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    This document provides guidelines for taking body measurements and lists specific measurements needed for sewing a skirt. It discusses both imperial and metric units of measurement. The key measurements required for sewing a skirt are: bust, waistline, hip 2 (measured 20.3 cm below the waistline at the fullest part of the buttocks), and skirt length (measured from the waistline to the desired finished length). Proper posture and technique such as using a string or tape measure are emphasized.

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    This document provides guidelines for taking body measurements and lists specific measurements needed for sewing a skirt. It discusses both imperial and metric units of measurement. The key measurements required for sewing a skirt are: bust, waistline, hip 2 (measured 20.3 cm below the waistline at the fullest part of the buttocks), and skirt length (measured from the waistline to the desired finished length). Proper posture and technique such as using a string or tape measure are emphasized.

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    This document provides guidelines for taking body measurements and lists specific measurements needed for sewing a skirt. It discusses both imperial and metric units of measurement. The key measurements required for sewing a skirt are: bust, waistline, hip 2 (measured 20.3 cm below the waistline at the fullest part of the buttocks), and skirt length (measured from the waistline to the desired finished length). Proper posture and technique such as using a string or tape measure are emphasized.

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    WEEK 2

    TAKING BODY
    MEASUREMENTS
    TYPES OF
    MEASUREMENTS

    IMPERIAL METRIC
    INCHES AND FEET CENTIMETERS AND MILLIMETERS
    GUIDELINES IN TAKING
    MEASUREMENTS
    Put a string around the
    waistline
    Observe posture when being
    measured
    Do not attempt to take your
    own measurements
    Wear your usual
    undergarments
    Measurement should be taken
    snugly
    Put two fingers inside the tape
    measure when measuring the
    hips, bust and waist
    MEASUREMENTS
    NEEDED FOR
    SEWING A SKIRT

    1. BUST DISTANCE
    Taken from the apex point to
    other apex point
    MEASUREMENTS
    NEEDED FOR
    SEWING A SKIRT

    2. WAISTLINE
    Taken from the smallest part of
    the trunk
    MEASUREMENTS
    NEEDED FOR
    SEWING A SKIRT

    3. HIP 2
    From the waistline, measure
    20.3 cm down
    After that, circle the tape
    measure around the fullest part
    of the buttocks and measure FROM: https://sewing.wonderhowto.com/how-to/measure-females-hips-
    for-trousers-351390/
    MEASUREMENTS
    NEEDED FOR
    SEWING A SKIRT

    4. SKIRT LENGTH
    Taken from the waist down to
    the desired length

    FROM: https://barongwarehouse.com/pages/measurement-guide-for-
    women

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