Technology and

Livelihood Education
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7
Quarter
4
Exploratory Course in Dressmaking
TLE – Grade 7
Quarter 4 – Module 6: Body Measurements (Vertical and Horizontal )
First Edition, 2020

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 Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 6
Body Measurements: Vertical and
Horizontal Measurements
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Dressmaking/Tailoring Grade Grade 7 Self-Learning Module

on Body Measurements Vertical and Horizontal Measurements!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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 For the Learner:

Welcome to the Dressmaking/Tailoring 7 Self-Learning Module on Body

Measurements Vertical and Horizontal Measurements!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

At the end of the learning period, the students should be able to:

• identify body measurements needed;

• take accurate body measurements, and
• value the importance of knowing how to measure correctly.

PRETEST

Before we start with our lesson, let us determine how much you know about the use
of sewing tools and equipment. Take this test.

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer from
the choices below. Write your answer in your notebook.

1. This measurement is taken from one shoulder tip point to the other shoulder
tip point.
a. bust to bust c. shoulder
b. down center back d. sleeve length

2. This measurement is taken from the shoulder passing over the fullest part of
the bust down to the waistline.
a. front shoulder to waist c. skirt length
b. shoulder d. sleeve length

3. This body measurement is taken from the left side of the body to the right.
a. crotch c. skirt length
b. horizontal d. vertical

4. This measurement is taken from the tip of the bust to the other tip of the bust.
a. bust to bust c. front shoulder to waist
b. crotch d. shoulder

5. This body measurement is taken from the top of the body to its base.
a. chest front c. shoulder
b. horizontal d. vertical

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 RECAP
Let’s take a quick review of our previous lesson.

1. ___________ is used to measure body measurements and is commonly made of

fiberglass.

2. What other measuring systems can be seen in a ruler or tape measure other
than inches?

3. This tool may also serve as a tape measure. ___________________

LESSON 6: Body Measurements:

Vertical and Horizontal Measurements

Great clothes start with accurate measurements!

One of the importance of sewing your clothes is getting a personalized fit, and
that is achieved through accurate measurements. To achieve this, aside from having
the right tools and equipment, you also need to know how to measure accurately.
Correct measurements are vital to the success of your garment. In using the tape
measure, it should be a bit snug, but not tight. Neither should it be loose. Consider
ease for movement when measuring. You should be able to put at least one to two
fingers behind the tape.

Some General Guidelines in Taking Body Measurement

1. Choose a good and accurate tape measure.
2. It is better to wear fitted clothes when measuring.
3. Stand straight when being measured. Keep measurement level.
4. Follow the old motto, “Measure twice, cut once.”
5. Have a notebook and pen to record measurements.
6. Get help. It is better to have someone assist you.

Parts of the body to be measured can be taken in :

A. VERTICAL MEASUREMENT
B. HORIZONTAL MEASUREMENT
C. CIRCUMFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT
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For this lesson we will first discuss VERTICAL and HORIZONTAL measurements.

A. VERTICAL MEASUREMENTS- Are body measurements taken from the top

of the body to its base.

1. Down Center Back- taken from the

nape of the neck passing
over the fullest part of the
back down to the waistline.

2. Front Shoulder to Waist – taken from

he shoulder passing over the fullest
part of the bust down to the waistline.

3. Shoulder to Bust- taken from

the shoulder down to the tip
of the bust.

4. Sleeve Length- taken from the

tip of the shoulder down to the
desired level of sleeve.

5. Crotch or Rise – taken

from the waistline down to the
curved part of the crotch.

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 6. Skirt/Pants Length- taken from
the waistline to the desired length
of the shirt /pants.

B. HORIZONTAL MEASUREMENTS – are measurements taken from the left side

of the body to the right and vice versa.

1. Shoulder Measurement- taken

from one shoulder tip point to
the other shoulder tip point.

2. Chest Front – taken under the

armpit passing through the chest
to the other armpit.

3. Bust to Bust – taken from

the tip of the bust to the
tip of the other bust

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 ACTIVITIES

A. Directions. Identify the body measurements being asked. Write your answers
in your notebook.

B. Classify the given body measurements. Put a check ( ) on the column

where it should be included.

BODY MEASUREMENT VERTICAL HORIZONTAL

1. crotch or rise

2. shoulder

3. skirt length

4. down center back

5. chest front

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 WRAP-UP

Let’s summarize what you have learned in this module by filling out the
missing terms and concepts of body measurements.

Parts of the body to be measured can be taken in (1) _____________________

measurement,(2)______________________measurement and(3)_____________________
measurement.

(4) _______________________ can be taken from the back of the nape of the neck

passing over the fullest part of the back down to the waistline. (5) _________________

is taken from the shoulder passing over the fullest part of the bust down to the
waistline. Measurement from the shoulder down to the tip of the bust is called
(6)_______________________________. Another measurement from the waistline down
to the curved part of the crotch is (7). _________________________.

Horizontal measurements include (8) _________________________,

(9)_______________________ and (10.) _________________________________.

VALUING

DIRECTIONS: Read the following question carefully and answer in two to three
sentences.

Why is it important to measure accurately?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.

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 POSTTEST

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer from
the choices below. Write your answer in your notebook.

1. This measurement is taken from the shoulder down to the tip of the bust.
a. bust to bust c. crotch or rise
b. chest front d. shoulder to bust

2. This measurement is taken from the tip of the shoulder sown to the desired
sleeve.
a. down center back c. shoulder
b. front shoulder to waist d. sleeve length

3. This measurement is taken from the waistline to the desired length of pants.
a. crotch or rise c. pants length
b. front shoulder to waist d. sleeve length

4. This measurement is taken from the waistline down to the curved part of the
crotch.
a. crotch or rise c. shoulder
b. down center back d. sleeve length

5. This measurement is taken under the armpit, passing through the chest, to
the other armpit.
a. bust to bust c. front shoulder to waist
b. chest front d. shoulder

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POSTTEST BODY VERTICAL HORIZONTAL
MEASUREMENT
1. D
1. crotch
2. D
3. C
2. shoulder
4. A
3. skirt length
5. B
4. back bodice
5. chest front
PRETEST
ACTIVITY
RECAP 1. C
1. BUST POINT HEIGHT
1. TAPE MEASURE 2. A
2. SLEEVE LENGTH
2. CENTIMETER 3. B
3. CHEST FRONT
3. RULER 4. A
4. FRONT BODICE
5. D
5. BUST POINT WIDTH
KEY TO CORRECTION
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