How much have you learned?
- What tools are needed in taking body measurements?
- What body measurements should be taken in drafting a bodice and skirt pattern?
- How are body measurements taken?
- Why is accurate body measurement important?
Let us apply what you have learned!
Task 1
Identify the body measurements referred to in the statement below. Write your answer in your quiz notebook.
- Taken from the tip of the left and right shoulder.
- Taken around the hip level where the stomach is fullest.
- Taken from the center of the back shoulder down to the waistline level.
- Taken along the whole circumference of the body at the level of the waistline.
- Taken around the circumference of the armhole.
Task 2
Get your partner and prepare the measuring tools and let’s find out if you can follow the three (3) kinds of body measurement; horizontal, vertical and circumferential. Remember that the accuracy of measurement is very important.
To evaluate your task:
Exchange with your partner to evaluate your work based on the following data and to convert your measurements to centimeters.
| Horizontal measurement | Inches | Centimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Shoulder Front chest Bust distance Back width |
| Circumferential measurement | Inches | Centimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Bust Waist First hip Second hip Armhole Arm girth |
| Vertical measurement | Inches | Centimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Figure back Figure front Bust height Blouse length Length of sleeve Length of skirt |
Checked by: __________________
Not sure on how to go about the activity? Review Lesson 2.
Drafting Pattern Online Tutorial 