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Polka dot pattern: nursery, classic, fashion in three spacings

Polka dots — Dots a millimetre across on a tight square grid, spaced two diameters apart, perfectly round with hard edges, the field reading as an even fine speckle with the ground fully visible between., polka dot repeat, perfectly round dots of one diameter on a fixed grid, at least one clear diameter of ground between neighbours, no dot ever touching another, flat hard-edged dots

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Reading 1Ditsy
Reading 2Medium
Reading 3Large

A polka dot pattern is a circle repeated on a grid, and the whole character comes from one number: the gap between dots. These nine hold a tight nursery spacing, a classic even spacing and a wide fashion spacing, dots never touching in any of them. Ask for a different dot colour and the same three spacings carry it.

  • a nursery wall print
  • a dress fabric swatch
  • a gift-wrap sheet
  • a phone wallpaper
  • a birthday card background

Frequently asked questions

What size do these print at?
Each dot field is a seamless repeat drawn at A3 proportions, scaling cleanly from A4 to fabric yardage.
Can I get a different dot colour?
Yes — the direction field takes any colour, and the same three spacings render it.
What's the difference between the three spacings?
Nursery is a finger-apart spacing for a soft, playful density; classic is an even mid-spacing for general use; fashion opens the gap to a hand apart for a bolder, more graphic dot.
Do the dots ever overlap or touch?
No — the grammar keeps every dot separated by its gap, which is what keeps the pattern reading as polka dots rather than a solid field.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.