Swatches meaning : A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material. A selection of such samples bound together. A clump or portion of something. A demonstration, an example, a proof. A tag or other small object attached to another item as a means of identifying its owner; a tally; specifically the counterfoil of a tally. To create a swatch, especially a sample of knitted fabric. A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.