While the temptation to download a free PDF is high, the physical book (or a legal ebook) offers a user experience that a scanned pirate copy cannot. Pirated PDFs often have skewed pages, missing plates, or illegible text. Worse, they lack the index and the pull-out pattern sheets that come with the physical edition.

If you learn best by rather than reading dense technical descriptions, Pattern Making by Dennic Chunman Lo is one of the best investments you can make. It won’t replace a full industry textbook, but it will get you drafting wearable, well-fitted garments faster than most.

You can find the full step-by-step instructions in Lo's book, Patternmaking (or Pattern Cutting in some editions).