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           4  Shoulder: Measure from the neck joint to the arm joint along the shoulder [A to B in Fig 1 (a)] otherwise you
              can measure from pit to pit of the arm joint.
           5  Front waist length: Measure down from neck at the highest point of shoulder to waist line through the fullest
              part of the bust [A to C in Fig 1 (a)]

           6  Shoulder to bust: Measure down from the highest point of the shoulder to the tip of the bust [A to D in
              Fig 1 (a)]
           7  Distance between bust points: Measure in horizontal direction the distance between two bust points. [D to
              E in Fig 1(a)]
           8  Back width or across back measurements: Measure across the back from armhole to armhole about 3”
              below base of the neck. [P to Q in Fig 1(b)]
           9  Back waist length: Measure from the base of neck to the centre back to the waist line. [R to S in Fig 1(b)]
           10 Armhole depth: Measure from the base of neck at center back to a point directly below it and in level with the
              bottom of the arm where it joints the body. [R to T in Fig 1(b)]
              Note: Shoulder to bust and Distance between bust points measurements are needed for location
              and the position of darts.


               Fig 1(a)                                         Fig 1(b)

































           Sleeve measurements

           Upper arm circumference: Measure around fullest part of the arm.
           Lower arm circumference: Measure around the arm at decided level corresponding to lower edge of sleeve.
           Elbow circumference: Measure around the arm at elbow.
           Wrist: Measure around the wrist.
           Sleeve length: For short sleeve length measure down from the tip of shoulder at the top of arm to desired length
           of sleeve. [B to F in Fig 1(a)]
           For elbow length sleeve: Measure from the top of arm to elbow [B to G in Fig 1(a)] sleeve measure for full length
           bend the elbow slightly and measure down from top of arm to back of wrist passing the tape over the elbow point.
           [B to H in Fig 1(a)]




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