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) Neck	1) Neck	G02 neck_circ
2) Neck Width	2) Neck Width	I14 neck_width
3) Shoulder Width	3) Shoulder Width	I07 shoulder_tip_to_shoulder_tip_b
4) Chest (M)	5) Chest (M)	G04 bust_circ
5) Upper Chest (W)	4) Above Bust (W)	G03 highbust_circ
6) Bust Full (W)	6) Bust (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)	7) Bust to Bust (W)	J01 bustpoint_to_bustpoint
10) Rib Cage (W)	8) Rib Cage (W)	G05 rib_circ
11) Waist	9) Waist	G07 waist_circ
12) Biceps	10) Biceps	L12 arm_above_elbow_circ
13) Wrist	11) Wrist	L15 arm_wrist_circ
14) Palm	12) Palm	D04 hand_palm_circ
15) Hips	13) Hips	G09 hip_circ
16) Thigh	14) Thigh	M03 leg_thigh_upper_circ
17) Leg Width	15) Leg Width	@leg_width = leg_thigh_circ / pi
18) Knee	18) Knee	M05 leg_knee_circ
	17) Calf	M07 leg_calf_circ
	18) Ankle	M09 leg_ankle_circ
	19) Heel	M11 leg_ankle_diag_circ
20) Center Front to Waist	20) Center Front to Waist	H01 neck_front_to_waist_f
21) Center Front to Rib Cage (W)	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)	22) Center Front to Knee	@center_front_to_knee = (A16 height_neck_front - A08 height_knee)
23) Center Front to Floor (W)	23) Center Front to Floor	A16 height_neck_front
24) Side Front to Bust (W)	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)
25) Side Front to Waist	26) Side Front to Waist	H05 neck_side_to_waist_f
26) Bust to Shoulder (W)	27) Bust to Shoulder (W)	J07 bustpoint_to_shoulder_tip
27) Center Front Waist to Shoulder (M)	28) Center Front Waist to Shoulder (M)	K01 shoulder_tip_to_waist_front
28) Center Back	29) Center Back	H19 neck_back_to_waist_b
29) Side Back	30) Side Back	H18 neck_side_to_waist_b
30) Center Back/Waist to Shoulder	31) Center Back/Waist to Shoulder	K04 shoulder_tip_to_waist_back
31) Armpit to Waist	32) Armpit to Waist	H03 armpit_to_waist_side
32) Arm Length	33) Arm Length	L01 arm_shoulder_tip_to_wrist_bent
33) Shoulder to Elbow	34) Shoulder to Elbow	L02 arm_shoulder_tip_to_elbow_bent
34) Sleeve Cap	35) Sleeve Cap	L16 arm_shoulder_tip_to_armfold_line
35) Waist to Hips	36) Waist to Hips	H31 waist_to_hip_side
36) Waist to Knee	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)
37) Waist to Floor	40) Waist to Floor	A23 waist_to_floor
38) Inseam	41) Inseam	M01 leg_crotch_to_floor
39) Crotch Depth	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