Have you been wondering how to get right body measurements?
Or
How to measure correctly?
Described below is the step by step procedure of how to record your body measurements
to achieve ideal body measurements. Set yourself with a measuring tape and note
with pen so that you can get your body measurements recorded quickly.
1. Measure your neck : With the help of the measuring tape take
a note of reading by rounding it around the neck with at least a gap of half an
inch or a finger space.
2. Chest measurement : Place the tape under your armpits and wrap
your chest with it. Leave the required fitting gap which is usually a finger space
or two and note the measurements. Make sure that the tape is placed right above
the nipples to get best reading.
3. Sleeve measurement : Keep the tap at one of your shoulder at the exact point
from where you need the sleeve to start and stretch it till your wrist, allowing
some extra length note the measurements for your full sleeved shirt and the similar
way you can measure a half sleeved shirt with required length which is mostly around
1.5 cm.
If you have a helping hand ask the person to hold the tap at your back near mid
of neck, and then with a fold in elbows keep the hand on your hips. Take measuring
tape stretching from mid of neck to the wrist covering the elbow. This angle also
gives right measurements and do not need extra length to be added.
Bicep measurements is apart while crafting a sleeve and hence wrap your tape at
your bicep with a gap of finger or two and take a note of measurement.
4. Shoulder measurement : take the measuring tape from one edge of shoulder
to the other edge noticing the point where the seam connects with the sleeve line.
You can add few cm considering your body and comfort required.
5. Waist and stomach : Wrap the tape around your waist and allow a finger or
two gap and record the measurement. The stomach measurement is mainly required for
little extra flabs people and same process over upper belly is used to record the
measurements.
6. Hip measurement : While taking a hip measurement you need to stand with
legs apart around 6 inches and wrap the tape around the hips.
7. U-rise : Take the measuring tape and keep it at front rise calculating the
midpoint and then stretch it till the back waist band crossing below the legs and
take the note of measurements considering a gap of 1-2 cm.
8. Inseam : from the crotch to the back heel stretch the tape and measure
the details with extra inches depending on the shoe you wear. Also add thigh measurement
by wrapping the tape around the thigh with a finger gap.
You are all set to hand over the measurements to your tailor.
