When using commercial patterns, you want to make sure you get the correct size, because retail sizing and pattern sizing is completely different. The best way to do that is to learn how to take your measurements and compare it to the measurement chart. You can find these measurement charts in the lookbook pattern books, on commercial pattern websites, and on the actual pattern envelopes. We demonstrate not only the proper way to take your measurements, but also show the areas you should measure for women, men and children. Once you have all the necessary information, you can use it to find the correct pattern size for you. It is also helpful information for when you start altering commercial patterns or in creating your own patterns. The correct measurements makes all the difference in making something that fits well or is ill-fitting. Now that you're sewing, it's all in your hands.
If you find that you need to make any alterations to your patterns, based on your measurements, to check out some of our helpful pattern alteration tutorials here.
For men, where is the waist? Men’s pants tend to ride lower. Also, if waist size (middle) is larger than chest size, which do you use?
these are copies from the back of the pattern lookbooks. You should also be able to find them on the pattern companies website.
Where can i get the charts you used in this section?
what? how do u work this???….
Thanks for demonstrating the importance of correct measurements!
I learned basic info on taking measurements in a easy way. thank you
thanks looking forward to learn more
great tutorial. As a beginner it is easy to get the basic but important things wrong which can then affect the rest of your sewing and lead to disappointment with your efforts so getting the measurements accurate sets you off on the best possible foot for success. excellent thanks.
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On some of pattern drafting tutorials of our premium videos we do go a little more in depth in measurements. Such as in our full bodice pattern drafting we cover all the bodice measurements and in our basic pants pattern, we cover all the measurements needed to create your own custom pants.