The bust size is the loose circumference measured around the chest over the fullest part of the breasts while standing straight with arms to the side and wearing a properly fitted bra. How to measure your bust waist and hips for dressmaking duration.
How To Take Measurements And What Can Go Wrong
Bust to bust body measurement. Also make sure the tape is not pressing your breasts. In this video lisa explains how to take your bust waist and hip measurements correctly so you can accurately choose your size on a sewing pattern. For women t his would be the absolute fullest part of the body. The victim person being measured should stand with her arms out to the side at shoulder level. The bust measurement is taken over the bust point the most prominent part of the bust. Bustwaisthip measurements informally called body measurements are a common method of specifying body proportions for the purpose of fitting clothes.
Center front over bust point ending 2 inches below armplate at side seam. Sew over it recommended for you. Make sure the tape is straight and does not sag at the back you will need either help or a look in the mirror for this. Place tape across bust points. Just over 20 were pear shaped. The number that you see should be rounded to the nearest whole number.
And only 8 were hourglass shaped. Just under 14 were apple shaped. Use the following to convert the bra sizes betweem different locations. They match the three inflection points of the female body shapeit is also often used in womens personal ads or internet profiles to indicate their appearance. The person doing the measuring should wrap the tape the measuring kind around the measuree level with the bust point and with the correct set of markings outward. Diy how to take body measurement of a womans body lesson 1 duration.
This body shape typically presented as the ideal describes a person with hip and bust measurements nearly equal in size with a narrower waist measurement. Center front to side front princess line. Divide in half for measurement. Your bust measurement will be at the place on the tape where the zero meets the slack end of the tape measure. The band or frame size is the firm circumference fitted not tightly measured directly underneath the breasts. If the measurement falls at the ½ inch mark round up.
A study of more than 6000 women conducted at north carolina state university in 2005 revealed that 46 of women were banana shaped. Place one end of the tape measure at the fullest part of your bust wrap it around under your armpits around your shoulder blades and back to the front to get the measurement. Read the number on the tape measure and round to the nearest whole number. Dont forget to wear a bra see above. How to measure bust. Check out the easy to follow instructions for getting accurate measurements for each body part below.
Measure around the fullest part of the bust. Center front waist to side waist seam. That will be your bust measurement. Measure the circumference of your chest.