pattern books
Craft instruction manuals
Pattern books are collections of designs, templates, or models intended for imitation or reference.
Historically, they provided architects and builders with standardized plans for houses, ornamental details, and furniture: Colonial pattern books spread Georgian style across America.
In sewing, pattern books contain clothing templates.
The term extends to any compilation of reproducible designs across crafts and trades.
- samplersAssortments for tasting or testing
- block printingPrinting from carved surfaces
- designPurposeful creative planning
- fabricWoven or knit material
- jacquardElaborate patterned woven textile
blueprints · sewing · decorative motifs · textile design · drafts · seam allowance · damask · quilting · templates · muslin · stitches · needle arts · Vogue · swatches · instructions · fashion · tailoring · notions
- drawing bookssketch pads, step-by-step, drawing tutorials, art instruction, animal drawing
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
- Hobby Resourcescraft magazines, model kits, DIY videos, craft kits, project plans
- vintage fashioncorset, vintage style, vintage clothing, bustle, classic style
- embroiderycross stitch, cross-stitch, French knot, needlepoint, crewelwork
- sewing supply storesJoann, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, scissors, pin cushions
pattern booksfree expression
Unrestrained communication of ideas
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