Persian Pattern
Make a Persian-style pattern from 9 motifs of our own: a lobed medallion, a twelve-petal rosette, a palmette fan, a lotus, a cypress tree, a serrated leaf, a tulip, a five-petal blossom and a pomegranate. Use them in a seamless repeat (half-drop, brick, grid or tossed), set them in frames (lozenge lattice, pointed oval, lobed cartouche, round) for a floral lattice, or run them in a carpet border strip. Below the repeat maker, the carpet panel builds one square with an outer rule, a border band, corner motifs, an inner rule, a field of small motifs or palmette sprays and a centre medallion, turned four ways so every side matches. Download a seamless SVG tile, a full-size PDF with a motif key, PNGs, or the whole panel as an SVG at real size. Nothing is uploaded.
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Page 1 is the pattern at full size with a 1 in test square; page 2 is the motif key. The SVG tile is one repeat and joins edge to edge; the background PNG is drawn at the exact pixel size you pick.
Motifs and repeat
Colours
Print and screen
Repeats: seamless tile, PDF and PNG. The carpet panel is below.
Carpet panel: one square with a border, corners and a centre medallion
Page 1 is the whole panel at full size on its own page (the panel plus a 15 mm margin and a strip with the 1 in test square), for a wide-format printer or a print shop; page 2 is the motif key on your paper size.
Panel and border
Field and medallion
Colours
Print and screen
Runs in your browser with our own code: nothing is uploaded or saved. Every medallion, flower, tree and border is our own drawing, not a copy of any carpet, tile or brand print; there is no paisley (boteh) motif and no religious symbol. You may use what you make here, including commercially, with no credit needed.
How to make a Persian-style pattern
- For a repeat: choose a preset, or a motif set, a repeat and a frame (lozenge for a floral lattice).
- Set the columns, rows, spacing, motif size, smallest gap and colours, then download the SVG tile, PNG or PDF.
- For a carpet panel: scroll to the panel maker and choose a preset, or the size, border, corners, field and medallion.
- Pick the field, print and accent colours.
- Download the PDF (page 1 is the panel at full size with crop marks and a 1 in test square; page 2 is the motif key), the SVG of the whole panel, or a square PNG.
What you can use it for
- Rug, cushion and throw mock-ups (real-size SVG)
- Carpet border strips for edges, frames and stationery
- Invitations, menus and gift wrap
- Wallpaper and fabric repeats
- Phone, desktop and slide backgrounds (PNG at exact sizes)
- Embroidery and needlepoint planning
The 13 repeat presets
| # | Preset | Motif set | Repeat | Frame | Tile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimson and navy garden, half-drop | Garden | Half-drop | none | 5 × 5 in |
| 2 | Floral lattice: lozenge frames with blossoms, ivory | Garden | Half-drop | Lozenge lattice | 5 × 5 in |
| 3 | Medallions on deep blue, grid | Medallions | Grid | none | 5 × 5 in |
| 4 | Carpet border strip: rosettes between rules, red and ivory | Medallions | Border strip | none | 6 × 1.7 in |
| 5 | Carpet border strip: palmettes and lotus, navy | Garden | Border strip | none | 6 × 1.7 in |
| 6 | Cypress rows on green, brick | Trees and leaves | Brick | none | 5 × 5 in |
| 7 | Pointed oval frames with lotus, turquoise | Garden | Half-drop | Pointed oval | 5 × 5 in |
| 8 | Lobed cartouches with rosettes, saffron | Medallions | Brick | Lobed cartouche | 5 × 5 in |
| 9 | Pomegranate orchard, tossed | Orchard | Tossed | none | 5 × 5 in |
| 10 | Black on ivory, every motif, grid | All 9 motifs | Grid | none | 5 × 5 in |
| 11 | Round frames with blossoms, rose | Five-petal blossom only | Half-drop | Round | 5 × 5 in |
| 12 | Tiny blossoms and leaves, ditsy print | Orchard | Tossed | none | 3.6 × 3.6 in |
| 13 | Fabric scale: 20 cm repeat, garden | Garden | Half-drop | none | 20 × 20 cm |
Each preset only fills in the fields; change any setting afterwards.
The 13 carpet panel presets
| # | Preset | Size | Border | Field | Medallion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimson field, navy border, ivory print | 24 in | Rosette chain | Grid of small motifs | Large lobed medallion |
| 2 | Navy field, ivory and red print | 24 in | Palmettes | Corner sprays of palmettes | Ring of eight palmettes round a rosette |
| 3 | Ivory field, red and navy print | 24 in | Blossoms | Grid of small motifs | Large rosette |
| 4 | Teal field, saffron print | 24 in | Serrated leaves (lying along the border) | Grid of small motifs | Large lobed medallion |
| 5 | Rust field, cream print, indigo accents | 24 in | Rosette chain | Corner sprays of palmettes | Large lobed medallion |
| 6 | Green field, gold print | 24 in | Palmettes | Grid of small motifs | Ring of eight palmettes round a rosette |
| 7 | Rose field, ivory print, green accents | 24 in | Blossoms | Corner sprays of palmettes | Large rosette |
| 8 | Black field, ivory print, red accents | 24 in | Dots | Grid of small motifs | Large lobed medallion |
| 9 | Sky blue field, navy print | 24 in | Serrated leaves (lying along the border) | Corner sprays of palmettes | Ring of eight palmettes round a rosette |
| 10 | Gold field, crimson print | 24 in | Rosette chain | Grid of small motifs | Ring of eight palmettes round a rosette |
| 11 | Plum field, ivory print, gold accents | 24 in | Palmettes | Grid of small motifs | No medallion |
| 12 | Black on ivory | 24 in | Blossoms | Corner sprays of palmettes | Large lobed medallion |
| 13 | 60 cm panel: crimson field | 60 cm | Rosette chain | Grid of small motifs | Large lobed medallion |
Carpet panel PDF page sizes
| Panel | Panel on the page | PDF page 1 | Border band |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 in | 609.6 mm | 639.6 × 684.6 mm | 2.4 in |
| 60 cm | 600 mm | 630 × 675 mm | 6 cm |
| 20 in | 508 mm | 538 × 583 mm | 2 in |
| 36 in | 914.4 mm | 944.4 × 989.4 mm | 3.6 in |
| 90 cm | 900 mm | 930 × 975 mm | 9 cm |
Page 1 is the panel plus a 15 mm margin all round and a 45 mm strip underneath for the test square and notes.
The 9 motifs
| Motif | Symmetry (tested on every point) |
|---|---|
| Lobed medallion | mirrored left to right |
| Twelve-petal rosette | mirrored left to right |
| Palmette fan | mirrored left to right |
| Lotus | mirrored left to right |
| Cypress tree | mirrored left to right |
| Serrated leaf | mirrored left to right |
| Tulip on a stem | mirrored left to right |
| Five-petal blossom | mirrored left to right |
| Pomegranate | mirrored left to right |
The mixed motif sets
| Set | Motifs |
|---|---|
| All 9 motifs | lobed medallion, twelve-petal rosette, palmette fan, lotus, cypress tree, serrated leaf, tulip on a stem, five-petal blossom, pomegranate |
| Garden | twelve-petal rosette, palmette fan, lotus, tulip on a stem, five-petal blossom |
| Medallions | lobed medallion, twelve-petal rosette, five-petal blossom |
| Trees and leaves | cypress tree, serrated leaf, tulip on a stem |
| Orchard | pomegranate, five-petal blossom, serrated leaf |
Which tool to use
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| Medallions, floral lattices, carpet borders or a carpet panel | Persian Pattern (this page) |
| Arches, lanterns and tiles | Moroccan Pattern |
| Interlaced star patterns on a polygon grid | Islamic Geometric Pattern Generator |
| A round design built from rings | Mandala Maker |
| A shape of your own as a repeat | SVG Pattern Generator |
For a round design built from rings, try the Mandala Maker; for interlaced star patterns, the Islamic Geometric Pattern Generator; to repeat a shape of your own, the SVG Pattern Generator.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a paisley in it?
No. There is no paisley (boteh) motif in this maker. The motifs are medallions, flowers, trees, leaves and a pomegranate.
What is the difference between half-drop, brick, grid, tossed and border?
In a grid, the motifs sit in straight rows and columns. In a half-drop, every second column is moved down exactly half a cell; in a brick repeat, every second row is moved across exactly half a cell. Tossed is a half-drop where each motif is also turned by a seeded angle up to the largest turn you set. Border makes one row of motifs between two rules and two rows of dots, as a strip for hems and edges. A half-drop or tossed repeat needs an even number of columns and a brick repeat an even number of rows; the maker says so if they do not.
Can the motifs or frames overlap?
No. Each motif, or each frame with its motif inside, sits in the middle of its own square cell, and the maker refuses a size that would come closer than the smallest gap you set to the edge of its cell; it tells you the spacing needed. Our tests check every point of every motif against its cell, and every motif against the opening of its frame.
Will the pattern repeat without a seam?
Yes. A motif or line that runs over an edge of the repeat carries on from the opposite edge, so copies placed edge to edge join with no seam. Our tests check this two ways for every preset: each shape cut by an edge has its exact partner one repeat over in the same tile, and sampled colours match one repeat over.
What is the floral lattice?
Choose the lozenge frame: every motif sits in a diamond ring and the rings nearly meet, so the repeat reads as a lattice with a flower in each opening. The pointed oval, lobed cartouche and round frames work the same way.
Will all four sides of the carpet panel match?
Yes. The panel is drawn for one quarter and turned three times about the centre, so the border, corners and field are the same on every side. Our tests turn every point of every shape a quarter turn and check that it lands on another point.
Does the PDF print the carpet panel at full size?
Yes. Page 1 is as large as the panel plus a 15 mm margin and a strip for the 1 in test square: 639.6 × 684.6 mm for a 24 in panel and 630 × 675 mm for a 60 cm panel. Print it at 100% on a wide-format printer, or send the PDF or the SVG to a print shop.
Are these copies of real carpets?
No. Every medallion, flower, tree and border is our own drawing made of flat shapes, not a copy of any carpet, tile or brand print, and there are no religious symbols.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Everything is drawn by JavaScript in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.