You don't need to be an expert tailor or fashion designer to fall in love with cutting patterns. It is indeed not rare to go to a vintage shop or antique market with a fashion section and meet cutting pattern enthusiasts who collect instructions to make garments as they consider these pieces as if they were art.
There are even artists who incorporate cutting patterns in their works or use them as inspirations for special projects and installations, while, in more recent years, patterns were also used for fashion campaigns.
So, if you fall into these categories, check out the vintage cutting patterns currently available on Tatami Antiques, an independent online marketplace for Japanese antiquities.
One of its dealers, titcoRet, has indeed got on offer a folder containing several envelopes of Japanese cutting patterns.
These unique and rare patterns - dating from pre-war times, so around 1935-40 - relate to children's apparel.
One fascinating aspect is that they were made with newspapers, sections of adverts and letters, so there's a story in each piece of these patterns.
Each piece has also got a wonderful architectural shape, but if you're looking for more paper architectures, check out also the traditional noshi from the Showa period, 20th century (available from the same dealer, titcoRet).
The Noshi is a ceremonial origami attached to gifts to express good wishes or congratulations for special events.
These samples represent different shapes such as a tortoise, crab, butterfly, or geometrical figures and there's even a salt shaker or powder container.
Each finished piece - made by Matsuko Honda - in this case comes with methodical instructions showing how to fold the paper and also with a paper pouch.
These items could be perfect even for videogame lovers who may not be into collecting art pieces, after all "Paper Mario: The Origami King", recently released on Nintendo Switch, has sparked again a trend for origami.
And if you love videogames, but you are also an antique collector, check out this white paper tiger (from dealer Jinta), with a shakable head. It looks like the perfect present for any "Animal Crossing: New Horizon" fan, doesn't it (View this photo)?
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