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Pattern magic / Tomoko Nakamichi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2010.Edition: English language edDescription: 103 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781856697057 (pbk.)
  • 1856697053 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 646.4072 NAK
Contents:
Fundamentals -- Part 1. Creating form through inspiration : Accents (deppari) -- Gathered hole -- Crater -- The drop hole (otoshiana) -- Lumps and bumps (dekoboko) -- Part 2. Making patterns for haute couture garments : Draped design -- The twist (nejiri) -- Hide and seek (kakurenbo) -- Interwoven design -- Bamboo shoot (takenoko) -- The knot (musubu) -- Two distinct expressions -- An intriguing curve -- Bunka-style sloper (block) for an adult woman.
Summary: \'Pattern Magic\' is the cult pattern-making book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. It takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy.
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Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 646.4072 NAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 17/01/2022 39002100465922

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-making book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometricshapes, and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. The book takes a creative approach to pattern making, with step-by- step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs showing the stages of construction, the muslins, and the finished garments.

Original Japanese edition published by Bunka Publishing Bureau, Bunka Gakuen--T.p. verso.

Fundamentals -- Part 1. Creating form through inspiration : Accents (deppari) -- Gathered hole -- Crater -- The drop hole (otoshiana) -- Lumps and bumps (dekoboko) -- Part 2. Making patterns for haute couture garments : Draped design -- The twist (nejiri) -- Hide and seek (kakurenbo) -- Interwoven design -- Bamboo shoot (takenoko) -- The knot (musubu) -- Two distinct expressions -- An intriguing curve -- Bunka-style sloper (block) for an adult woman.

\'Pattern Magic\' is the cult pattern-making book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. It takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Having served for many years as a professor at Bunka Fashion College, Tomoko Nakamichi currently delivers lectures and holds courses on pattern making in her native Japan and internationally. This book brings together the results of research on garment patterns she has carried out to help her instruct her students. She is also the author of Pattern Magic 2, Pattern Magic 3 and Pattern Magic Stretch Fabrics .

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