I was wrong - I love everything in this book, and having gone online to look at people's insta pictures of their makes, I'm really excited to get going and make my own take on these garments. RICK RACK does our best to accurately represent all products and colours but colours may appear different between device screens. Designed for the fashion-conscious, these two books equip you with the tools to create a coherent capsule wardrobe of 40 timeless garments that are easy to make, wear and combine. Breaking the Pattern is the first authentic dressmaking book that showcases the beauty of Nordic style. At first glance, I was a bit disappointed with this pattern, even though I have seen a lot of cool versions on IG.

And I will take the title’s advice to heart, and break this pattern by inserting a more traditional mandarin collar for a cheongsam hack. So I printed out my patterns rather than having to trace, which I much prefer and using my now favoured newsprint for my patterns it means that they fold away more nicely than the stiff printer paper that you would normally use. Breaking the Pattern is the first authentic dressmaking book that showcases the beauty of Scandinavian style.

It looks pretty complex with all its ties and interesting pleats, but I actually found it really quick to put together. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

In the video below I’ve done a full review of the book so that you can decide if you need it in your lives. The vents were a little bit challenging – both getting the gap even and the length matching but they worked out in the end and the rest came together really easily. This fabric is chestnut peachskin which I bought in a little splurge at Fabric Godmother literally days before last year's Black Friday. Especially helpful for dieters and those who want to examine their relationship with food and why they eat/ what they eat/ when they eat.I cut the size 14 for this based on the finished garment measurements, which is all the pattern envelope gives you.