If you are going to start sewing or knitting, you first need to know the dimensions of the future product. To do this, you need to take measurements. For sewing measurements you need to know more, for knitting - less, but building a pattern or counting the number of loops "by eye" is not suitable. In order not to have to take measurements every time you want to sew something - do it right away and write it down.
It is necessary
- Tape measure
- Paper
- Pencil
- Ruler
Instructions
Step 1
Start taking measurements of your neck. Measure the circumference of your neck. Attach the zero mark of the measuring tape to the jugular notch, circle around the base of the neck so that it lies along the seventh vertebra, and close it again over the jugular notch. Measure the transverse diameter of the neck - the distance between the points at the base of the neck.
Step 2
Remove the bust girth. Three measurements are usually taken. In any case, the sanimeter passes through the most convex points of the shoulder blades. In one case, it covers the middle of the shoulder blades, the upper edge touches the armpits and above the base of the mammary glands. The second measurement is taken in the middle of the shoulder blades and the most convex parts of the chest. These two measurements are taken sequentially, while the centimeter does not move from the shoulder blades. The third measurement of the chest runs horizontally, parallel to the waistline, through the most prominent parts of the chest. In this case, it does not matter which part of the shoulder blades it captures. When constructing a pattern, half-girths of the chest are usually required - POG 1, 2 or 3.
Step 3
Measure your chest width. It is measured along the line that connects the base of the armpits, above the bulging points of the chest. Measure the height of your chest from the base of your neck to the highest point of your chest. Measure the center of your chest - the distance between the bulging points of your chest.
Step 4
Measure your waist. The measuring tape runs horizontally along the waist line, at its narrowest point.
Step 5
Measure your hips. Start measuring from the right side of your torso, across the most prominent parts of your buttocks and abdomen. If the abdomen is very protruding, you can attach a ruler to it and measure the hip circumference already taking into account the protrusion of the abdomen.
Step 6
Measure your vertical measurements. The length of the back to the waist line is measured from one point of the base of the neck to the waist line parallel to the spine. The length of the front to the waist is measured from the base point of the neck to the waist. The base point of the neck is the highest point of the neckline.
Step 7
Measure your front shoulder height. It is measured from the bulging point of the chest to the end point of the shoulder. Shoulder width is measured from the base point of the neck to the end point of the shoulder. In order to determine the size of the sleeve, take a measurement of the girth of the shoulder - at the most convex point of the arm, as well as the girth of the wrist and elbow.
Step 8
Measure the height of the armhole at the back. It is measured from a straight line through the top of the armpits to the base of the neck. Take back measurements. Measure the distance between the most convex points of the shoulder blades. The back width is measured between the bases of the armpits.
Step 9
If you are going to sew trousers, you need to know a few more measurements. Mid-thigh circumference is measured at the most convex part of the thigh, midway from the crotch to the middle of the knee. Ankle circumference is measured parallel to the floor, above the inner ankle. Measure the length of the leg along the inner surface from the crotch to the floor,
