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Pattern fitting: hips, bums & tums - Webinar Recording

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Sizing Chart

Pattern sizing

Measuring

Bust

Circumference around your ribcage at the fullest part of your bust. This is usually nipple height.

Waist

This can be a little confusing because a lot of people don’t actually know where their natural waist is. It is not always the smallest part of your torso if you don’t happen to have an hourglass shape. Your waist is located halfway between the end of your ribs and the top of your hip bones.

Hips

The hip measurement is not literally taken from around your hip bones, rather, the hip measurement indicates the fullest part around your bottom.

Size chart

B Cup Dress size US / UK
00/2	0/4	2/6	4/8	6/10	8/12	10/14	12/16	14/18	16/20	18/22	20/24
High Bust
28in 71¼cm	29in 73¾cm	30in 76¼cm	31in 78¾cm	32in 81¼cm	33in 83¾cm	35in 88¾cm	37in 94cm	40in 101½cm	43in 109cm	46in 116¾cm	49in 124½cm
Bust
30in 76¼cm	31in 78¾cm	32in 81¼cm	33in 83¾cm	34in 86¼cm	35in 88¾cm	37in 94cm	39in 99cm	42in 106½cm	45in 114¼cm	48in 122cm	51in 129½cm
Waist
23in 58½cm	24in 61cm	25in 63½cm	26in 66cm	27in 68½cm	28in 71cm	30in 76cm	32in 81¼cm	35in 89cm	38in 96½cm	41in 104cm	44in 111½cm
Hips
33in 83¾cm	34in 86¼cm	35in 89cm	36in 91½cm	37in 94cm	38in 96½cm	40in 101½cm	42in 106½cm	45in 114¼cm	48in 122cm	51in 129½cm	54in 137cm

D Cup Dress size US / UK
12/16	14/18	16/20	18/22	20/24	22/26	24/28	26/30	28/32	30/34	32/36	34/38
High Bust
36in 91½cm	38½in 97¾cm	41in 104¼cm	43¼in 110cm	45½in 115¾cm	48in 122cm	50½in 128¼cm	52¾in 134cm	55in 139¾cm	57¼in 145½cm	59½in 151¼cm	61¾in 156¾cm
Bust
40in 101¾cm	42½in 108cm	45in 114½cm	47¼in 120cm	49½in 125¾cm	52in 132cm	54½in 138½cm	56¾in 144¼cm	59in 150cm	61¼in 155½cm	63½in 161¼cm	65¾in 167cm
Waist
35in 89cm	37½in 95¼cm	40in 101½cm	42¼in 107½cm	44½in 113cm	47in 119½cm	49½in 125¾cm	51¾in 131½cm	54in 137¼cm	56¼in 143cm	58½in 148½cm	60¾in 154¼cm
Hips
42in 106¾cm	44¼in 112½cm	46½in 118¼cm	49in 124½cm	51½in 131cm	53¾in 136½cm	56in 142¼cm	58½in 148¾cm	61in 155cm	63¼in 160¾cm	65½in 166¼cm	67¾in 172cm

Kids' Dress sizes
2T	3T	4T	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Height
18-24 mths	98cm	104cm	110cm	116cm	122cm	128cm	134cm	140cm	146cm	152cm	158cm
Chest
20¾in 53cm	21¾in 55cm	22½in 57cm	23¼in 59cm	24in 61cm	24¾in 63cm	26in 66cm	27¼in 69cm	28¼in 72cm	29½in 75cm	30½in 78cm	32in 81cm
Waist
19¾in 50cm	20½in 52cm	21¼in 54cm	22in 56cm	22¾in 58cm	23¾in 60cm	24in 61cm	24½in 62cm	24¾in 63cm	25¼in 64cm	25½in 65cm	26in 66cm
Hips
20¾in 53cm	22in 56cm	23¼in 59cm	24½in 62cm	25½in 65cm	26¾in 68cm	28in 71cm	29in 74cm	30¼in 77cm	31½in 80cm	32¾in 83cm	34in 86cm

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Join us for our next live adventure in pattern fitting!

In our next webinar, we'll be heading south of the waistline and looking at common fit issues that come up in the hip, bum and tummy area when sewing trousers and close fitting skirts. As with our other webinars, we'll be doing our best to break it down in a way that is easy to follow, engaging, and hopefully enlightening! Lots of tips, aha moments, and the chance to ask us anything :)

In this webinar we'll be covering:

Taking accurate lateral and vertical measurements
Grading between sizes for full or narrow hips
Full tummy adjustment
Full butt adjustment
Flat butt adjustment
Crotch curves and alterations

This is a recording of the live webinar held on Thursday 10th March 2022

The session will run for approximately 2 hours.