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Pattern Fitting for beginners - WEBINAR RECORDING
£ 5.00
Pattern Fitting for beginners - WEBINAR RECORDING
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 |
£ 5.00
Join us for our beginner friendly introduction to pattern fitting!
In this webinar we will be laying a solid and comfortable foundation upon which your fitting journey can take off! Learning how to fit and alter patterns is an essential, yet often daunting part of sewing our own clothes. Without fitting, we are limited by the "standard proportions" that all sewing patterns, and indeed shop-bought clothes are drafted to. The vast majority of us need to alter our patterns in order to get the best fit from our handmade clothes, and the sooner we learn how, the better and more satisfying our sewing practice will become. In this webinar we will be covering:
- Why learning to fit patterns is so important
- How to take accurate body measurements
- What is the apex?
- Why do we need to know the difference between our high bust and full bust?
- What is the difference between dressmakers' cup sizes and bra cup sizes?
- How to choose your size from different size charts
- Why it is so important to make a toile, and how
- Which alterations you can make before your first toile, and which alterations can only be spotted on your toile
- Grading between sizes and why that's not always a good idea
- Lengthening and shortening and why it's not as straightforward as the lengthen/shorten line on your pattern would have you believe!
- And more!
You have the option to purchase the webinar only, or you can get 20% off our Bodice Fitting eBook with the bundle option.
This webinar runs for approximately 2 hours. Please note that this is a recording of a live webinar we ran in October 2021.
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