Knowles

Lori Knowles (menswear) Measurements

• Knowles measurement set

This table provides a mapping of the measurements in the Knowles method (menswear) to those in the Seamly2D.

Patternmaking for Fashion Designers Menswear by Lori Knowles		Seamly2D
2006 Edition Page 23 – 30		SeamlyMe version 0.6.0.1
These are standard Seamly2D measurements that need to be taken as a basis to derive some of the measurements required by the Knowles (menswear) method		A05 height_waist_side A08 height_knee A09 height_calf A11 height_ankle A13 height_waist_front
1) Total shoulder girth level		X00 ????
2) Total Chest Level'		G03 highbust_circ
3) Total abdomen level		X00 ????
4) Total waist level		G07 waist_circ
5) Shoulder seam		X00 ??????
6) Half the front neckline		X00 ????
1) Neck		G02 neck_circ
2) Neck Width		I14 neck_width
3) Shoulder Width		I07 shoulder_tip_to_shoulder_tip_b
4) Chest (M)		G04 bust_circ
6) Bust Full (W)		G04 bust_circ
7) Bust, front (W)		G12 bust_arc_f
8) Bust, back (W)		G28 bust_arc_b
9) Bust to Bust (W)		J01 bustpoint_to_bustpoint
10) Rib Cage (W)		G05 rib_circ
12) Biceps		L12 arm_above_elbow_circ
13) Wrist		L15 arm_wrist_circ
14) Palm		D04 hand_palm_circ
15) Hips		G09 hip_circ
16) Thigh		M03 leg_thigh_upper_circ
17) Leg Width		@leg_width = leg_thigh_circ / pi
18) Knee		M05 leg_knee_circ
18) Ankle		M09 leg_ankle_circ
19) Heel		M11 leg_ankle_diag_circ
20) Center Front to Waist		H01 neck_front_to_waist_f
21) Center Front to Rib Cage (W)		@center_front_to_lowbust = (H01 neck_front_to_waist_f - H11 lowbust_to_waist_f)
22) Center Front to Knee (W)		@center_front_to_knee = (A16 height_neck_front - A08 height_knee)
23) Center Front to Floor (W)		A16 height_neck_front
24) Side Front to Bust (W)		H14 neck_side_to_bust_f
25) Side Front to Rib Cage (W)		@side_front_to_rib_cage = (H05 neck_side_to_waist - H12 rib_to_waist_side)
26) Side Front to Waist		H05 neck_side_to_waist_f
27) Bust to Shoulder (W)		J07 bustpoint_to_shoulder_tip
28) Center Front Waist to Shoulder (M)		K01 shoulder_tip_to_waist_front
29) Center Back		H19 neck_back_to_waist_b
30) Side Back		H18 neck_side_to_waist_b
31) Center Back/Waist to Shoulder		K04 shoulder_tip_to_waist_back
32) Armpit to Waist		H03 armpit_to_waist_side
33) Arm Length		L01 arm_shoulder_tip_to_wrist_bent
34) Shoulder to Elbow		L02 arm_shoulder_tip_to_elbow_bent
35) Sleeve Cap		L16 arm_shoulder_tip_to_armfold_line
36) Waist to Hips		H31 waist_to_hip_side
37) Waist to Knee		A19 height_waist_side_to_knee
38) Waist to Calf		@waist_to_calf = (A23 waist_to_floor - A09 height_calf)
39) Waist to Ankle		@waist_to_ankle = (A23 waist_to_floor - A11 height_ankle)
40) Waist to Floor		A23 waist_to_floor
41) Inseam		M01 leg_crotch_to_floor
42) Crotch Depth		N04 rise_length_side__sitting
(W) measurements taken for women only (M) measurements taken for men only		BOLD indicates the Seamly2D numbering system @ indicates a custom variable name

• How to take McCunn Measurements

       highbust_circ
       highhip_circ
       waist_circ
       hip_circ
       neck_circ
       neck_back_to_waist_b
       head_chin_to_neck_back
       @back_total_length  neck_back_to_waist_b+head_chin_to_neck_back
       neck_front_to_waist_f
       neck_side_to_waist_f
       neck_side_to_bust_f
       shoulder_tip_to_shoulder_tip_b
       shoulder_length
       body_armfold_circ
       arm_upper_circ
       arm_shoulder_tip_to_wrist_bent
       neck_back_to_shoulder_tip_b
       @cb_shouldertip_wrist neck_back_to_shoulder_tip_b+arm_shoulder_tip_to_wrist_bent
       arm_wrist_circ
       leg_waist_side_to_floor
       leg_crotch_to_floor
       rise_length_side_sitting
       crotch_length
       height_knee
       leg_waist_side_to_knee  leg_waist_side_to_floor - height_knee
       height_ankle
       leg_waist_side_to_ankle  leg_waist_side_to_floor - height_ankle
       leg_thigh_upper_circ
       leg_knee_circ
       leg_calf_circ
       leg_ankle_circ