The width of your own palm the length of your own foot and so on. Place the tape measure at the highest point of the shoulder where the shirt joins the neck seam and then the tape measure right down the front of your body to the desired length.
How To Measure A T Shirt Before We Start With The Measuring
Front body length measurement. The center front seam from the crotch seam to the top of the front waistband. A more accurate way use your body parts to estimate length is to know your own measurements. When it comes to tops and jackets i almost always just need that measurement since im 58 but have my height in my long torso not my legs. Standard size dress shirt length. Center back neckto wrist with arm straight measure from back base of neck across shoulder and along arm to wrist3. Measure the circumference of your arm.
Image from our how to spec a garment ebook. The romans used this measurement and so can you. You can easily take your own center back measurements with a pen paper and a measuring tape. When tailoring your own clothes it is important to be able to get the proper center back measurements. Chestbust measure around the fullest part of the chestbust. Even today units of length based on the human body are used in countries such as the united states such as the yard foot and inch.
Wrap the tape measure around the widest part of your upper arm from front to back and around to the start point. Measure the circumference of the fullest part of your thigh. A junior size 9 knee opening is taken from 12 below the crotch. 1 45 collar height measure at the center back of the collar join seam to the top edge of the collar. If youre not sure about measuring your body for shirt length you can measure the length of a shirt that fits well or use these general guidelines for shirts that are going to be tucked in. Then wherever you are youll have a pretty accurate ruler very close by.
It is said that the standard measure of length in these eras was the body of the countrys ruler or some other powerful individual. 1 40 front neck drop to seam measure down from center of imaginary line between the hps to the join seam at center front. Measured horizontally across the bottom edge of the leg opening. Using the human body as the unit of length 1 cubit. Do not draw the tape too tightly. Wrap the tape measure around your thigh from front to back and then around to the front.
Take center back body measurements. Back waist length measure from the most prominent bone at base of neck to the natural waistline4. Its also professionally known as the cbl. You may be tempted to cheat by lowering the tape measure a few inches but then you wont get an accurate measurement. Once you know your magical numbers length in inches for all kinds of tops jacketscardigans and bottoms length and rise it makes shopping online via catalogs and in. These estimates are just that.
1 43 neckband opening collar band length measure from center front to center front. Cross back measure from shoulder to shoulder.
Gallery of Front Body Length Measurement
