How to take measurements from a woman. Rules for measuring sleeve length

1. HOW TO CHOOSE THE NECESSARY GROWTH RANGE WHEN BUYING A PATTERN?
3. Size selection for pregnant women
4. Basic measurements for choosing the size of the male pattern:
5. (for numbers up to №357)
6. Basic measurements for choosing the size of the child's pattern:
7. Sleeve with okat
8. Raglan or one-piece sleeve
9. How to measure your parameters

To choose a suitable pattern in our online store of patterns GRASSER you need to know your sample size.

To do this, you need to measure yourself and correctly take the basic measurements:

* For the correct removal of measurements on the natural waistline, you should tie an installation belt.

1. Chest - measure the full chest girth. The tape should run horizontally around the body through the protruding points of the mammary glands.

2. Waist circumference - measure the total waist circumference. The tape should run horizontally around the body at the level of the waist line.

3. Thigh circumference - measure the total circumference of the hips, taking into account the protrusion of the abdomen. The tape should run horizontally around the body, behind - at the most prominent points of the buttocks. For a more accurate measurement of the protrusion of the abdomen using a ruler.

Chest Waist Waist Girth

Now compare your measurements with typical ones.

Spend comparative analysis own measurements with standard measurements. The difference between your measurement and the standard is allowed up to 2 cm, and both in minus and in plus.

For shoulder products (dress, blouse, coat), the main choice of size is made by measuring the chest girth. For example, you have a chest girth equal to 84 cm. We divide 84 cm in half and we get a typical size - 42. Sometimes the chest girth differs from the typical one, and the other measurements are very close to the typical size. In such cases, the typical size is selected by the other dimensions.

For waist products (skirt, pants), the main measurement is the girth of the hips.

These are the basic measurements that you need to determine your size.

We also offer you to get acquainted with an additional list of typical measurements on the basis of which our patterns are built. You will need them for more accurate sizing:

Neck Girth - The ribbon with the lower edge passes backwards through the 7th vertebra, laterally along the base of the neck, and closes in front over the jugular hollow.

Breast width - measured horizontally above the base of the mammary glands between the verticals, mentally held up from the front corners of the armpits.

The width of the back - measured horizontally along the shoulder blades between the rear corners of the armpits.

Shoulder width - measured from the highest humeral point to its final point.

The girth of the shoulder is measured with a free hand. The tape should be held at the level of the armpits.

Wrist circumference - measure the circumference of the wrist at the thinnest point.

Neck circumference Breast width Back width shoulder circumference Wrist circumference

HOW TO CHOOSE THE NECESSARY GROWTH RANGE WHEN BUYING A PATTERN?

Many female patterns of GRASSER are offered in three growth ranges:

- 158-164
- 164-170
- 170-176

You can focus on your overall growth. But in order to most accurately select the desired range of growth you need to know the measurements of Dts, Accidents. As in the choice of patterns for height, the first thing to do is rely on the length of the body from the level of the base of the shoulder to the waist.

DTS - Measured from the highest point of the shoulder seam to the waistline at the back. The measurement is made parallel to the spine, taking into account the bulge of the blades.
Accident - Measured from the highest point of the shoulder seam at the base of the neck through the protruding point of the mammary gland (in men through the nipple point) and then parallel to the midline of the figure to the waistline.

MIC - measured by the shortest distance from the point of intersection of the waist line with the spine to the end point of the projected shoulder seam.

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We shot a video that will help you decide on the size and growth of the pattern:

Size selection for pregnant women

The girth of the chest and waist in pregnant women increases, and the remaining dimensional signs remain very often in the “pre-pregnancy” range. In order to correctly choose the size of a GRASSER pattern for pregnant women, you must first remove all measurements, and then, relying on all measurement parameters, determine your size in the table below.

In more detail about the choice of the size for pregnant women we told in this article - "How to choose the size of the pattern Grasser for pregnant women"

Basic measurements for choosing the size of the male pattern:

For male patterns as well as for female, in order to most accurately select the desired growth range, you need to know the measurements of Dts, Crashes. In choosing a pattern for height, you first need to rely on the length of the body from the level of the base of the shoulder to the waist.

Dts - measure the distance from the point of the base of the neck to the waistline behind the parallel spine.
Accident - measure the distance from the point of the base of the neck through the nipple point to the waistline in front.
Vkk - measure the shortest distance from the intersection of the waist line with the spine to the humeral point.

Take measurements and compare your measurements with GOST:

(for numbers up to №357)

Basic measurements for choosing the size of the child's pattern:

(for pattern numbers AFTER # 357)

As with any measurements, a suitable tool is needed for taking measurements. AT in this case This is a tailor centimeter, that is, a tape with divisions. One-sided centimeters are almost out of use, so the store will probably offer you a tape that has divisions on both sides. As a rule, on both sides are centimeter divisions, but sometimes there are also tapes, on the one hand, divided by centimeters, on the other - by inches.

In some foreign editions you can still find measurements in inches, so that a centimeter with both types of divisions can be very useful.

The perfect ironing: how to iron the sleeves?

Sleeve with okat

To measure sleeve length is best with an assistant, especially if you are a beginning dressmaker. Those who are measured are better to stand up, because the position of the muscles changes somewhat in a sitting position. Posture should be natural. Do not try to keep more straight than you usually do. The way to build the pattern depends largely on whether you have a straight figure, stiff or stooping. Bend your arm in the elbow at about a 120 ° angle and take it slightly to the side. Zero mark centimeter attached to the end of the shoulder. Ask the assistant to hold a centimeter at this point, then stretch the tape over the forearm to the elbow and then to the wrist. The tape should not be too tight, it should not sag, and it is better to hold it a little on your elbow. Look at the mark that is at your wrist level. This will be the full length of the sleeve required for the basic pattern. If you are going to sew summer dress preferably a short sleeve, ¾ or to the elbow. In this case, the full length is still taken, then a pattern is built, and the necessary additional constructions are made on it. To execute them, find the top point of the neckline and set aside the desired length from the centerline.

The word “slouching” in this case does not bear a negative hue, but this feature of the figure must be taken into account - usually a certain number of centimeters are added to some lines of the backrest. When a stiff figure lengthens the shelf

Raglan or one-piece sleeve

Novice cutter often faces a problem when the shoulder seam is not present or it ends not where a regular sleeve with a collar and armhole. In this case, it is often necessary to determine the desired size by eye, and this is not entirely correct. When building a blouse pattern with a raglan sleeve, you need to start the measurement not from the end of the shoulder, but from its beginning, that is, actually from the neck. Attach a zero mark to this point, draw a centimeter in the middle of the shoulder, and then act in the same way as when measuring a regular sleeve, that is, draw a tape over the forearm through the outer part of the elbow to the wrist. With regard to the length of a single cut, it should be measured from the armpit through the outer part of the elbow to the wrist. The position of the arm is the same as in the previous cases.

Many people sooner or later when buying clothes face the question of how to determine exactly your typical size, that is, your clothing size? How to measure your parameters to determine the exact size of clothes yourself and buy clothes exactly according to size.

To buy a blouse, jacket, dress or coat in size, it is not necessary to measure them, you just need to know your exact size of various manufacturing countries. And for this you need to measure your parameters, in this case - the girth of the chest, waist and hips.

Usually in high school, girls are taught to sew, knit and cook food in their classes. At one of these lessons, the teacher explains and shows how to take measurements from herself and the other person in order to determine its size and correctly sew clothes for him / her. Therefore, most girls know about this procedure, but if not, then learn how to determine their parameters and not be difficult and time consuming. You will need a little time for this and a usual measuring tape (almost every woman has one in her shoe, even if she does not sew and does not knit).

How to measure your parameters

When measuring your parameters, write them down on a piece of paper and it’s better to keep this leaflet, if you, of course, are constantly in the same weight. Traditionally, we have all the sizes of clothes go in centimeters, but the names of the sizes in different countries differ from each other and it is important to know not only the Ukrainian clothing size, but also its analogue in other countries. But still it is better to measure your size again before buying new clothes, since you could gain weight or lose weight, even without being noticed. This is especially important if you make purchases of clothes on the Internet. Also remember that different countries have different dimensional grids, so XL from different manufacturers may have significant differences in size. This should not be forgotten.

To begin with, it is necessary to measure the most important parameters that are necessary when choosing or sewing clothes: chest girth, waist girth and hips girth.

• Chest girth (abbreviated EG, half-grip is referred to as SG) - using a conventional measuring tape, which is sold in any shop for needlewomen or sewing goods, you need to measure the chest size on the most prominent points of the chest, then - under the armpits and slightly higher on the back .
• Waist circumference (abbreviated as OT or ST) - the size of the waist is measured by a measuring tape strictly along the waist line (the narrowest part of it when measured).
• The girth of the hips (abbreviated in the schemes they write OB or half-grip - SAT) - the measuring tape should simply pass through the widest points of the buttocks.
• Front length - this parameter is measured by standards from the highest point of the shoulder and then through the most high point chest to the bottom of the product.
• Back length - this parameter is measured by all standards from the seventh cervical vertebra along the spine along the mid-back line and right up to the very bottom of the product.
• Sleeve length - it is usually measured on the outside of the sleeve, starting from the top and to the very bottom.
• Sleeve length from the neck - should also be measured with a measuring tape from the base of the neck or collar to the very bottom of the sleeve.
• The length of the inner seam of pant legs - by standards is measured by the same centimeter strictly along the internal seam of pant legs from the perineum to the very bottom.
• The length of skirts and shorts is measured with a centimeter from the top seam to the bottom of the product.