Thursday, 13 April 2017

Taking body measurements




Bodice measurements:


Bust:Measure around the fullest part of the bust raising the measuring tape slightly to a level just below the shoulder blades at the back.


Waist:Measure snugly around the waist keeping the tape parallel to the floor.

Neck:Measure around the the neck, passing the tape just above the collar bone time front and along the base of the neck at the back.

Shoulder: Measure from the neck joint to the arm joint along the middle of the shoulder (A to B in fig. a)

Front waist length:Measure down from highest point of shoulder to waist line through the fullest part of the bust (A to C fig. a)

Shoulder to bust: Measure down from highest point of shoulder to tip of bust

Distance between bust points:Measure in the horizontal direction, the distance between the two bust points (D to E fig. a)

Back width or across back measurement: Measure across back from armhole to armhole about 3 inches below base of neck (P to Q in fig b)

Back waist length: Measure from the base of neck at the centre back to waist line (R to S in Fig b).

Armscye depth:Measure from base of neck at centre back to a point directly below it and in level with the bottom of the arm where it joins the body. (R to T in fig b).

Sleeve measurements:
Upper arm circumference: Measure around the fullest part of the arm.

Lower arm:For lower arm, measure around the arm at desired level corresponding to lower edge of sleeve.

Elbow circumference:Measure around the arm at elbow.

Wrist: Measure around the wrist.

Sleeve Length: For short sleeve length, measure down from tip of shoulder at top of arm to desired length of sleeve (B to F in a) For elbow length sleeve measure from top arm to elbow point (B to G in a) For full length bend the elbow slightly and measure down from to of arm to back of wrist passing the tape over the elbow point (B to H in a).

Skirt measurements:
Waist: Measure snugly around the waist keeping the tape parallel to the floor.

Hip: Measure around the fullest part of the hip horizontally. (7 to 9 from waist approx.)

Waist to Hip: Measure down from waist at centre back to fullest part of the hip (S to U in fig.b).

Skirt Length: Measure down the centre back from waist to desired length of skirt (S to V in fig. b)

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