessellations. In these patterns, the figure is flipped over again and again. The picture above is an example of a flip tessellation.
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