The Secretary Blouse: measurement system
I do not like standard clothing sizes. The main reason for this is that no-one has a standard body. Society makes us uncomfortably aware of this problem. One thing I like about making your own clothes is this: I always feel that when a piece of clothing I've made doesn't fit, it's the fault of the clothing, not of the body it was made for. If a ready to wear item doesn't fit, somehow it tells us that it's the fault of our body since it's not normal/thin/long/curvy/... enough.
I also know that women tend to get attached to their 'size' and tend to believe that their size will fit them, even when switching designers or from ready made to homemade clothing. This is not the case. All brands use a slightly different measurements system, not to mention the mess when you take into account the different systems for the different countries.
When making your own clothes it's really important to get the fit right. To customise your pattern to fit your unique body. That's why I decided not to use any regular clothing sizes. You will have to measure yourself to know witch size you are. And Yes, I have deliberately not skipped all uneven numbers, so your size will appear to be smaller than usual. Because I know how hard a lot of you will find it if you have to use a bigger size. Please believe me that the result will look better on you if you use the size your body actually has an not the size you want your body to have.
In the following table you will find the final measurements of this pattern. All measurements are given in centimetres. If your fabric is stretchy enough (10cm of it should stretch as far as 14cm) and your measurements of the bust and waist are not more than 1 size apart (you are for example either size 5 for bust and waist or you are a size 6/4 in one and a 5 in the other) you can execute this pattern as is. If your bust is more than 1 size larger than your waist (congrats by the way) I recommend that you still only scale down one size at the waist to prevent issues when putting the clothing on. You could also add a zipper in the side.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bust | 78,4 | 82,4 | 86,5 | 90,5 | 94,7 | 98,8 | 102,9 | 107 | 111,1 | 115,2 |
| Waist | 56,8 | 60,8 | 64,8 | 68,8 | 72,8 | 76,8 | 80,8 | 84,8 | 88,8 | 92,8 |
If you've found your measurements download one of the following files. You will also need about 1,5m of stretch fabric for all sizes and a piece of rather stiff interfacing.
Sizes 1-5
Sizes 4-7
Sizes 6-10
When your measurements are between sizes you can follow a tutorial on how to adjust the pattern to your own measurements here (under construction).
Sizes 1-5
Sizes 4-7
Sizes 6-10
When your measurements are between sizes you can follow a tutorial on how to adjust the pattern to your own measurements here (under construction).
posted by Unknown @ 11:28
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