Pattern Magic is range of patternmaking books from Japan written by Tomoko Nakamichi. Tomoko Nakamichi has written 4 pattern magic books, which takes inspiration from many different areas, such as nature, geometric shapes and also from the street.
Tomoko Nakamichi was a professor at Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. Tomoko Nakamichi also delivers lectures and courses in Japan and also all around the world.
The photos below show the front covers of the Pattern Magic books.
This cover depicts a bodice, which has three 3-D cubes intergrated within the garment. I love the 3 -D element to the garment, it makes the garment more interesting, I like the use of neutral fabric as it does not distract from the cubes. This garment must have been made with a stiff fabric as the cubes hold their shape very well.
This pattern magic book displays half a garment draped onto a mannequin with a spherical sleeve that has folds. This half of a bodice garment looks like it has been made out of a light weight fabric such as calico as if it was a heavy fabric it would not hold its shape. It is a very unique and creative design, which I like.
This pattern magic cover below, shows a geometric bodice piece, which does not tightly fit the silhouette of the mannequin but instead creating its own silhouette using the geometric shape. This garment is very interesting and it also must be a tricky garment to construct with the triangular shapes and folds.
This final cover of the pattern magic book shows a garment with an unusual shape and silhouette.
This is a photo from Amazon of the inside of the first Pattern Magic book.
This is an example of what someone has made by following the pattern magic books.
This garment has 5 tied-knots in the back of the garment.
Bibliography
Pattern Magic as a source of inspiration -part 1
(The Shapes of Fabric)
Link : https://www.theshapesoffabric.com/2018/01/31/pattern-magic-part-1/
Pattern Magic
(Waterstones)
Link : https://www.waterstones.com/book/pattern-magic/tomoko-nakamichi/9781856697057
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