How to Measure Your Bust, Waist and Hips for Dressmaking

In this video Lisa Comfort, founder of Sew Over It, explains how to take your bust, waist and hip measurements correctly, so you can accurately choose your size on a sewing pattern!

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[vickyp]

Measuring the hip has shocked me and now makes so much sense!! I used to measure where my actual hip bone was - which didn't account for my protruding bottom and I wondered why the fit was never quite right! Thanks Lisa 😊

[wi]

I really needed this video. Thank you for being informative and also energetic!

[YahwehsSoulFood]

Thank you much for you and the model/camera woman’s service in making this video come to fruition! You were glowing with the seed in your ground at that time 😊—take care of yourself

[jacmary]

Thank you for this, I was measuring my hips wrong 😂 I am more bum than hips and not much of that either lol 😂🤷‍♀️ x

[MsSherrydarling]

A good refresher! I find that with the advent of low rise jeans, people have forgotten where there natural waist is. Thanks : ))

[lilagua]

Thank you for this video. I was asking for help but was ignored instead so i went on google this clicked this video and i am so glad i finally understood this. Thank you so much

[NatalieN]

Thank you for this video! It’s helpful and you are thoughtful to put this out there for anyone to see!

[MimisQuest]

I've been sewing for years and I still learnt a lot in this video thanks.

[thegreenpincushion]

Many thanks for the tutorial. As a advanced beginner, this was very helpful. I think fit can be one of the most frustrating things about sewing.

[oluwajefunmi]

The best!!!!
Been looking for the perfect video

[laylakhaleela]

thanks lisa!! I always have problem with the waist..this video really helpful

[shinyhope]

Thank you! I like your dress and the colors of it!

[eugeniaaranda]

Hahaha!! I wouldn't trust my partner to take my measurements either :-) Thanks for the video!!

[CazPiranha]

This may sound daft but could you do a version for different shaped people? As I'm carrying a lot of chub at the moment I'm finding waist especially hard to measure :-/

[emilyburgess]

Thanks for this. A video on how to chose what size to make would be really helpful. I think I should be doing a FBA but don't know which base size to start with.

[debaura]

I really needed this video. Thank you for being informative!

[danigirlg]

Thank you, very Informative and stright to the point.

[chichievingno]

im glad i drop by in your videos to learn more in sewing😊

[hazezegg]

this REALLY help me a lot thanks you so much😍

[navyajyotsna]

This was awesome❤❤very helpful, thank yu so much sisso