How To: Measure (Fitting, Dressmaking, Sewing)
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Learn how to measure your body in our detailed video; perfect if you are looking for help with fitting, dressmaking and sewing measurements. In this video Aneka shares tip for measuring and shows you how to measure circumference as well as length measurements for the body, legs and arms.
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Thank you Aneka! I keep coming back to this video for reference. This time I took note of approximate time stamps so I can easily skip through to the body part I'm trying to measure. Hope this helps others:
0:00-3:24 General instructions.
3:25 Neck.
3:53 Shoulder individual.
5:26 Shoulder width.
6:25 Cross front / across front (armhole to armhole).
7:02 Cross back / across back.
7:30 Bust.
9:30 Upper bust / chest.
10:09 Waist.
10:39 Hip: distance from waist, low hip, high hip.
14:46 Front length (collarbone to waist).
15:12 Back length (neck bone to waist).
15:45 Bust apex (nipple to nipple).
17:10 Sleeve length / arm.
18:25 Bicep.
18:57 Elbow breadth.
19:07 Wrist & hand.
19:50 Outseam leg length.
20:20 Inseam length.
20:37 Crotch depth / crotch rise.
21:23 Knee circumference.
22:15 Thigh circumference.
22:37 Calf circumference.
22:53 Ankle circumference.
23:08 Crotch all around / length.
23:57 Jumpsuits.
24:22 Body all around (for bathing suits).
Bless you, this is so useful. Thank you very much. Thank you for sharing. Aneka x
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Does it help to wear one piece swimsuit that fit perfectly (not tight) to take body measurements?
For someone who needs to know how to measure themselves so they can plot measurements down as the follow pattern book on "how to create top and bottom bodice blocks" ...THANK YOU for this very detailed HTM yourself video. You're the only one (out of many) on youtube that gives Guidelines to look for (shoulder seam starting behind ear...brillant), tips and tricks for measuring, etc. I will be rewatching this video a lot to make sure I have all the correct measurements needed to create personal blocks. Again, thank you!
Thanks Melendy. Really pleased I could help and good luck drafting your blocks. Aneka
@@MadetoSew why between the crutch cand move out easily to sides ?
Agreed, Melendy! I’m back today to do it more properly, and I’ve even got a marker in hand so I can draw the lines on myself, then measure from the markings. I look quite ridiculous but having nice slopers will make it all worth it. ❤️🤭
The most informative well done measurements video I have ever seen. Thank you
Thanks so much Colette. x
Agree.
Thank you for the well-explained tutorial, Aneka. Perhaps in future you would do a measurement on some models with different body shapes, e.g. those with tummies and share with us some tips on how to draft a pattern so that the shape of the tummy can be less noticeable once the garment is put on.
Of course I can, this is a great idea. Aneka x
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I love how clearly you explain all your tutorials. Busy with a prom dress and learning so much 😊
So glad your enjoying them Linda. Good luck with the prom dress. Aneka x
I’ve seen so many tutorial about how to take measurement and this is hands down the best.
Wow, thank you so much. Really appreciate it.
You are the absolute best teacher. This was extremely helpful. Thanks to Rachel who was an excellent model. By the way, I have a younger sister named Rachel also.
So kind Estelle! Lovely name for a sister :-)) x
Just started a fashion course and we learnt how to measure yesterday then found this video today, wooow thanks very much and the best way to say thanks is by subscribing
Thank you so much Hope, this means a lot. Glad I could help and good luck on your course. Aneka x
The explanations are very clear and instructional even for first timers like me. Thank you so much
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Thanks so much.
Aneka,
This video covers a lot of measurements that I didn't learned from my sewing teacher and I doubt that she even knew about it! Thank you so much for this excellent video and thanks to sweet and patient Rachel; you guys are adorable 🙏🙏
Thank you for such a lovely comment. Really appreciate this. Aneka
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Hi Everyone, I had planned to have a downloadable document to go with this video (it was a recommendation from a customer, and a great idea). However in my packing madness for the move to Australia I completely forgot I had scheduled the video for today. I will try and get this document ready this week and pop a link to it here. Sorry! Aneka x
Hi, i couldn't seem to see the link to the document , it would be really useful if we could have this, I hope you're doing well in Australia x
You live in Australia? You don't happen to live in Sydney, do you? And you don't happen to teach in person classes? Fingers firmly crossed! ;-)
@@tex1622 Hi Tex, I live in Darwin at the moment. But before lockdown I had planned to do some travelling and teach in different cities in Australia. Perhaps it's now time to get that back on the agenda.😊
If you visit my webpage madetosew.com/classes/ you can see what classes were planned. If you subscribe to the newsletter we will keep you informed as my diary gets filled again. I do offer some zoom 1:1 sessions too.
Hi Aneka. I have been learning to sew my own clothing and your videos have without a doubt been the most helpful in my progression. You do a wonderful job, thank you for posting. Austin, Texas is a great place to visit if you're thinking about doing any classes in the USA!
Hi, I love how clearly you explain the measuring and all the tips to get it right. I just found your channel and I am learning so much! I am pretty much just a 'self taught' sewer (high school sewing in yr 7&8 then following commercial patterns) but I often adjust and adapt what I'm doing with patterns in a rather amateur way, I am discovering!! I can't believe I made my own and my daughter's wedding dresses without knowing all these things. They both turned out really well, thankfully!
You are so welcome! Amazing to hear you made your daughter's wedding dress. Wow!
Your sister is a good sport/helper!
She was so kind to come and help! x
Aneka you have the best information that I refer back to. Thank you so much for your time making these videos.
Thanks so much Robin. Really pleased. Aneka
Explained very well. I dabble in some sewing but your video here on measurements is fabulous and I come back to it to refresh my memory. Thank you for your hard work ☺️
You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind words, I'm pleased that you find it helpful.
This is a fantastic channel Aneka! By far the best I’ve seen, your instructions are so clear and well paced. Please keep making these videos I’m learning so much. Thank you Anna
Thank you for such a lovely review Anna.
Open to any requests you have.
Aneka xx
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This is a great video! I'm working at a dry cleaning store and I want to make sure I mark alterations correctly so I really appreciate the specificity and detail. Thanks!
So glad I could help Harley. Thanks and good luck at work. 😃
Merci beaucoup pour toutes ces informations si précises et précieuses
Merci! x
I have learnt a lot. You're a life saver. I think I'll be more confident on my waist and hip points from now on
I've taken these measurements. I measured again four hours later, and the measurements varied by 1/2 inch, and another area by 1 full inch. Also, measuring myself with no assistance, I found it very helpful to tape one end of the measuring tape to myself. Also, I marked my tape with disappearing seamstress ink (pen).
Thanks for sharing your tips Chloe. It is hard when your not 100% sure how tight or not your should be. I would say snug to the body, following the body around. Your idea of taping one end of the tape measure is genius! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! So thorough and yet easy to understand. I typed everything up as I was watching and printed it out for future reference. Thanks so much for such an in-depth and easy to follow video.
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So pleased it helped you. Thank you, Aneka
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Really appreciate the well explained measuring techniques. Thank you Aneka
Thanks Jasmine.
Great refresher! Have not thought about some of these in ages!!!
Thanks Lisa.
Very clear and helpful. I have learnt a couple of new measurements which I’m sure will help on my next project. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much, I am a beginner, and your videos have made me looooove sewing. God bless you. Watching from Uganda
Thank you SOOOO much for this informative video! It has helped me tremendously to understand how to take proper measurements. Subscribed.
You are so welcome!
Very good and helpful video. You always are so concise with your information which I really appreciate.
Thank you Walter.
Very useful. Thank you, it was very easy to follow.
Glad it was helpful!
Still the best measurements instruction anywhere. ❤️
Love this video! Love that your model is your sister. Reminds me of my own sisters 😍
Thank you xx
I really love your videos, I've been sewing since i was 12 and my mum taught me on her old machine, fast forward (to 16 years old) 🙈and my parents bought me a new sewing machine for Christmas this year, a Janome RE1712. Your videos are literally amazing and helpful 😭❤️
This is incredible I am so pleased that I could help you. So exciting that you have a new machine, good luck on your sewing journey. Aneka x
You are such a wonderful teacher !!
Thank you very much. I'm glad that you enjoy my videos.
Wonderfully explained. Thank you.
Thank you.
Beautiful, thank you so much ladies for your infos and you precious time
Such a pleasure. Thank you.
Learned a lot here thanks!
Thank you.
You are precise that even me a slow learner can quickly get it right,,,, thank you
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Very pleased. 💖
THANK YOU! A WONDERFUL VIDEO.
Thank you. xx
This is exactly the detail i needed to give me the confidence that i am doing it right. Thank u.
Thank you Karen.
Thee best video I’ve seen on measurement! You explosion well!
Thanks Kristen. x
Very well explained and so easy to understand...Best teacher❤️❤️❤️
Keep up the good work...loved everything about this video...
So nice of you. Thank you very much. I'm pleased that it was helpful.
Excellent demonstration
Many thanks!
Thank you for your well detailed tutorial ma’am.
Oh, Thank you very so much, Aneka!
You are so welcome!
Very detailed and easy to understand
Thank you.
I love your videos so much, Best on youtube!
So kind Meg, thanks so much. Aneka xx
THE best how to measure there is!
Thank you.
this video is so helpful! could you make a video on how you use/apply these measurements to dressmaking?
Yes that would be a great idea. Thanks for the tip Christina. 💖
What a fantastic video
It's brilliant to see how to do measurements properly. I just have to find someone to take my measurements.
Thanks Tracy.
Nice measurement you have shown.Thank you .
Most welcome 😊
This was great, thank you!
Simply beautiful! (oh, and the video was great too)
Thank you.
Excellent tutorial
Glad you liked it
This was so helpful ! Thank you
Thank you.
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Thank you x
Very clear and helpful. Thank you for this tutorial. I am also loving the pink dress on the mannequin. Please can you share what pattern this is.
Thank you both 🤍
Our pleasure!
Very detail. Thank you
Thank you Tricia, I'm pleased that it was helpful.
great information, thank you very much
You are welcome!
Very clear!
Thank you x
Oh my gosh! That was super helpful! Thank you! I’m trying to make a Hamilton cosplay.
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Awesome! Glad it helped and good luck!
I see that by using this method every time my standard sizes for garments can fit closer to exact and be predictable by measuring on the mannequins used as my guide, as I never see the user of my garments as I make for charity. Also, in America there is much discrimination against men sewing or God forbid taking measurements on a woman, so mannequins are my way to fit in a general way and still get the job done. There are many places like boys and girls homes that need clothing help as well as hospitals and emergency flood and earthquake victims that need clothes sent to them as they have nothing left, especially after a house fire, garments are gone. Gloves in the wintertime are always needed by the homeless too. Good luck in your new place Anika.
Thanks Robert and pleased I could help.
I have learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you, I"m pleased it was helpful.
@@MadetoSew binge watching. Bought fabrics and now making clothes. So glad I found you!
@@ReymieVi This is brilliant. I'm so pleased you are now making your clothes. Have fun and feel proud of your work.
@@MadetoSew not as clean as what you make but I'll get there.
@@ReymieVi Just keep making things and you will get better and better with the practise. 😊
Excellent video thank you
Thank you Wanda.
Very good tutorial 😉
Thank you. I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Thank you very much! This info is very useful
Thank you.
You are a blessing! Thank uuuu
Thank you. xx
Excellent
Thank you.
Great video 🙏
Thank you.
Another great video. Any chance of a mannequin padding tutorial? There are loads out there but they don't (usually in case I missed one) address shoulder width and nape to waist for example. Plus you make it feel more accessible "that's not a problem". Thanks for the video.
Yes, I have plans for this! xx
Thank you. Great video.
Thank you. x
I always enjoy your videos. Thank you. This is very helpful. I’m just wondering if you have link to a printout template to the areas that need to be measured. 😊❤️
Ah no, I was supposed to sort that months/years ago and it completely got forgotten. I am on it now and will get it sorted. Thank you for the reminder. 🙏
@@MadetoSew thank you!!! 😘
Wonderful
Thanks Janet.
Thank you Aneka I have always wanted to learn to sew but never found the right teacher. You are a fantastic teacher and I am researching which sewing machine to buy. I have one question about measurements. I am small boned and most garments I buy are too big from my arm pit to the top of my shoulder. They are made for women with longer shoulders. How do I measure the shoulder length so that I don’t have to always have my shoulders altered by lifting the fabric up? Thank you from Angela
Hi Angela, I am really pleased you like my teaching. I presume you mean that the armhole is too long for you? Or are your shoulders slightly more sloped than average? There are two things you could do. The first one is you could measure your side? From your waist up to the base of your armhole (to do this I usually place a ruler under the armpit at a right angle and measure from the waist to the ruler). You could put this on the pattern, measure up from the waist to the base of the armhole. You will want to have a bit of ease from the base of your armhole to the garment. at least 3/4" (2cm). It is a little hard to measure the armpit to the top of the shoulder; the depth of the armhole. You can measure the circumference with a tape measure? Another tool is to measure your shoulder slope, have a ruler at a right angle from your neck, across the shoulder and then measure from the ruler to the shoulder (height / depth), at the end of the shoulder. This will show you how much the shoulder lowers from the neck, the slope of the shoulder? I hope some of these measurements will help? Aneka x
Thank you deae 🙏🙏 it helps me a lit♥️♥️
Oh my God. You are amazing
Great idea stickers!
Thanks Lynette. x
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Thank you so much, u reaaly want to learn. I'm a mom youre so pretty
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Thank you Aneka, so helpful😘
Pleasure.
Thank you..
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thanks. ..very helpful toturial
Thank you.
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AMAZING!
Thanks Sarah.
Thanks for the video.
Please do you have a video on how to made a bodice block pattern with these measurements?
Hello, I don't have a video on this at the moment. I have a skirt block class on my website (www.madetosew.com), and will do a block class on the website in the New Year. Thanks, Aneka
I love your videos you are so clear in your instructions! Can I make a suggestion (request)? Could you do a video using someone with scoliosis to help us make clothes and alterations to patterns i.e. measuring and drawing alterations. Tips about what to avoid and good ideas to get over obstacles- Please!
Thank you for your kind words. I have had customers with scoliosis for 1:1 pattern drafting courses, I hadn't thought about doing it as a tutorial, I will give it some thought and see if I can create something helpful.
That would be fantastic! It’s a shame you are in Australia and we are in England otherwise my daughter would offer to be your model 😂
@@prebbleprebble791 That would have been very helpful😊. As you can imagine all of my planned trips to the UK are off the calendar at the present time. Let's hope next year the world is able to open up again.
so adorable both of you are very cute
Thank you!
Really great work thanks mam Love you
Thank you. I'm pleased it was helpful
Can you please show a detailed how to draft a fitted bodice sloper front and back, using inches. I don’t use metric. Using your body measurements. Thanks
Hi there, I am planning on doing this on my website. I already have a Skirt Block on there (I draft in both metric and imperial always). But I would add it to my website rather than UA-cam so that I can give people support, they send in photos, I help with fitting etc. Thank you, Aneka x
Hi Aneka! Do you have an tutorial of finishing a neckline with bias binding around an concealed zipper? There’s nothing on You Tube covering this. Thank you.
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Hi Jessica, I don't but I will plan something.
Hi, Aneka, could you make a video on how to draft/sew a neck pattern similar to the one you have on this video? I really want to make one like yours ever since I took your class in Chicago, thanks, judy
Hi Judy, I hope you are well? Lovely to hear from you. It will launch as a pattern hopefully this month! Aneka x
Thank you, xx
Thank you very much 🙏 would you please teach me how to measure should angle?
Yes, I can do a video on this.
@@MadetoSewthank you very much
Can you tell us what pattern you use to make these beautiful tops?
Excuse me, I just found the answer to my question! Thanks so much for these fantastic videos! LOVE THEM ALL
@@maxi7261 Thank you Marilyn. It is the Aria pattern and will be launching soon. 😊
Thank you, very useful video. Please can you tell me if the shoulder measurement " not at the end" is valid also for men?
Yes, the same. The shoulder is where the arm is joined onto the body, you can also raise your arm and you will get a dimple.
Can you do for me a vedio on how to measure and cut a princess dart birstier pencil dress?.. Kindly
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Thanks for this insightful tutorial. Now I know why my garments tend to come out too baggy. I add too much ease while measuring as we as when I am drafting the pattern. Question. In measuring the front waist from between the collar bone and not from the center of the shoulder going over how does this affect the fit?
Hi Phyllis, glad that the video helped you. It depends whether you are drafting from scratch or amending a pattern. I personally prefer the CF collar bone to waist measurement because I think it can be easier for people to accurately measure. Often the shoulder to waist can be tricky because people don't know where to start measuring on the shoulder, where should the shoulder seam be? How far forward or back. Unless you have a mannequin with the shoulder line drawn on this can be hard to achieve. Hope this helps? Aneka
Thanks again for the clarification. I often try to draft my own patterns and get varying results. I am certainly going to take the measurements using your standards and try to make the necessary adjustments. I am positive the results will be better. Thanks for your help. Hope you have adjusted to Australia.
@@phyllisgordon6577 Glad it helped Phyllis. Yes we are enjoying it here. Thank you, Aneka
This video was concise and understandable, weather or not I took accurate measurements... Well.. Wish me luck in drafting this bodice pattern TnT
Thank you Ashlyn. Wishing you all the best.
This was perfect. Thanks. New subscriber
Awesome! Thank you so much, I'm pleased it was helpful
Please will you do a tutorial on frills or flounces for a shirt front. How you cut them out, what the measurements should be. Thank you.
Of course, great idea. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thankyou for this brilliant video. Did you ever manage to make the download document to go with this video? Regards C