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How to measure your body the person being measured should stand straight on both feet feet some 15 cms apart. Wrap the tape measure horizontally around the smallest part of your waist which can be easily found by running your hands down the side of your body. Accuracy is important in taking measurements. Your posture should be nice and straight with feet slightly apart. It is better to wear fitted clothes when measuring. Measuring tape flexible with the preferred units and marks.

Follow this body measurement chart 1. To measure your waist dont measure where your pants finish this is not your natural waist. We have to be honest here and accept the reality of our body. A tape measure that wont stretch one quarter inch twill tape or elastic for tying around the body to facilitate accuracy writing materials to record numbers. Stride crotch length plus 1 to 2. Wrap the tape measure horizontally around the widest part of your hips.

Length from waist to floor minus 1. For the example above if you had a 36 bust measurement and chose size 14 then the finished garment will measure 405 at the bust giving 25 of ease. Absolutely no baggy clothes. If youre sewing for yourself youll need someone to help you take your measurements. It doesnt pay to cheat because the result will be ill fitting clothes. Distance from shoulderneck point to bust point.

What is body measurement in sewing body measurement is simply getting an accurate read on the dimensions of those body parts you are making some clothes for. It will be perfect if you can wear lingerie you intend to wear with the. Finished garment measurements can be really informative as they can tell you how the garment will fit on you. Soft tape measure double scale body sewing flexible ruler for weight loss medical body measurement sewing tailor craft vinyl ruler has centimetre scale on reverse side 60 inchwhite 48 out of 5 stars 2059. This can skew the measurements. This is a vital step because you need to know the different sizes so you can plan your pattern.

To measure your neck pull the tape around the middle coming from the back to the front. Taking the body measurements before sewing a piece of clothing is an absolute must. Singer 00218 tape measure 60 inch. After youve decided what type of garment youd like to sew youll need just a couple of items to get started. Heres what you need to get started. The person youll be sewing for.

For some people this can be a very eye opening and humbling experience.