Read and record required measurements tlehedm78mt 0c d 2 1. You may also want to take your thigh and upper arm measurements.

Dressmaking Learning Module K 12
Body measurements tle. Bust size the circumference measured around the chest over the fullest part of the breasts while wearing a properly fitted bra. Accurate body measurements are very important for obtaining best result in pattern drafting. Body measurements deals with the measurement of body parts. All you need is a flexible tape measure fabric not metal and a method to track your results like one of my above measurement trackers. Horizontal measurement vertical measurement circumferential measurement the horizontal measurement is taken from the left of the figure to the right. The measurements that you definitely need are your chest waist hips and inseam.
Tle obtain measurement 1. It involves measuring the body width length and grith and its parts in specific areas on the body. Waist length taken from the shoulder neck point down to the natural waistline. Sizes 8692 98104 110116 122128 134140 146152 158164 170176. Perform simple calculations 21 apply the systems of measurements tlehedm78mt 0e 3 1. Measurement is taken from the tip of the left shoulder to the tip of the right shoulder arching slightly to.
Hence body measurements should be taken with great care. Personally observed and carefully double checked to adjust as per the health posture height and abnormalities of the personfor whom the dress is to be made. All body measurements are in cm. Dont worrytaking body part measurements is super easy. Make sure the tape is snug against the body but not too tight such that it compresses the body making the measurement inaccurate. The process for getting your body measurements is simple.
These are taken in. There are several parts of the body to be measured. Metric conversion chart lo 2. Shoulder slope from the base of the neck down to an imaginary line draw from shoulder tip to shoulder tip. Joint sizes xs s m l xl xxl xxxl 4xl. You can find fabric tape measures at almost any art craft or fabric store near you.
Rectangle a rectangle is a woman whose body shape means having waist measurements that are less than 9 inches smaller than the hip or bust measurements. What you need to take your measurements. When measuring be sure to stand straight with arms to the side. These measurements are like home cooked food made to order. K to 12. So you are not particularly curvy your waist is not well defined and your weight is fairly distributed throughout the bodythis shape of the body is also called as the straight or ruler body.
Body measurements are taken for custom fit and tailoring clothing. Take accurate body measurements 13.