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COWLS PERSONAL MEASUREMENT CHART Circumference Measurements 1. Bust: 3. Abdomen: 2. Waist: 4. Hip: Upper Torso (Bodice) 5. Center length: F B 6. Full length: F B 7. Shoulder slope: F/R F/L B/L B/L 8. Strap: F/R F/L 9. Bust depth: F Radius 10. Bust span: 11. Side length: F/R F/L 12. *Back neck: 13. Shoulder length: 14. Across shoulder: F B 15. Across chest: 16. Across back: 17. Bust arc: 18. Back arc: 19. Waist arc: F B 20. Dart placement: F B 21. Standard dart intake: Front 1" (2 darts 1/2 to 5/8") Back 2" (2 darts 1 to 1 1/4") Lower Torso (Skirt/Pant) 22. Abdomen arc: F B 23. Hip arc: F B 24. Crotch depth: 25. Hip depth: CF CB 26. Side hip depth: R/S L/S 27. Waist to knee ankle floor 28. Crotch length Vertical trunk: 29. Upper thigh: Mid -th igh: 30. Knee: 31. Calf: 32. Ankle: Length Personal Figure Variations A. Head height relationship: Bust Waist Crotch Knee B. Bust/back/chest relationship: Bust Back C. Hip types: D. Arm types: E. Abdominal/thigh relationship: Abdominal Thigh F. Shoulder type G. Shoulder/hip relationship: Shoulder Hip H. Leg types I. Leg types J. Figure stance: K. Asymmetric figure. Record high side, right and left. Shoulder: Hip: L. Tilting waistline. Record high and low. Front: Back: M. Bust/waist Waist/hip Bust/hip N. Other variations: Overarm length (33) (shoulder tip to wristbone) Personal Arm Measurements 33. Overarm length:* 34. Elbow length:* 35. Biceps plus 2":* 36. Elbow bent (reference) 37. Wrist (reference) 38. Around hand (reference) *39. Cap height Elbow length (34) (elbow bone) Circumference *Measuring the Arm Use your measurements (shown by asterisks) for the draft of the basic sleeve. Read the instructions. Use the cap height from the sleeve measurement chart, or use the formula to determine cap height. Mid- wrist bone (35) Biceps (36) Elbow straight (37) Wrist (38) Around hand (36) Elbow bent 271
COWLS ANSWERS TO SELF-EVALUATION TESTS 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23, 25, 29, 33 272
Skirts/Circles and Cascades From Chapter 13 of Patternmaking for Fashion Design, 5/e. Helen Joseph-Armstrong. Copyright 2010 by Pearson Education. Published by Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
Skirts/Circles and Cascades INTRODUCTION SKIRT LENGTHS FOUR SKIRT FOUNDATIONS Straight, or Rectangular, Shape (Basic Skirt) A-Shape, or Triangular Pegged, or Inverted Triangle Bell-Shape SKIRT CHARACTERISTICS FLEXIBILITY OF SKIRT DARTS LOW-WAIST SKIRTS HIGH-WAIST SKIRTS Preparing the Skirt PREPARING ZIPPER AND WAISTBAND BASIC WAISTBAND Stitching Guide FLARED SKIRTS A-Line Flared Skirt Basic Flared Skirt One-Dart Skirt Foundation Flared Skirt Based on One-Dart Pattern Added Flare Skirt SKIRTS WITH GATHERED WAISTLINES Computing for Gathers Flared Skirt with Gathered Waist Gathered Dirndl Skirt GORED SKIRTS 4-Gore Flared Skirt 6-Gore and 8-Gore Skirts 8-Gore Pleated Skirt 12-Gore Skirt 12-Gore Graduated Flare Zigzag 12-Gore PEGGED SKIRT WITH PLEATS DRAPED WRAP SKIRT WITH A CASCADE Asymmetric Radiating Gathers SKIRTS WITH YOKES Yoke with Gathered Skirt Diagonal Yoke with Flared Skirt TIERS Terms Attached Tiers Separated Tiers Peplums PLEATS Types of Pleats Pleat Terminology Kick Pleats All-Around Pleated Skirt Inverted Box-Pleated Skirt GODETS Basic Godet Godet Variations WRAP SKIRT Wrap Skirt with Side Seam All-in-One Wrap Skirt CIRCLES, PEPLUMS, AND CASCADES Terminology Circle Within a Circle Parts of a Circle Radius Chart for Circle Skirts and Cascades Full-Circle Skirt Grainline Placement Relative to the Fall of the Flare Hemline Adjustments Three-Quarter Circle Skirt Half-Circle Skirt SKIRTS WITH UNEVEN HEMLINES Circular Skirt with Handkerchief Hem Circular Skirt with Graduated-Length Hemline Two Circles at Waist (Not Illustrated) Gathered Circular Skirt (Not Illustrated) SKIRT DESIGN VARIATIONS SELF-EVALUATION TEST 274
SKIRTS/CIRCLES AND CASCADES INTRODUCTION Changing the silhouette of a skirt (its outer shape, without regard to creative detailing) is one of the focal points for designers who wish to change the look and direction of fashion. A skirt whose basic shape hangs straight from the hipline to the hem is radically changed by increasing or decreasing the sweep of the hemline, moving the skirt away from or closer to the figure, or raising and lowering the waistline. SKIRT LENGTHS Micro Mini Mini (mid-thigh) Knee-length Midi Ballerina Ankle length Floor length (mid-calf) 275