Click on any image to see a larger version. Whether you choose to make your pattern block from a commercial fitting pattern or draft it from measurements having accurate measurements is critical to the success of your block.
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Drafting body measurement. Measure 1 below your underarm to your elastic at waist 7. Printable version of the measurement sheet. From this point draw a vertical line down the left hand side of the paper that is the length of the nape of neck to waist measurementmark the end point as bthis line will become the centre back seam of the block and the grainline of your. Taking accurate body measurements is one of the keys to the great fit and it is critical to the success of everything you make. Pattern drafting is the process of creating a pattern by taking measurements from a person form or model in order to then create a foundation which is a pattern used as the basis for the design. Join the private facebook group.
Not to worry youll get there. Just take it one step at. These are taken in. The steps in this process are. With a large piece of pattern paper mark a point a close to the top left corner always leave some space around the starting point when drafting patterns. Hi friends today i will teach you how to take the body measurements for sewing and pattern making.
Ive tried to keep this tutorial simple using as little body measurements as possible to create this sloper. The bodice incorporates the necessary wearing ease needed for the bodice to fit. And it can be kind of overwhelming. Shares flat pattern making requires an accurate set of measurements to draft from. Measurement is taken from the tip of the left shoulder to the tip of the right shoulder arching slightly to. Taking accurate body measurements is one of the keys to great fit.
Measurements for drafting the sleeve block sleeve sloper there are 6 measurements needed to draft the sleeve block. Horizontal measurement vertical measurement circumferential measurement the horizontal measurement is taken from the left of the figure to the right. The measurements are taken based upon a model which is either a human being or an approximation of. And a well fitting block is critical to the success of everything you make. Click near the bottom of the image. There are a lot of measurements needed.
There are several parts of the body to be measured. Measurement pattern drawing pattern set creation measuring edit. It looks simple but when i first began drafting i really struggled with taking the right measurements. If you have any questions about the measurements for drafting a custom fit bodice let me know in the comments section. Where it suits your body. There are general guides given.
Taking careful body measurements will be one of the keys to your success. How to take body measurements for perfect fit.
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