Body measurements Info

Chest around fullest part of chest 2 waist at natural waist over shirt 3 hip at seat or fullest part of hip 4 shirt sleeve from back base of neck across shoulder around bend of elbow to wrist 5 height measure without shoes standing against a wall. Do not draw the tape too tightly. Length from waist to floor minus 1. Making a dress is fun but sometimes the very first step of getting our measurements leave us confused and overwhelmed. Fig2 men and boys. 3 shoulder to shoulder length.

Neck round measure around the base of the neck slightly loose. Standard measurement ready to use chart and body measurement calculations. Select your size category. Back waist length measure from the most prominent bone at base of neck. We fear if we got the measurements wrong then the whole fabric would be wasted. Donot take this too tight.

Chestbust measure around the fullest part of the chestbust. Stride crotch length plus 1 to 2. It is in this order for the vertical measurements i assume 1 body length. Center back neckto wrist with arm straight measure from back base of neck across shoulder and along arm to wrist. Then the horizontal measurements. Distance from shoulderneck point to bust point.

Conversion chart4 estimate fabric needed when selecting a fabric width not listed on the pattern envelope. All ages male and female. Body measurements all ages5 how to measure finding your figure type and understanding size ranges within each category. Including learn to sew amazing fit vintage and more.