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TAKING MEASUREMENTS
The child to be measured should stand erect and steadily. The child to be measured must not try to give help in taking the measurement, because any movement on her part may change the apparent length of a line and lead to inaccuracy of the measurement. When taking measurements to or from the waist, it is best to begin by determining the position of the child’s waist line. Tie a piece of cord tightly round the waist of the child, pressing the cord well down into position.
Please note that some measurements do NOT always translate into a particular measurement on the dress.
For example, some dresses have no waist.
The measurements that are needed most often are as follows:— Shoulder to waist {front). — Starting from the neck point of the shoulder line measure to near the middle of front waist.
waist
 measure shoulder to waist
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Neck to waist on the back
 neckline to waist line
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Measuring neck size
 Neck.—Measure round the base of the neck easily. It may be more accurate to wrap a piece of cord around the neck easily and then measure the length of cord.
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chest width measurement
 Chest.—Starting 2 or 3 inches below the neck line, measure horizontally from armhole to armhole. This starting point line gives the usual level of a plain straight yoke.
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circumference at chest
 This is usually called the bust measurement
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shoulder to hemline
 measure from shoulder center line near neck to bottom edge of dress.
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width of back at shoulders
 width of back at shoulders
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Measuring neckline to sleeve line
 neckline to sleeve line
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circumference at waist
 waist
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locate waist line
 waist line
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Chart of Approximate Body Measurements (taken in inches) for Various Ages. The sizes may vary among styles. The patterns are designed for the girl who has not yet begun to mature.
| Size | Height | Shoulder to Waist | Waist to Knee | Shoulder to Knee | Shoulder to Ground | Neck | Chest | Waist | Hip | ArmLength | ArmholeWidth |
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6 months |
28 |
7 |
9 |
15 |
22 |
7 ¼ |
9 |
19 |
20 |
8 |
9 |
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1 yr |
31 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
25 |
7 ¼ |
9 |
20 |
21 |
9 |
9 |
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18 months |
33 |
8 |
11 |
18 ½ |
24 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 ½ | 9 ½ |
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2 |
34 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
28 |
9 |
9 |
22 |
25 |
10 |
10 |
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3 |
36 |
9 |
13 |
22 |
31 |
9 ½ |
9 ½ |
23 |
26 |
11 |
10 |
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4 |
39 |
10 |
14 |
24 |
34 |
10 |
9 ½ |
24 |
27 |
12 |
11 |
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5 |
41 |
10 ½ |
15 |
25 ½ |
37 |
10 |
10 |
24 |
27 |
13 |
11 |
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6 |
43 |
11 |
16 |
27 |
39 |
10 |
10 ½ |
25 |
28 |
13 |
11 |
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7 |
45 |
11 ½ |
17 |
28 ½ |
41 |
10 ½ |
10 ½ |
25 |
29 |
14 |
11 |
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8 |
47 |
12 |
17 |
29 |
43 |
10½ |
10½ |
25 |
31 |
15 |
12 |
| 10 | 47½ | 12 | 17½ | 29 | 43¼ | 11 | 11 | 25½ | 31¼ | 15½ | 12¼ |
| 12 | 48 | 12¼ | 18 | 29¼ | 43½ | 10½ | 11½ | 26 | 31½ | 16 | 12½ |
| 16 | 41¼ | 18¼ |
Chart of Approximate Body Measurements (taken in centimeters) for Various Ages. The sizes may vary among styles. The patterns are designed for the girl who has not yet begun to mature.
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Size |
Height (cm) |
Shoulder to Waist (cm) |
Waist to Knee (cm) |
Shoulder to Knee (cm) |
Shoulder to mid calf (cm) |
Shoulder to Ground (cm) |
Length of skirt from waist to mid calf (cm) |
Neck (cm) |
Chest (cm) |
Waist (cm) |
Hip (cm) |
ArmLength (cm) |
ArmholeWidth (cm) |
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6 months |
71 |
18 |
24 |
32 |
42 |
56 |
31 |
18
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23 |
48 |
51 |
20 |
23 |
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1 yr |
79 |
18 |
25 |
43 |
52 |
63 |
35 |
18 |
23 |
51 |
53 |
23 |
23 |
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18 months |
84 |
20 |
27 |
47 |
59 |
66 |
36 |
20 |
23 |
53 |
58 |
23 |
23 |
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2 |
86 |
20 |
31 |
51 |
60 |
71 |
41 |
23 |
23 |
56 |
63 |
25 |
25 |
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3 |
91 |
23 |
33 |
56 |
66 |
79 |
44 |
24 |
24 |
58 |
66 |
28 |
25 |
|
4 |
99 |
25 |
36 |
61 |
72 |
86 |
48 |
25 |
24 |
61 |
69 |
30 |
28 |
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5 |
104 |
27 |
38 |
65 |
78 |
94 |
52 |
25 |
25 |
61 |
69 |
33 |
28 |
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6 |
109 |
28 |
41 |
69 |
83 |
99 |
56 |
25 |
27 |
63 |
71 |
33 |
28 |
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7 |
114 |
29 |
43 |
72 |
87 |
104 |
59 |
27 |
27 |
63 |
74 |
36 |
28 |
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8 |
119 |
30 |
44 |
74 |
90 |
109 |
61 |
27 |
27 |
63 |
79 |
38 |
30 |
Note: the hemline should fall at mid calf for many smocked dresses.
That would be midway between knee and the ground. That would put the shoulder to hemline for an 8 year old at about 36 inches.
Other size charts used by BumbaBella:
Bonnet sizes for extra small babies. Earlobe to Earlobe over the top of the head.
| Size | Description | Length (inches) | Length (cm) | Blocking length (inches) | Blocking length (cm) |
| Extra extra small | Preemie | 7 | 18 | 10 | 25 |
| Extra small | New born | 7 ½ | 19 | 10 ½ | 27 |
| Small | 6 months | 8 | 20 | 11 | 28 |
| Medium | 12 months | 8 ½ | 22 | 11 ½ | 29 |
| Large | 18 months | 9 | 23 | 12 | 30 |
| Extra large | 2 Toddler | 9 ½ | 24 | 12 ½ | 32 |
| Extra extra large | 3 Toddler | 10 | 25 | 13 | 33 |
Dolls and Premi measurements:
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Size |
M (Micro) |
T (Tiny) |
P (Preemie) |
NB (Newborn) |
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Weight (lb) |
1 – 2 |
2 – 3 |
3 – 5 |
5 – 8 |
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Weight ( kg) |
0.45 – 0.9 |
0.9 – 1.4 |
1.4 – 2.3 |
2.3 – 3.6 |
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Length (from shoulder to hem) |
6 “ (15 cm) |
11½” (29 cm) |
14” (36 cm) |
16” (41 cm) |
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Abdomen (circumference in line with their belly button) |
7½” (19 cm) |
9½” (24 cm) |
11” (29 cm) |
1½” (35 cm) |
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Circumference around the neck |
4” (10 cm) |
6” (15 cm) |
7½” (19 cm) |
7¾” (20 cm) |
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Chest (circumference around the chest under their arms) |
6” (16 cm) |
9” (23 cm) |
10½” (26 cm) |
12” (30 cm) |
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Arm Length (from shoulder to wrist) |
3½” (9 cm) |
4½” (11 cm) |
5½” (14 cm) |
6½” (16 cm) |
Boys Romper sizes:
| Size | 6 months | 12 months | 18 months | 2T | 3T | 4T |
| Inseam (inches) | 1 ¾ | 2 | 2 | 2 ½ | 3 | 3 ¼ |
| Length shoulder - hem (inches) | 17 | 18 | 18 ½ | 19 ½ | 21 | 22 |
| Width (widest point across) (inches) | 11 ¼ | 12 | 12 ¼ | 12 ½ | 12 ¾ | 13 ¼ |
A child's average yearly height growth is 2 inches. Regarding the length of the garment, to size for the next year after the measurements are taken, the length of the garment should be made 1 or 2 inches larger than the present measurement.
The change in width, such as chest, waist or shoulders, due to growth, is much slower. An estimated measurement made of width, over clothing, is probably sufficient to last for some time.
Children outgrow their clothes rapidly. However, Bumba Bella’s hand smocked dresses have an advantage. The hand smocked dresses have “grow features” because of the nature of the smocking stitch. The natural elasticity of the smocking stitch allows the garment to ‘expand’ and ‘grow’ with the child to some extend.
Also, the hemline of our dresses usually has enough extra cloth so as to allow the hemline to be lowered by 2 inches.
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