Pattern Magic 3: The Latest Addition to the Cult Japanese Pattern Magic Series (Dress-Making, Pattern Design, Sewing, Fashion) by Nakamichi, Tomoko

Pattern Magic 3: The Latest Addition to the Cult Japanese Pattern Magic Series (Dress-Making, Pattern Design, Sewing, Fashion)

The companion volume to the cult Japanese Pattern Magic and Pattern Magic 2 that fans have been...
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Author: Tomoko Nakamichi
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Pattern Magic 3: The Latest Addition to the Cult Japanese Pattern Magic Series (Dress-Making, Pattern Design, Sewing, Fashion) by Nakamichi, Tomoko

Pattern Magic 3: The Latest Addition to the Cult Japanese Pattern Magic Series (Dress-Making, Pattern Design, Sewing, Fashion)

$67.95

Pattern Magic 3: The Latest Addition to the Cult Japanese Pattern Magic Series (Dress-Making, Pattern Design, Sewing, Fashion)

$67.95
Author: Tomoko Nakamichi
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The companion volume to the cult Japanese Pattern Magic and Pattern Magic 2 that fans have been waiting for.

In this new addition to the Pattern Magic series, Tomoko Nakamichi brings the subject alive by showing the finished designs in three dimensions. All the measurements and scaling information you need to start pattern making is included and as throughout the series, all the patterns are based on a basic block* which supplied in the book. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step text with clear diagrams and beautiful photography will teach you how to sculpt with fabric, creating beautiful shapes, waves and accents.

You will also learn to create dynamic movement in garments, using ruffles, shirring and precise, sharply pleated lines and step-by-step instructions and diagrams will ensure that your own patterns translate beautifully to your choice of garment. Photographs of the finished garments will inspire you to create your own designs.

Learn how to bring beautiful workmanship to your patterns:

Sculpting a surface

Making Waves

Paring down and opening out

Wearing a polyhedron

Outlining a surface

Look at dynamic movement in fabrics:

Full-bodied ruffle

Wearing a bag

Elastic shirring

Serrated lines

*The dress form used as the basis for the designs in this book is the Bunka-style sloper (block) for an adult Japanese woman. All patterns are for a size M Japanese woman. The position of the cutting and opening out lines, the allowances, and other measurements may vary according to garment size. If you are using the half-scale dress form, reduce the full-sized measurements on the drawings by half when you develop the patterns.

From the author:

'For me, it's not all about pretty silhouettes. What starts me drawing a pattern is the sight of something that I find interesting or beautiful, and want to bring to life as a garment. There's an irresistible pleasure in sketching out the lines over and over, and seeking out their shape as I assemble them. Sometimes, I'll put something together that I love, only to have second thoughts a little while later and find myself back at my drawing. I guess it's the little things that happen, the things I hear and see on a daily basis, that make me work this way.

I'll go with what I have for now. Although, who knows, I could be having second thoughts again soon...'

Author: Tomoko Nakamichi
Publisher: Laurence King
Published: 03/15/2016
Pages: 100
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781780676944

About the Author
Having served for many years as a professor at Bunka Fashion College, Tomoko Nakamichi currently delivers lectures and holds courses on patternmaking both in her native Japan and internationally. This book brings together the results of the research she has carried out on garment patterns to help instruct her students. She is also the author of Pattern Magic, Pattern Magic 2, and Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics.

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