Bedspreads called Lithuanian were woven in the 20th century . This squared pattern was widespread also in other European countries. We have already mentioned that such patterns may be seen in the fabrics of the Belorussians, Poles, Latvians, Estonians and Swedes; they were found as separate elements in complicated fabric motifs in the art of other European nations and even in the continent of America — in the folk art of Canada. Lithuanian women still weave analogous or transformed and newly interpreted patterns, but they are called differently in different places.

Why are these patterns called Lithuanian? It is important to pay attention not only to the pattern but also to the colors of the fabrics. There is a supposition that the fabrics are called Lithuanian because they have the colors of the Lithuanian Republic flag woven into them together with other colors. In the flow of history people interpreted the meaning of fabric patterns in different ways. In the second half of the 20th century bedspreads woven with Lithuanian patterns were like symbols of national identity or pride . Such older cultural relicts are not very common in contemporary folk art. They are being pushed out by new patterns, combined with interwoven prints — lines from the national anthem or from the poetry from famous poets.

There are different names for similar patterns in books about weaving patterns by Lithuanian authors, in the material from field research, and in the mentioned European publications. The same elements of patterns are interpreted originally in Lithuania. Their new names show the mindset of the people. Motifs that are an old result of the diffusion of textile patterns in European art have their own functional and symbolic meanings for Lithuanians. Structures of the national culture are the creation of the people and also experience expressed in an original way.