Gift Guide for the Pattern Book Lover

For the pattern book lover out there, make room on your shelf for a few more favorites. Here’s a selection of titles that are on our wish list this year.

1. Native Funk & Flash – Out of print until recently, this overview of embroidered fashion from the 1970s is inspirational and mind blowing. Craft and creativity collide!
2. Corresponding with the V & A’s exhibit, The Fabric of India captures the making and use of textiles from this region.
3. This recently released tome highlights fashion designer Thea Porter’s flowing gowns and prints created during her heyday in the 1970s.
4. The Pattern Source Book offers a visual guide to styles and techniques of textile designers over the last century. Historical and modern designs are paired together for comparison and contrast.

For more rare and out of print fashion books, browse here or here.

Any other titles you’d recommend?