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LO 1

Taking Clients Body Measurements

Vertical position from up and down rather than

side to side.
Horizontal position side to side rather than up
and down.
Circumference the length of a line that goes
around something or that makes a circle or other
round shape.

R u le s in t a k in g B o d y M e a s u r e m e n t s
1 . W e a r u n d e r g a r m e n ts o r b o d y s u it w h e n m e a s u r in g .
2 . U s e ta p e m e a s u r e th a t d o e s n o t s tr e tc h .
3 . P u ll th e ta p e s n u g , b u t n o t to o tig h t.
4 . T a k e h o r iz o n ta l m e a s u r e m e n ts , c ir c u m fe r e n tia l th e n
le n g th m e a s u r e m e n ts .
5 . T h e s u b je c t s ta n d in g in a r e la x e d , u p r ig h t p o s itio n in
s to c k in g e d fe e t.
6 . In s e r t tw o fin g e r s in ta k in g g ir th m e a s u r e m e n ts .
7 . R e c o r d a ll m e a s u r e m e n ts o n a c h a r t a c c u r a te ly .

B o d y P a r ts

A c tu a l

M easurem ent

C o m p u te d

Body

Needed

M e a s u r e m e n t to

M easurem ent

( d iv is o r )

be Needed

H o r iz o n ta l m e a s u r e m e n ts

S h o u ld e r

B u s t p o in t w id th

C ir c u m fe r e n tia l
m e a s u r e m e n ts

Bust

W a is t

F ir s t h ip

S e c o n d h ip

A r m h o le

A r m g ir th

L e n g th m e a s u r e m e n ts

B u s t p o in t h e ig h t

F r o n t fig u r e

L e n g th o f s le e v e

L e n g th o f b lo u s e

L e n g th o f s k ir t

PROCEDURE IN TAKING BODY MEASUREMENT

1 . T h e h o r iz o n t a l m e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n fr o m t h e le ft o f t h e fig u r e t o t h e
r ig h t .

S h o u l d e r . M e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n fr o m t h e t ip o f t h e le ft
s h o u ld e r t o t h e t ip o f t h e r ig h t s h o u ld e r , a r c h in g s lig h t ly t o
c o v e r t h e c e r v ic a l p r o m in e n c e o f t h e n e c k b o n e .

 B u s t p o in t w id t h . M e a s u r e m e n t is ta k e n a c r o s s fr o m th e tip o f
th e le ft b u s t p o in t to th e tip o f th e r ig h t b u s t p o in t.

1 . T h e c ir c u m f e r e n t ia l m e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n
a rou n d th e b od y .

B u s t . M e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n a r o u n d t h e
b u s t w it h t h e t a p e m e a s u r e r u n n in g o n
t h e s a m e le v e l in fr o n t , a t t h e b a c k a n d o n
t h e s id e s .

W a is t. M ea su rem en t ta k en a rou n d th e
s m a lle s t p a r t o f t h e t o r s o .

F i r s t h i p . M e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n a r o u n d t h e h ip le v e l w h e r e t h e
s t o m a c h is fu lle s t .

S e c o n d h i p . M e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n a r o u n d t h e h ip le v e l w h e r e
t h e b u t t o c k s a r e fu lle s t .

 A r m h o l e . M e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n a r o u n d t h e a r m h o le .

A r m g i r t h . M e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n a r o u n d t h e a r m .

1 . T h e v e r t i c a l m e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n fr o m t h e t o p o f t h e b o d y fig u r e t o
it s b a s e .

F i g u r e b a c k . M e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n fr o m t h e c e n t e r o f t h e b a c k
s h o u ld e r o v e r t h e s h o u ld e r b la d e d o w n t o t h e w a is t lin e le v e l.

F i g u r e f r o n t . M e a s u r e m e n t t a k e n fr o m t h e n e c k p o i n t p a s s i n g
o v e r t h e b u s t d o w n t o t h e w a is t lin e le v e l.

B u s t p o i n t h e i g h t . M e a s u r e m e n t i s t a k e n fr o m t h e n e c k p o i n t
d o w n t o t h e h ig h e s t p o in t o f t h e b u s t .

L e n g t h o f s l e e v e . M e a s u r e m e n t is t a k e n fr o m t h e s h o u ld e r
p o in t d o w n t o t h e d e s ir e d le n g t h in t h e a r m s .

L e n g t h o f s k i r t . M e a s u r e m e n t i s t a k e n fr o m t h e w a i s t d o w n t o t h e d e s i r e d
le n g t h .

SIMULATION ACTIVITY
G e t y o u r p a r t n e r a n d p r e p a r e a m e a s u r in g t o o ls a n d le t s f in d o u t if y o u c a n f o llo w t h e
t h r e e ( 3 ) k in d s o f b o d y m e a s u r e m e n t : h o r iz o n t a l, v e r t ic a l a n d c ir c u m f e r e n t ia l. R e m e m b e r
t h a t t h e a c c u r a c y o f m e a s u r e m e n t is v e r y im p o r t a n t .

T o e v a lu a t e y o u r t a s k :

E x c h a n g e w it h y o u r p a r t n e r t o e v a lu a t e y o u r w o r k b a s e d o n t h e f o llo w in g d a t a .

What steps should be followed in taking body

measurements?

Why should we take body measurements in

sequence?

Why should we take body measurement

accurately?

A n s w e r s e lf- c h e c k 1 .2 - 1
C o m p a r e y o u r a n s w e r s t o A n s w e r k e y 1 .2 - 1
P e r f o r m t a s k s h e e t 1 .2 - 1
E v a lu a t e y o u r p e r fo r m a n c e u s in g p e r fo r m a n c e c r it e r ia c h e c k lis t 1 .2 - 1

E. Assignment/Agreement
Study in advance the basic calculations in dressmaking