Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Not for beginners

I read this book out of curiousity only. I am a professional patternmaker and designer. I had several problems with the author's approach. She is essentially making custom slopers. You can do this by draping fabric over a live body, but it takes time and skill to know if you are doing it right. Secondly, no one should use gingham as a grid for the body. Gingham rarely has perfectly square squares and the fabric is extremely difficult to get on grain because it usually has a high content of polyester. Finally the author sums up finalizing your custom pattern and what to do with it when you are done in just a few pages. The whole subject is far more complex. If you really want to learn how to drape or make your own custom slopers, there are far better books out there!! Try The Art of Fashion Draping by Connie Amaden-Crawford or Patternmaking for Fashion Design by Armstrong.