Find Your Burda SizeBy: BurdaStyle

http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/find-your-burda-size

So the majority of us know what our size is when we go to buy clothes in a store. What we mayhave a hard time with is figuring out our size when we are sewing. After you have followed the�Measure Yourself" how to what�s the next step?

Step 1

Measure yourself

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Write your measurements down

Step 3

On the Burda size chart (comes on every pattern and is in the footer of every page on BurdaStyle)put a mark where your measurement lands.

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When putting a mark down you might realize that your measurement falls between two sizes on thechart. Put a mark where your size is (ex: your size is half way between two sizes, put your mark inbetween the two)

Step 5

Now that you have marked off all your sizes, unless you are a wonder, you probably have a fewmarks which don�t fall on the same size. These are your Burda sizes, you may be mainly a 44 withone mark that is a 41. If this is the case you will have to adjust between the sizes on the patternitself to get that perfect fit.

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