Line D

Texture Illusion

Printed patterns that imitate a texture. The texture is not really there.

Which material should it pretend to be?

Patterns: 7
Price: 16–32; US Dollars
Repeat: 5–48; millimetres

PrintedEvery pattern in this line is a printed pattern, not the actual texture. The socks are smooth — the drawing only imitates cable, tweed, denim, marble, wood grain or corduroy.

NoteEvery pattern on this site is drawn for these socks. We don't print anything we didn't make.

ColourPrinted patterns transfer colour when new. Wash separately the first time.

Sorted from the smallest repeat to the largest.

The Faux Corduroy pattern laid flat: corduroy wales drawn as evenly spaced vertical ribs each with a painted highlight and shadow to imply raised relief, clearly a flat printed imitation, three colours

5 mm

Printed pattern, not the actual texture

Faux Corduroy

USD 24

3 colours · Medium contrast · 37% visible

The Faux Denim pattern laid flat: denim twill weave drawn flat as a print showing the diagonal twill line and warp-face colour break, clearly a printed imitation rather than woven denim, two colours

6 mm

Printed pattern, not the actual texture

Faux Denim

USD 18

2 colours · Low contrast · 35% visible

The Faux Tweed pattern laid flat: tweed-style flecked texture drawn as a flat print with hand-varied fleck density, clearly a printed imitation rather than woven slub yarn, four colours

7 mm

Printed pattern, not the actual texture

Faux Tweed

USD 18

4 colours · Low contrast · 36% visible

The Faux Cable pattern laid flat: a classic cable knit pattern drawn flat as an illustration with shading implying rope twist depth, clearly a two-dimensional drawing of cable rather than real knitted relief, three colours

21 mm

Printed pattern, not the actual texture

Faux Cable

USD 16

3 colours · Low contrast · 42% visible

The Faux Grain pattern laid flat: wood grain growth rings drawn as a flat line study with one knot per repeat where the rings bend around it, printed illustration not a photograph of wood, two colours

38 mm

Printed pattern, not the actual texture

Faux Grain

USD 22

2 colours · Medium contrast · 47% visible

$The Faux Marble pattern laid flat: marble stone veining drawn by hand with branching veins following natural fracture logic, flat print illustration not a photograph of stone, three colours$

40 mm

Printed pattern, not the actual texture