PatternMagicisthecultpattern-cuttingbookfromJapan.Takinginspirationfromnature,fromgeometricshapesandfromthestreet,thisbookharnessesthesheerjoyofmakingandsculptingclothes.Thebooktakesacreativeapproachtopatterncutting,withstep-by-stepprojectsforfashiondesignersanddressmakerstoenjoy.Allthebasicinformationyouneedtostartpatterncuttingisincluded,fromthebasicblocktomeasurementsandscaling.Eachprojectisbeautifullyillustratedwithcleardiagramsandphotographsshowingthestagesofconstruction,thetoilesandthefinishedgarments.Thesesimpleillustrationsanddetailedinstructionsmakeiteasytocreatestunning,sculpturalclotheswithacouturelook.