Step & Repeat Maker
Repeat a logo or motif in a grid, brick, half-drop or tossed layout. Size and spacing in cm or inches, a seamless tile or a full sheet at the size you print.
Saved at 300 DPI; iPhone and iPad draw at most 4096 px a side, so a large sheet there keeps its size at a lower DPI.
What is a step and repeat?
A step and repeat is one design placed again and again at a fixed spacing: the logo wall behind a press event, a branded lining, wrapping paper, a ditsy print. The layout decides how it reads. A grid lines everything up; a brick shifts every other row by half a step; a half-drop drops every other column by half, the textile favourite because it breaks up the straight lines; a tossed layout scatters the motif at small random angles and sizes.
The tile this page makes repeats seamlessly, so it can go straight into a print file. Check it in the Seamless Checker and work out how many repeats fit across a bolt with the Repeat Distance calculator.
What people repeat with it
A step and repeat banner
Set the sheet to the banner size, pick a grid or brick layout with generous spacing, and download one file the print shop can output directly.
A branded fabric or lining
Half-drop the logo at a small size for a jacket lining or a tote, then send the seamless tile to a digital fabric printer.
A ditsy print from one motif
Tossed layout, a wide random turn and a few shuffles turn a single flower into an all-over scatter that still repeats cleanly.
Wrapping paper and packaging
Brick or half-drop with a mirror on alternate rows gives packaging a rhythm without making the repeat obvious.
Wallpaper and backgrounds
A transparent background drops the pattern over any colour; a coloured one gives a finished tile for wallpaper or a website.
Merch mock-ups
Make the all-over print here, then place it on garments in the studio's mockups to show a client before anything is printed.
Step & Repeat Maker here vs in Texloom Studio
Step & Repeat Maker repeats one motif here, with no signup. In Texloom Studio, Motif Composer arranges several motifs on one tile, next to every other Texloom tool.
Step & Repeat Maker
No signupRight here, nothing to install.
- Grid, brick, half-drop and tossed layouts
- Size and spacing in cm or inches
- Seamless tile at 300 DPI
- Full sheet at the size you print
Texloom Studio
StudioWith an account, no card.
- The full workspace:
- Several motifs on one tile in Motif Composer
- Send the pattern into the next tool without uploading it again
- No daily allowance once you're signed in
Four steps, no signup
Upload your motif
A logo, icon or motif as PNG, JPG or WEBP. A PNG with a transparent background works best, so only the motif repeats.
Choose the layout
Grid, brick (every other row shifted by half), half-drop (every other column dropped by half) or tossed, where each motif gets its own small turn and size so the repeat looks scattered.
Set the size and spacing
Motif width and the gap between motifs in cm or inches, a rotation, and optionally a mirror on alternate rows. The preview shows the repeat at once.
Download the tile or a full sheet
The seamless tile at 300 DPI for your print file, or a full sheet at the size you print, for example a 2.4 m banner or a run of 145 cm fabric.
Frequently asked
Q.What is a step and repeat?
Q.What is the difference between grid, brick and half-drop?
Q.What does tossed mean?
Q.Is the tile seamless?
Q.What resolution are the downloads?
Q.Can I use several different motifs?
Q.Can I use it for a banner or a press wall?
Q.Do I need an account?
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