Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style

Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style
Author: Shigeki Nakamura
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781592534982

A collection of traditional Japanese patterns plus a CD ROM companion featuring 250 for use in design work Pattern design has a long history on the Japanese culture. This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. An companion CD ROM provides 250 patterns in high-definitional JPEG format along with PSD format from which you can freely manipulate and modify the patterns to customize them for your own use. This is an inspirational and highly practical reference and sourcebook for anyone working in the area of visual art.

Sashiko Style

Sashiko Style
Author: Joie Staff
Publisher: Japan Publications Trading
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2007
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9784889962147

The book introduces basic skills that even beginners can master and includes detailed equipment lists with photos, as well as step-by-step instructions for pattern drafting.

Making Kimono and Japanese Clothes

Making Kimono and Japanese Clothes
Author: Jenni Dobson
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2018-10-26
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1849945381

A practical and inspirational book for dressmakers, quilters and embroiderers who have long coveted the style of Japanese clothes, in particular the kimono. Expert dressmaker and quilter Jenni Dobson takes you through the techniques for making Japanese clothes with simple step-by-step processes, but goes further, covering details on Japanese design and the various techniques for embellishing Japanese clothes. Colourfully illustrated with images of finished garments as well as practical diagrams and patterns for dressmaking, the author has deliberately made all the garments accessible even for those with limited experience of dressmaking, but there are plenty of ideas to inspire those more accomplished readers.

Pattern Sourcebook: Nature 2

Pattern Sourcebook: Nature 2
Author: Shigeki Nakamura
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9781592535590

This book presents a further collection of carefully selected nature-inspired patterns for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. A companion CD ROM provides 250 patterns in high-definitional JPEG format along with PSD format from which you can freely manipulate and modify the patterns to customize them for your own use. This is an inspirational and highly practical reference and sourcebook for anyone working in the area of visual art.

Make Your Own Japanese Clothes

Make Your Own Japanese Clothes
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Kodansha International
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1988
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780870118654

Contains detailed instructions on making Japanese garments, from kimono towo-toe socks, using either traditional Japanese sewing methods or easierodern methods. The book includes patterns, fabric suggestions and sizingnstructions.

Traditional Japanese Stencil Designs

Traditional Japanese Stencil Designs
Author: Clarence Hornung
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2013-06-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486319377

Versatile collection of 276 exquisite Japanese stencil designs — clouds, birds, butterflies, bamboo, plum and cherry blossoms, geometrics, more. Royalty-free illustrations are ideal for modern decorative and graphic needs.

The V&A Sourcebook of Pattern & Ornament

The V&A Sourcebook of Pattern & Ornament
Author: Amelia Calver
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0500480729

A richly illustrated sourcebook of two-dimensional pattern and three-dimensional ornamentation, for designers everywhere and anyone interested in visual culture. This richly illustrated, easy-to-navigate sourcebook of surface pattern and three-dimensional ornamentation presents more than one thousand historic and contemporary examples from around the world, each one succinctly identified and explained. Arranged thematically, it is unique among pattern books, as it includes examples not only of surface pattern but also three-dimensional ornamentation and embellishment, from Japanese kimono and William Morris fabrics to Chinese porcelain and contemporary furniture. Creatives working today are as fascinated and inspired by pattern and ornament as they have always been and this expertly compiled selection will appeal to designers, artists, and illustrators from all disciplines as well as anyone interested in visual and material culture.