Taking Body Measurement

Bodice measurements. The various bodice measurements are shown in Figure 2.3

1. Bust: Measurement has to be taken about the fullest part of the chest/bust by raising the measuring tape to a level slightly below the shoulder blades at the back.

2. Waist: Measurement has to be taken tightly around the waist with the tape straight.

3. Neck: Measurement has to be taken around the neck, by keeping the tape slightly above the collar front and along the base of the neck at the back.

4. Shoulder: Measurement has to be taken from the neck joint to the arm joint along the middle of the shoulder (A to B in Figure 2.3).

5. Front waist length: Measurement has to be taken down from the high point shoulder (HPS) to waist line through the fullest part of the bust (A to C Figure 2.3).

6. Shoulder to bust: Measurement has to be taken down from the HPS to the tip of the bust (A to D in Figure 2.3). 7. Separation of bust points: Measurement has to be taken between the two bust/chest points (D to E Figure 2.3).

FIGURE 2.3

Body measurement.

8. Across back measurement: Measurement has to be taken across the back between armholes about 3″ below the base of the neck (P to Q in Figure 2.3).

9. Back waist length: Size has to be measured from the base of the neck at the centre back position to the waistline (R to S in the Figure 2.3).

10. Armscye depth: Measurement has to be taken from the base of the neck at the centre of the back to a point directly below it and in level with the bottom of the arm where it joins the body (R to T in Figure 2.3).

Sleeve measurements

11. Upper arm circumference: Measurement has to be taken around the fullest part of the arm.

12. Lower arm: For the lower arm, measurement has to be taken around the arm at the desired level corresponding to the lower edge of the sleeve.

13. Elbow circumference: Measurement has to be taken around the arm at the elbow.

14. Wrist: Measurement has to be taken around the wrist.

15. Sleeve length: For short sleeves, the length has to be measured from point B to F. For elbow length sleeve, measurement has to be taken from the top of the arm to the elbow point (B to G in Figure 2.3). For full length, the elbow has to bend slightly and measurement has to be taken down from the top of the arm to the back of the wrist passing the tape over the elbow point (B to H in Figure 2.3).

Skirt measurements

16. Waist: Measurement has to be taken tightly around the waist with the tape in a horizontal manner and parallel to the floor.

17. Hip: Measurement has to be taken around the fullest part of the hip horizontally (7–9″ from waist approximately).

18. Waist to hip: Measurement has to be taken from the waist at the centre of the back to the fullest part of the hip (S to U in Figure 2.3).

19. Skirt length: Measurement has to be taken at the centre of the back from the waist to length of the skirt as required (S to V in Figure 2.3). The calculation of other measurements using chest circumference is shown in Table 2.1.

After taking the measurements, compare it with the sample measurements for women, men and children garments as given in Tables 2.2 through 2.4, respectively.