Pencil skirts look great on an hourglass shape. If youre a pear hips are the widest part of your body you look fantastic in a line skirts. Tapered pencil skirts are best for women with column shapes. On step number 8 instead of measuring 1 cm to each side of top dart point you are going to measure 15 cm for the back dart. Drafting the skirt back repeat steps 1 6 exactly like your skirt front. Your hip measurement needs to be taken around the widest part of your butt.
Measure around your legs where you want the pencil skirt to end. In other cases require two lengths of fabric plus 10 15 cm. Lower hip circumference 4. How to take measurements for your custom skirt 1. Simply measure the circumference around your body at your natural waistline. Measure the desired length of the skirt.
Your natural waist is the smallest part of your torso. Remember to wear proper undergarments and shoes when measuring. Ladies who have a straight up and down or. We will show you. Longer pencil skirts generally require high heels. Upper hip circumference 3.
A pencil skirt should. Choosing the right skirt for your figure can emphasize your hips and complement your body type. The pencil skirt fits into one length plus 10 15 cm if your measurement hip less 130 cm. Body type for a pencil skirt hourglass shape. Only basic body measurements are needed to determine your pattern type and size. Waist measurement and hips measurement.
This can be either just above the knees or right below. On step number 7 your dart measurement should be ¾ the distance of your waistline dot not halfway like in your skirt front. Curvaceous females with a small waist have well. You will need to take two body measurements to determine your skirt size. Measure the length starting from your natural. Waist to lower hip 5.
How to measure skirt size. But for a regular body the best length is midi just a little below the knee. If you have a model body with long legs then you can make a mini pencil skirt. Not sure how to measure. If you have a more slender figure choose an a line skirt in a lightweight fabric which will flare out slightly and give you the illusion of being curvier. An a line skirt highlights the smallest part of your waist and flares out over hips minimizing the width of your bottom half.
Your waistline is the slimmest part of your waisttorso. If you have an hourglass figure go for a pencil skirt in a solid color to show off your curves. In this post you find step by step tutorial on how to sew a pencil skirt. Also make sure the tape measure is held snugly and firmly not tightly against your body and is always parallel to the floor for circumference measurements.
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