TAKING  MEASUREMENTS:

1. Measure yourself with a tape held snugly against the body.  Wear the underwear and shoes that you will with the finished garment. For Stage Performers ensure you are in your full regalia to include pads, etc.

WOMENS MEASUREMENTS

1. HEIGHT:  Stand erect, without shoes, against a wall.  Place a ruler flat on your head and mark the point where the ruler touches the wall.  Measure from the mark to the floor.

2. BUST: Measure around the fullest part with the tape raised in back, under the armpits. (For Performers ensure you are in your full regalia to include pads, etc).

3. WAIST: Tie a cord around the narrowest part; measure around from behind. Leave the cord for other measurements. (For Performers ensure you are in your full regalia to include pads, etc).

4. FULL HIP: Measure from behind around the fullest part, usually 7 to 9 inches down from the waist. (For Performers ensure you are in your full regalia to include pads, etc).

5. BACK- WAIST LENGTH: Measure from the top of the spine to the waistline cord.

6. ARM LENGTH: Measure from the shoulder bone point to the elbow.  With the elbow bent, measure under the elbow to the wrist bone.

7. CROTCH LENGTH: Sitting on a hard surface, measure from the waistline cord to the surface.

MENS MEASUREMENTS

1. HEIGHT: Measure as for women.

2. NECK: From about an inch above the top of the spine, measure around the neck.

3. CHEST: With the chest slightly expanded, measure from the shoulder blades across the fullest part, with the tape under the armpits.

4. SLEEVE LENGTH: Measure from the top of the spine across to the shoulder bone point, then down to the elbow. Bend the arm to a right angle and measure from under the elbow to the wrist.

5. ARM LENGTH: Measure as for women.

6. WAIST: Start at the navel and measure at the widest part of the body.

7. HIP or SEAT: Measure at the widest part of the buttocks and at the midpoint of the pelvic bone.

8. CROTCH: Measure from the waistline cord as for women.