To start in “Haute Couture”

Taking measurements is a very important point when making a garment, for that reason we must
do it correctly. Measurements can be taken in centimeters or inches depending on your
preference, the measurement you like to use or what you feel most comfortable with; Both forms
work the same way.

Haute Couture Course How to Take Measurements

To start in “Haute Couture” the first thing we need is to know how to take measurements
correctly. The measurements we need to make a garment are the following:

Back:- This measurement is taken from shoulder to shoulder.

Bust: - The tape is placed around the bust.

Waist:- the tape is put around the waist, we need to put our hands on the waist first to know
where it is located.

Hip:- the tape is put around the hip.

Front Waist Length: - It is taken from the shoulder to the waist in front, passing through the
highest part of the bust.

Back Waist Length: - It is taken from the shoulder to the waist at the back.

Empire Cut: - It is taken from the shoulder to below the bust, passing through the highest part of
the bust (this measurement is taken only from the front).

High Bust or Long Clamp: - It is taken from the shoulder at the level of the nipple.

Hip Length:- taken from the waist to the top of the hip.

Sleeve Length:- Take it from the shoulder to the desired sleeve length.

Sleeve Contour: - The tape is placed around the thickest part of the arm.

Skirt Length: - Take from the waist to the desired skirt length.

SEWING CLASS "How to make a pattern for women's pants "

Hello everyone, today we will see how to make a pant mold for women....for those who dare to do
a test, please leave your photo here.

To make this pattern we will need the following:

-a long ruler

-a long table

- two pencils of different color

-scissors

you need to take your measurements these are:

waist circumference, hip circumference, hip height, knee length, and total pants length.

I am going to give you the measurements of a standard #10 pants in Colombia

waist size_70cms 1/4=17.5

hip circumference=100 cms 1/4=25cms

hip height=20cms

inseam length = 25cms that is (1/4 part of hip which is equal to 100 divided by 4)

Gavilan oprolongation of the shot = forward 6.25 part rearera 6.25 +2 (1/4 part length of shot)

knee height

pants length

1. We begin to draw a rectangle that will measure 1/4 part of the hip (AB) X the total length of the
pants (AC) Measurement taken from the waist to the ground or floor.

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2. Trace the hip, inseam and knee lines like this:

AD hip line here we mark hip height

AE shooting line we mark shooting height that comes from 1/4 of the hip.

knee line. Taken from the waist to the knee (another way is to take the measurement that remains
from the height of the hip to the floor, we divide it in two and at the divided point we subtract 5
cm and add it to the bottom part which means that the knee will be shorter compared to the
floor).

3. In this step you will learn to make the stroke of the hawk, which is the extension of the shot, it is
represented in lowercase letters a,b,c

From ab and ac we mark 1/4 part of the rise and join with a curve taking into account that the
depth of the curve must be 3cm apart from the angle formed (a,b,c) this curve is responsible for
the formation of wrinkles in the pants

At the waist line we enter 1cm and go down 1cm and join the points.

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We draw the construction line of the pants, this line is what makes the pants have a good fit.

a-we divide the shooting line plus extension of the hawk by two and where we measure it we draw
a line along the entire length of the pants, it must be perfectly straight.

4.b-of this construction line to the right and left (up or down depends on how the paper is) we
mark 1/4 of the knee on the knee line and 1/4 of the boot on the boot line (length of the pants)
 unimops with straight lines from the knee to the length of the pants and with semi-curved lines
from the hawk to the knee and from the line from the hip to the knee on the side.

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We draw 1/4 of the waist + 3cms on the waist line and join the hip with a semi-curved or straight
line.

Then I give you the back. This line is without the tweezers.

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LADIES
SIZES 40 42 44 46 48
 Bust circumference 88 92 96 100 104
Waistline 64 68 72 76 80
hip contour 92 96 100 104 108
Back length 41,5 42 42,5 43 43,5
Back width 34 35 36 37 38
Shoulder width 13 13,5 14 14,5 15
Neck contour 34 35 36 37 38
Bust height * 27 27,75 28,5 29,25 30
bust separation 20,5 21 21,5 22 22,5
arm circumference 33 34,5 36 37,5 39
Wrist contour 15 15,5 16 16,5 17
Long sleeved 60 60 60 60 60
hip height 20 20 20 20,5 20,5
Pant inseam height 25,8 26,4 27 27,6 28,2
Pant length 104 104 104 104 104

*This measurement is given for women's sizes. In the case of youth line clothing, deduct 1 cm on all sizes.

LADIES SPECIAL SIZES

SIZES 48 50 52 54 56
Bust circumference 106 110 114 120 126
Waistline 86 90 94 100 106
hip contour 112 116 120 126 132
Back length 44 44,5 45 45,5 46
Back width 39 40 41 43 45
Shoulder width 15 15,25 15,5 15,75 16
Neck contour 38 39 40 41 42
Bust height * 30 30,75 31,5 32,25 33
bust separation 23 23,5 24 25 26
arm circumference 40 41,5 43 44,5 46
Wrist contour 17 17,5 18 18,5 19
Long sleeved 60 60 61 61 61
hip height 20,5 21 21,5 22 22,5
Pant inseam height 28,8 29,4 30 30,6 31,2
Pant length 104 104 104 104 104

*This measurement is given for women's sizes. In the case of youth line clothing, deduct 1 cm on all sizes.
lists of National Measures for
"Men, Children and Babies"
In these tables the measurements are already calculated with the clearances to make the base mold
and they also correspond to standard bodies and it is good to remember that very few people fit exactly to

These measurements may have one or two sizes difference above or below the waist.

MEN
SIZES 46 48 50 52 54
Chest
96 100 104 108 112
contour
Waistline 84 88 92 96 100
hip
100 104 108 112 116
contour
Back
49 49,5 50 50,5 51
length
Back
38 39 40 41 42
width
Neck
38 39 40 41 42
contour
Long
64 64 64 64 64
sleeved
Shoulder
15 15,5 16 16,5 17
width
Pant
inseam 25,8 26,4 27 27,6 28,2
height
Pant
106 106 106 106 106
length
hip
22 22 22,5 22,5 22,5
height

CHILDREN
SIZES 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Chest contour 64 68 72 76 80 84 88
Waistline 58 59 60 62 64 66 68
hip contour 68 72 76 80 84 88 92
Back length 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Back width 25 26,5 28 29,5 31 33 35
Neck contour 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Long sleeved 36 40 44 48 52 56 60
Shoulder width 9 10 11 11,5 12 12,5 13
Wrist contour 14 14,5 15 15,5 16 16,5 17
Pant length 64 70 76 82 88 94 100
Skirt length 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
Shooting height 16 17,5 19 20,5 22 23,5 25
hip height 12 13,25 14,5 15,75 17 18,25 19,5

YOU DRINK
Baby Line
AGES 00 0 1 2 3 4
premature newborn 0 to 6m. 6 to 12 m. 12 to 18 m. 18 to 24 m.
Total height 42/50 50/58 58/64 64/72 72/80 80/88
Chest contour 50 52 54 56 58 60
Waistline 50 52 54 56 57 57
hip contour 54 56 58 60 62 64
Back length 18 19,5 21 22,5 24 25,5
Neck 22 23 24 25 26 27
Shoulder 6,5 6,75 7 7,25 7,5 7,75
Back width 18 19 20 21 22 23
Long sleeve 15 18 21 24 27 30
Adjusted arm circumference 15 16 17 18 19 20
Wrist contour 10,5 11 11,5 12 12,5 13
pants length 23,5 28 32,5 37 41,5 46
ankle contour 12 13 14 15 16 17
Foot length 9,5 10 11 12,5 14 15,5
Head contour 38 40 42 44 46 48

YOU DRINK
Early Childhood Line
AGES 1 2 3 4
12 to 18 m. 18 to 24 m. 3 years 4 years
Total height 72/80 80/88 88/96 96/104
Cont. chest 58 60 62 64
Cont. waist 57 57 58 58
Cont. Hip 62 64 66 68
Back length 24 25,5 27 28,5
Neck 26 27 28 29
Shoulder 7,5 7,75 8 8,25
Back width 22 23 24 25
Long sleeve 27 30 33 36
Adjusted arm circumference 19 20 21 22
Wrist contour 12,5 13 13,5 14
pants length 41,5 46 54 62
ankle contour 16 17 18 19
Foot length 14 15,5
Head contour 46 48