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# Pattern Magic

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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.

Review: Pattern drafting - advanced level instruction beyond slopers - I think Pattern Magic is a great book for serious designers & sewing people who already have some pattern drafting and sewing experience. For beginners, I'd recommend looking for a beginner-level book about basic pattern drafting---there are some good ones by various authors that show how to measure and draw slopers. (Slopers are the basic bodice/skirt patterns used as a basis for patternmaking). Readers with some drafting experience who want to move beyond slopers will find Pattern Magic helpful. This book illustrates how to alter slopers to create different dimensions and details (such as bodice tucks, highly structured geometric garment details and flowing lines). The bodice front & back sloper examples (in the back of the book) are useful. Page 101 says to enlarge them to 200% to make full-sized, but the slopers can also be used at the small scale to practice the design techniques described in the book (the slopers need to be traced onto separate sheets of paper so that they can be cut apart---or you can use your own full-scale slopers). I assume the example clothing in this book was selected to show the reader how to break apart a sloper to achieve different structured effects. Although the finished example garment designs look complex, the book shows that slopers can be altered into fashion patterns in 3 simple steps: by closing darts, cutting the sloper to make the paper pattern flat, then open out the paper and trace around the pattern. The book is translated from Japanese, and the style is a bit different from other pattern books I've used. Pattern Magic is well-illustrated and shows step-by-step how to create the example bodices and details. I thought the instructions were clear & detailed. I worked through some of the example designs, and found it very educational---working through the example patterns should help readers understand how to create their own designs by folding and cutting their own slopers.
Review: Fabulous, even if you plan to make very conservative fashions. - I tend to be very conservative in what I wear, and while I found some of the garments *beyond* hideous, it was the techniques that were important, as once you learn the technique, you can do whatever you please. I was thrilled to see this available in English; I have collected Japanese-language craft books for decades, since I discovered these astonishing creations while living there. The books were so carefully and beautifully done that you could use them to make wonderful things even if you could not read a word. Crafts there are about care, not mass production, and the books are delights to behold. No matter what you are creating, that attention to detail is what makes it something you use and treasure the rest of your life. The section on adding a built-in bow to the bodice was worth the money of the book alone, and the beautiful bodice with alternating folds up the front, somewhat like a wheat stalk, was lovely. Note that this was not just some fancy cutting and stitching, for which fit is sacrificed; the darts were simply rotated and incorporated into the design. And not all of the techniques must start with a sloper; some can simply be incorporated as modifications to an existing pattern of the appropriate type that fits well. Flat-pattern drafting is well within the reach of anyone who understands the basics of sewing very well, such as the effects of grainline changes for different types of fabrics and the importance of darts (as well as how different types of darts are used to control fullness). All in all, this is a wonderful addition to a field in which there are not enough books, largely due to unwarranted fear on the part of many who sew. (I frankly find it much easier to simply draft a sloper to use to create other patterns rather than go through endless fitting changes for every new pattern -- fitting changes which differ by pattern company.) By the way, I got sick of trying to draw my own croquis all the time, so I purchased Fashionflat Sketchpad {Womens Collection} , which has extremely thick covers and good-quality paper.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #44,708 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #79 in Sewing Patterns & Templates |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 978 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pattern drafting - advanced level instruction beyond slopers
*by R***A on February 14, 2011*

I think Pattern Magic is a great book for serious designers & sewing people who already have some pattern drafting and sewing experience. For beginners, I'd recommend looking for a beginner-level book about basic pattern drafting---there are some good ones by various authors that show how to measure and draw slopers. (Slopers are the basic bodice/skirt patterns used as a basis for patternmaking). Readers with some drafting experience who want to move beyond slopers will find Pattern Magic helpful. This book illustrates how to alter slopers to create different dimensions and details (such as bodice tucks, highly structured geometric garment details and flowing lines). The bodice front & back sloper examples (in the back of the book) are useful. Page 101 says to enlarge them to 200% to make full-sized, but the slopers can also be used at the small scale to practice the design techniques described in the book (the slopers need to be traced onto separate sheets of paper so that they can be cut apart---or you can use your own full-scale slopers). I assume the example clothing in this book was selected to show the reader how to break apart a sloper to achieve different structured effects. Although the finished example garment designs look complex, the book shows that slopers can be altered into fashion patterns in 3 simple steps: by closing darts, cutting the sloper to make the paper pattern flat, then open out the paper and trace around the pattern. The book is translated from Japanese, and the style is a bit different from other pattern books I've used. Pattern Magic is well-illustrated and shows step-by-step how to create the example bodices and details. I thought the instructions were clear & detailed. I worked through some of the example designs, and found it very educational---working through the example patterns should help readers understand how to create their own designs by folding and cutting their own slopers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fabulous, even if you plan to make very conservative fashions.
*by J***E on January 13, 2011*

I tend to be very conservative in what I wear, and while I found some of the garments *beyond* hideous, it was the techniques that were important, as once you learn the technique, you can do whatever you please. I was thrilled to see this available in English; I have collected Japanese-language craft books for decades, since I discovered these astonishing creations while living there. The books were so carefully and beautifully done that you could use them to make wonderful things even if you could not read a word. Crafts there are about care, not mass production, and the books are delights to behold. No matter what you are creating, that attention to detail is what makes it something you use and treasure the rest of your life. The section on adding a built-in bow to the bodice was worth the money of the book alone, and the beautiful bodice with alternating folds up the front, somewhat like a wheat stalk, was lovely. Note that this was not just some fancy cutting and stitching, for which fit is sacrificed; the darts were simply rotated and incorporated into the design. And not all of the techniques must start with a sloper; some can simply be incorporated as modifications to an existing pattern of the appropriate type that fits well. Flat-pattern drafting is well within the reach of anyone who understands the basics of sewing very well, such as the effects of grainline changes for different types of fabrics and the importance of darts (as well as how different types of darts are used to control fullness). All in all, this is a wonderful addition to a field in which there are not enough books, largely due to unwarranted fear on the part of many who sew. (I frankly find it much easier to simply draft a sloper to use to create other patterns rather than go through endless fitting changes for every new pattern -- fitting changes which differ by pattern company.) By the way, I got sick of trying to draw my own croquis all the time, so I purchased Fashionflat Sketchpad {Womens Collection} , which has extremely thick covers and good-quality paper.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful book of creative pattern-making
*by J***S on July 23, 2011*

As an experienced pattern-maker/draper it is difficult to find a pattern-making book that is challenging and includes something other than basic sloper instruction and boring styles. I was thrilled to find this book, which is everything that those other pattern-making books are not. . . it has original and creative ideas with clear instructions and good quality pictures. This book is GREAT! It's a small book but each of the styles/patterns are intriguing and the skills shown can be applied to other new designs. This book assumes a basic level of pattern-making skill (the stronger your skills the easier it will be to re-create these designs). You can use your own slopers (or blocks) to try out the techniques shown or you can copy the half-scale slopers (front and back bodice pieces) that are included at the back of the book, allowing you to start practicing the examples immediately. Note: the measurements given throughout the book are in centimeters (cm.) so those of use who are used to working in inches have some converting to do! The sketches (lots of them!) for each style/pattern show each of the major steps very clearly and the book includes many photos (all very clear and lots of close-ups which are helpful in understanding the shapes and steps involved). The author uses paper to mock-up many of the concepts then cuts them apart to create the patterns -- think of draping, but with paper instead of muslin! (The author doesn't mention the need to add seam allowances to the patterns created from cutting apart these paper mock-ups -- you will just need to know that it's necessary and how to do it.) I imagine that anyone with some background or experience with pattern-making or draping will thoroughly enjoy the projects shown in this book (even if you don't make them, just reading about some of the ideas will be enjoyable). This book was definitely worth the price. In fact, I'm going to purchase both of the other Pattern Magic books (volume 2 and volume 3) by this author.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Pattern Magic
- Pattern Magic 2
- Pattern Magic 3: The latest addition to the cult Japanese Pattern Magic series (dress-making, pattern design, sewing, fashion)

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