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How to Take Measurements
How to Take Measurements - In order to make a good and a precise model, it is very important to take the exactly right measurements.
The person being measured must be standing straight, wearing only underwear, with his legs together and with his arms tightly close to his body.
The measurements below are taken and used for constructing basic models for skirts, shirts, sleeves, dresses, jackets and pants(trousers).
2. Neckline length
3. Shoulder to bust point length
4. Shoulder to udder bust length
5. Front shoulder to waist length
6. Back shoulder to waist length
7. Waist to midwaist length
8. Waist to hip length
9. Waist to knee length
10. Waist to ankle length
11. Bust volume
12. Brest point distance
13. Waist to armpit length
14. Upper bust circumference
15. Bust circumference
16. Udder bust circumference
17. Waist circumference
18. Mid waist circumference
19. Hip circumference
20. Neck circumference
21. Upper-arm circumference
22. Elbow circumference
23. Wrist circumference
24. Thigh circumference
25. Knee circumference
26. Ankle circumference
27. Inner leg length
28. Waist to waist length
Note: The measurements must be just right, there mustn’t be any looseness
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Tutorial-How to Draft a Simple Skirt Pattern
I will explaining how
to draw your own pattern for a basic pencil skirt.
First, you need to take measurements. And to take
measurements you need:
- a tape measure
- a piece of elastic
band, long enough to tie around your waist.
For a skirt you only need to take a few measures: your
waist, your hips and the distance between the two. The length of the skirt,of
course . When taking measurements, wear something tight-fitting and make sure
that you place the tape measure around your body without over-tightening it.
To measure your waist, use the elastic band. Tie the elastic
band around your waist and whiggle a bit, the band will automatically position
itself on the spot where your body has the smallest circumference. Then
measure, without tightening your tape measure too much.
For your hips: make sure that you really measure the widest
part of your hips.
Then measure the distance between the elastic band in your
waist and the widest part of your hips, it should be around 20 cm.
Now you’ve got the measures you’ve got everything to get
started.
Line A – C: Start with a vertical line, this will be the
length of your skirt.
A – B: distance
between your waist and hips
Line B – D: half of
your hipwidth + 1 cm. The extra width ensures that your skirt will be
comfortable and not twist around your hips when you’re walking.
B – E: half of
distance B-D, plus 1 cm. You notice that the front piece is slightly broader
than the back piece.
D-F: half of your waist circumference. The distance left
over between B and F equals the distance that needs to be taken out at the
waist line to get a nice fitting skirt.
The distance G-H is 6-7cm. Draw point G and H one cm above
the waistline, that will give a better fit.
Never take out more than 2 cm at the front side of your
skirt. Dart I is 1,5-2 cm wide and the dart J is 2-2,5cm.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Corset Pattern - Free Download
A corset is a garment worn to hold and shape the torso into a desired shape.In recent years, the term "corset" has also been borrowed by the fashion industry to refer to tops which, to varying degrees, mimic the look of traditional corsets without actually acting as one. While these modern corsets and corset tops often feature lacing and/or boning and generally mimic a historical style of corsets, they have very little if any effect on the shape of the wearer's body. Genuine corsets are usually made by a corsetmaker and should be fitted to the individual wearer.
Corsets are typically constructed of a flexible material (like cloth, particularly coutil, or leather) stiffened with boning (also called ribs or stays) inserted into channels in the cloth or leather. In the 19th century, bones of elephant, moose, and whale were favoured for the boning. Plastic is now the most commonly used material for lightweight corsets and the majority of poor quality corsets, whereas spring or spiral steel is preferred for stronger corsets and generally the better quality corset too. Other materials used for boning include ivory, wood, and cane.
We now give you a pattern for a simple, modern corset, which you can download for free and print on your home printer
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