ALTERNATIVE LEARNING

SYSTEM INFORMAL
EDUCATION
DRESSMAKING NCII
ANALYN S. NUEVA
INFED TEACHER
Classroom Online Etiquette
 Vital Statistics
(BUST) (WAIST) (HIP)

W=20-30 SEXY

W=31-40 SEXY CHUBBY

W=41-ABOVE
CHUBBY
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E C H S T
B S T U
A I WT S
JUMBLED LETTERS
• CHEST
•BUST
•WAIST
3 KINDS OF BODY MEASUREMENTS
• HORIZONTAL
• VERTICAL
• CIRCUMFERENTIAL
TAKE THE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL
MEASUREMENTS FIRST BEFORE PROCEDING TO
CIRCUMFERRENTIAL OR AROUND THE BODY
 WHAT COMES IN YOUR MIND?
1. 2 3.
.
LADIES SKIRTS
 OBJECTIVES
• Determine Body Measurement in Producing
Ladies Skirts
• Appreciate the Importance of Taking Body
Measurement Accurately
• Perform accurate measurement in
producing Ladies Skirts
Accurate Body Measurements are very
important in obtaining Best Result in
Pattern Drafting, Hence Body
Measurements should be taken with
Great Care

TAPE MEASURE
GUIDILINES IN TAKING BODY
MEASUREMENT
1.STAND NATURALLY WHEN BEING
MEASURED
2.DO NOT TAKE YOUR OWN BODY
MEASUREMENT
3.EMPTY POCKETS REMOVE BELT AND EXTRA
CLOTING BEFORE TAKING BODY
MEASUREMENTS
4. FOLLOW THE CORRECT SEQUENCE IN TAKING
BODY MEASUREMENTS
5. MEASUREMENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN
COMFORTABLY
6. LIST DOWN THE MEASUREMENTS TAKEN AND
MAKE NECESSARY COMPUTATION
7. USED THE SAME TAPE MEASURE FOR TAKING
BODY MEASUREMENTS (INCHES) (CENTIMETER)
AND DRAFTING FOUNDATION PATTERN.
CALIBRATIONS SHOULD BE VERY CLEAR TO
MEASUREMENTS
NEEDED
IN
LADIES SKIRTS
 1.WAISTLINE
•IT IS TAKEN AROUND THE
NATURAL WAIST WHICH IS
APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES ABOVE
THE HIPBONE
 2.FIRST HIP
•TAKE 4 INCHES DOWN FROM THE
WAISTLINE
•MEASUREMENTS IS TAKEN AROUND THE
HIP LEVEL WHERE THE STOMACH IS
FULLEST.
 3. SECOND HIP/ LOWER HIP
• TAKEN 7 OR 8 INCHES DOWN FROM THE
WAIST
• THIS MEASUREMENTS IS TAKEN AROUND
THE FULLEST PART OF THE HIPS
 4.SKIRT LENGTH
•THIS IS VERTICAL MEASUREMENTS
TAKEN FROM THE WAIST DOWN TO
DESIRED LENGTH
 5. BUST POINT WIDTH
•THE MEASUREMENT IS TAKEN
FROM THE BUSTPOINT TO
ANOTHER BUST POINT
ACTIVITY 1: ENUMERATE THE
DIFFERENT MEASUREMENTS
NEEDED IN LADIES SKIRTS
 ANSWER
1. WAISTLINE
2. FIRST HIP
3. SECOND HIP
4. SKIRT LENGTH
5. BUST POINT WIDTH
ACTIVITY 2 : IDENTIFY THE MEASUREMENTS IN
LADIES SKIRTS IF VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL OR
CIRCUMFERENTIAL

__________1. SKIRT LENGTH

__________2. WAISTLINE
__________3. FIRST HIP
__________4. SECOND HIP
__________5. BUST POINT WIDTH
 ANSWER
1.VERTICAL
2.CIRCUMFERENTIAL
3.CIRCUMFERENTIAL
4.CIRCUMFERENTIAL
5.HORIZONTAL
ACTIVITY 3: ASK YOUR MOTHER, SISTER
OR FRIEND TO BECOME YOUR MODEL IN
TAKING BODY MEASUREMENT AND APPLY
THE GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURE IN
TAKING BODY MEASUREMENTS
MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR TAPE
MEASURE, PAPER AND PENCIL TO RECORD
THE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT RECORD
THE DATA ON MEASUREMENT CHART AND
COMPUTE THE NEEDED MEASUREMENT
IN DRAFTING THE BASIC SKIRT PATTERN.
BODY PARTS TO BE ACTUAL BODY MEASUREMENTS COMPUTED
MEASURED MEASUREMENTS NEEDED MEASUREMENTS
WAIST
CIRCUMFERENCE
¼
HIP 1
CIRCUMFERENCE
¼
HIP 2
CIRCUMFERENCE
¼
SKIRTS LENGTH 1
APEX DISTANCE 1/2
REMEMBER THE GUIDELINES IN TAKING
UP BODY MEASUREMENT BECAUSE THE
WAY THE MEASUREMENT IS TAKEN WILL
DETERMINE WHETHER THE GARMENT
WILL BE TIGHT, FITTED SEMI FITTED OR
OVER SIZED. THIS WILL SURELY HELP YOU
ACHIEVE GREAT RESULT OF YOUR
GARMENT.
 WHEN BODY MEASUREMENT
ARE ACCURATE THE GARMENT
CAN BE FIT. A WELL FITTED
GARMENT CAN ENCHANCE NOT
ONLY OF THE PERSON BUT
ALSO THE PERSONALITY
EVALUATION
Write TRUE if the statement is correct FALSE if it
wrong
________1. TAKE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL MEASUREMENTS
FIRST BEFORE PROCEDING TO CIRCUMFERENTIAL OR AROUND
THE BODY MEASUREMENTS.
________2. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR OWN BODY MEASUREMENT.
________3. FOLLOW THE CORRECT SEQUENCE IN TAKING BODY
MEASUREMENTS
________4. EMPTY POCKETS, REMOVE BELT AND EXTRA
CLOTHING BEFORE TAKING BODY MEASUREMENTS.
________5. YOU MAY NOT RECORD THE MEASUREMENTS THAT
IS BEING TAKEN.
 ANSWER
1. TRUE
2.FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
THANK
YOU