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Top tip – taking body measurements
Taking accurate body measurements is essential to successful fitting. Use this rather elegant chart to complete a record of your body measurements and take head of the tips below!
A rather elegant chart from the 1940’s on which to record your vital statistics.
- Be honest about your measurements.
- Don’t be disheartened if your body measurements are different to ready-to-wear garment sizes.
- Get a friend to take your body measurements.
- Take your measurements in your underwear and in a bra that you are probably going to wear in the garment you are measuring for.
In stitches,
Amanda x
One Response
Hello there,
Is there a way to get a higher quality scan of the measurement chart?
The image is quite small, and low quality for web. 🙂
Thank you,
Jennifer