Measurement Guide for Sewing

NAME: DATE:

Standard Guide (Women*)

1. Height:
10
6

2. *High Bust Circumference: 4

3
3. *Full Bust Circumference:

4. *High Bust: 5

5. Waist:
12
6. Center Front to Waist Length:

7. Center Back to Waist Length:

8. Front Waist Length:

9. Armhole Depth:

10. Front Shoulder Width: 14

11. Back Shoulder Width:

Height in
12. Hips: Bust Waist Hips
Inches

(only if you’re creating shorts/pants)

1. Crotch Depth: Clothing Size

2. Inseam: (XS, S, M, L . . . )

Pattern Size

(4-6, 8-10, 12-14 . . )

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Standard Guide For Men:

1. Height:

2. Neck Circumference:

3. Chest:

4. Arm Length:

5. Sleeve: Arm bent slightly

6. Waist:

7. Center Front to Waist Length:

8. Center Back to Waist Length:

9. Front Waist Length:

10. Armhole Depth:

11. Front Shoulder Width:

12. Back Shoulder Width:

Height in
Chest Waist Hips
Inches
13. Hips:

(only if you’re creating shorts/pants)

14. Crotch Depth: Clothing Size

15. Inseam: ( S, M, L . . . )

Pattern Size

(34-36, 38-40, 42-44 . . )

2
 Standard measuring chart
Although you have to record various dimensions of your body, the Bust, Waist and Hips are the most important
measurement information for you to determine your clothing and pattern size. The Torso length (height) indicates
whether you are of short, average or tall stature. The other measurement information will be used when you
have custom-made patterns or clothing sewn just for you.
In the first four boxes, write down your measurements from your chart / guide. Then, after analyzing your
information, write down your clothing and pattern size in the corresponding boxes.

Clothing
XS Small Small Med Med Large Large XL XL 2X 2X 3X 3X 4X 4X
Size
Pattern
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
Size

BUST 33 ½ 34 ½ 35 ½ 36 ½ 38 39 ½ 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57

WAIST 24 ½ 25 ½ 26 ½ 27 ½ 29 30 ½ 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48

HIPS 35 ½ 36 ½ 37 ½ 38 ½ 40 41 ½ 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59

54 56 ½ 58 59 ½ 61 62 ½ 64 65 ½
SHORT to to to to to to to to
TORSO
Height in inches

56 ½ 58 59 ½ 61 62 ½ 64 65 ½ 67
56 ½ 58 59 ½ 61 62 ½ 64 65 ½ 67 68 ½ 70 71 ½ 73 74 ½ 76 77 ½
REGULAR to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to
TORSO
58 59 ½ 61 62 ½ 64 65 ½ 67 68 ½ 70 71 ½ 73 74 ½ 76 77 ½ 79
58 59 ½ 61 62 ½ 64 65 ½ 67 68 ½ 70 71 ½ 73 74 ½ 76 77 ½ 79
LONG to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to
TORSO
59 ½ 61 62 ½ 64 65 ½ 67 68 ½ 70 71 ½ 73 74 ½ 76 77 ½ 79 80 ½
 Standard Measurement Chart for Men