Remove the pins as you sew. This video will help you to measure yourself perfectly for making trousers and pant.
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Dressmaking Learning Module K 12
Procedure in taking body measurement for ladies trousers. To measure your natural waist you want to find the narrowest part of your waist located above your belly button and below your rib cage. This part is most important for lower body garments. Note some brands use a low waist measurement. Repeat the straight stitch on the inseam of the trousers just as you did for the outside of the pantleg. If not adjust accordingly. But for proper garment fitting the waist measurement for ladies is taken 1 above the waist level and for men 12 below the line.
Sew a straight stitch along the inseam of the pantleg. Make sure to keep the stitch about 05 in 13 cm from the raw edges of the fabric. Lesson 4a 2 how to take the body measurements for ladies pants. Your posture should be nice and straight with feet slightly apart. To measure your waist place the tape at the level you would tie your belt and circle your waist. It helps to bend side to side to identify exactly where to measure.
Make sure that it is on your natural waistline. Wrap the tape measure horizontally around the widest part of your hips. You can put an elastic band around the waist to mark the correct placement. The hip level is usually 34 above this imaginary line. First measure the distance down the side of your body from the waist to where you want the pants to end when hemmed. The lower body garments are cut based on the hip size.
A bust measure the bust at the fullest part. Navel to pubic organs. B waist measure the waist where the body bends. Wrap the tape measure horizontally around the smallest part of your waist which can be easily found by running your hands down the side of your body. Finally put on the shoes you plan to wear with the pants and see if the length youve selected still works. Measure all around the body total circumference.
Knowing your waist size is critical for buying your perfect pair of bottom wear that could be anything from pants trousers denim capris shorts leggings and the list is endless. Then measure from the crotch to that same spot. For this you would measure at the point where your trousers would normally ride. Now you can make tights pants trousers like a professional.