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Archive for category: Shapes and measurements

Learn about women shapes and sewing measurements. Useful information for pattern drafting and adjustments. Tips on choosing patterns for special shapes. Shapes and measurements are connected with each other.

Bra underwires and bra patterns, and their relationship

9 June 2020/7 Comments/in Sewing, Shapes and measurements, Tutorials /by AFI

Before we continue with the Afi Chic pattern adjustments series I want to talk about bra underwires and bra patterns. Add your body to the equation and you’re looking at a more complicated problem. A problem we need to understand and solve.

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How to take body measurements for shoulder patterns: shirts & dresses

31 May 2016/in Sewing, Shapes and measurements /by AFI

Every sewing pattern company uses its own method for drawing patterns. Please, see bellow how to take body measurements that are used in my patterns.

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About measuring methods to determine the bra size

17 May 2015/0 Comments/in Sewing, Shapes and measurements /by AFI

This article is one of my research conclusion. But I want to share the information with you since bra size is a very vivid subject nowadays.

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Women shapes

5 January 2015/0 Comments/in Sewing, Shapes and measurements /by AFI

Every woman has her own shape, but most of these shapes can be classified under a few common shapes.

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