What you should measure chest or bust. Sleeve length is a body measurement.
Measurement Guide Madequest
Body measurement bust arm length. Relax your arms at your sides measure the fullest part of your bust keeping the tape parallel to the floor. Place your hand at your waist your elbow should be bent at a 90 degree angle. Wrap the tape around and measure from front to back. Wrap it around the fullest part of your bust continue under the opposite arm pit over your back until you reach the start point. Wrap the tape measure around the widest part of your upper arm from front to back and around to the start point. It is likely that finished sleeve length will be shorter than the body measurement below.
Neck round measure around the base of the neck slightly loose. Back waist length measure from the most prominent bone at base of neck to the natural waistline4. Finished pattern measurement for sleeve length will be impacted by sleeve cap height. A japanese dress marked 13 y pp or 13 y p would be designed for someone with an 89 cm bust and 89 cm hips while a dress marked 13 b t would be targeted at a taller individual with 105 cm hips but the same 89 cm bust. Find the widest part of your arm. Measure loosely around your natural waist.
Place one end of the tape measure at the center of your chest. Place one end of the tape measure at the fullest part of your bust and wrap it around your body to get the measurement keeping the tape parallel to the floor. Get help for this one because its hard to do yourself. Your natural waist will be between your belly button and your rib cage usually your natural waist is in line with your elbows. The b fitting adds 12 cm and the t height modifier 4 cm to the base hip measurement 89 16 105 cm. Bust length measure from shoulder to bust point.
This measurement is used for tops and dresses. All measurements in inches and do not include ease. Center back neckto wrist with arm straight measure from back base of neck across shoulder and along arm to wrist3. Position one end of the tape under your armpit. Additionally there are a set of age based waist adjustments such. For bra fittings an additional measurement is needed.
Donot take this too tight shoulder to shoulder this is measured from shoulder bone on one side to the oth er side shoulder bone. Cross back measure from shoulder to shoulder. Do not draw the tape too tightly. Chestbust measure around the fullest part of the chestbust.
Gallery of Body Measurement Bust Arm Length
