It's such an intriguing design, at first look the pocket looks normal and then upon looking again it just disappears into the garment. Each design comeswith step by step written and photographed instructions making these intriguing designs possible. One of the best bits about the books is that Japanese born Tomoko Nakamichi has created these sculptural designs so they can beincorporated into other designs/outfits. Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in.

For example, this front top section below, from Pattern Magic,could create a beautiful bodice section for a silk dress or the perfect front of atop in a light cotton fabric. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes, and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. You can create a garment by cutting, moving and reassemblingthe piecesof a pattern, just like the pieces of.

This and the top above are just two of many designs in the books that can be incorporated with other ideas or can be used to create a feature for a simple garment. One of the best bits about the books is that Japanese born Tomoko Nakamichi has created these sculptural designs so they can be incorporated into other designs/outfits.

I haven't yet tried to scale any of the patterns up and make them myself, but this book is great to get ideas from for making your own unconventional patterns.These easy-to-follow illustrations and detailed instructions make it easy to create stunning, sculptural clothes with a couture look. I had an idea that I wanted the overlapping area to create a flower-shape in the middle by leaving little holes in between the slices.

Well, I’m not too happy with the result, but probably I could make it work by editing the pattern some more. For example, this front top section below, from Pattern Magic , could create a beautiful bodice section for a silk dress or the perfect front of a top in a light cotton fabric. The author's explanation (or the translation of) is clear enough that even I can understand what her meaning is - well, for most of the projects.That way you have the possibility to make all kinds of different versions of your own using the various techniques explained. Every time I look at them they provide new ideas for other designs or just a great 3D fashion jigsaw puzzle; as a lover of jigsaw puzzles, this is a great variation of the classic puzzle for me. Each design comes with step by step written and photographed instructions making these intriguing designs possible.