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PATTERN
 People's need to create has always been felt in woven
articles. Researchers have tried to answer the question 'What
is a pattern: is
it the embodiment of form or meaning?' in many
studies on ethnology and art history. Paulius Galaunë related the
origin of folk art with the aesthetic, rhythmic and mystical origins
of
man-creator. The interpretation of pattern
as a
combination of two concepts — form and content — was noticed
in the works of other Lithuanian authors as well, though few
mentioned the meaning of patterns. In time, interest in research
into form increased.
As we look into cloth patterns, we will try to analyse in greater depth the changing of textiles in
a historical context. Looking for the origin of patterns and their
characteristics, we will apply a method created by the author, which is founded on the precondition that
a pattern is a structure consisting of many elements. Two concepts of
motif are known: some authors believe it to be a form, others an idea. We believe that pattern is
borth form and meaning. This reveals itself in: (1) structure
(2) the names of cloth patterns, and (3) the use of textiles in customs,
their perception in a particular historical
context.
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