patternguide

noun
UK /ˈpætən ɡaɪd/
US /ˈpætərn ɡaɪd/

A pattern guide is a helper that shows you how to make something step by step.

She used a pattern guide to sew her first dress.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A chart that shows the shapes and lines you need to follow when cutting fabric.

The pattern guide showed where to cut the cloth.

3. A set of rules that helps you repeat a design the same way every time.

The artist followed a pattern guide to draw matching tiles.

4. A person who teaches others how to copy a design correctly.

Our pattern guide helped the class build the model plane.