MUSEUM FIGURES, Inc. · DORFMAN MUSEUM FIGURES, Inc. 6224 Holabird Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224 •...
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DORFMAN MUSEUM FIGURES, Inc. 6224 Holabird Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224 • 410.284.3248 • 410.284.3249 fax 800.634.4873 • www.museumfigures.com • [email protected] How to Measure Your Garment Wondering what size figure or form to fit your costume? Read on. IMPORTANT: • First: For all clothing, remember to allow at least 2- 4” ease in chest, waist, hip measurement between our figure chart and your garment. Our Museum Figure measurements can be found at https://www.museumfigures.com/wp- content/uploads/2017/09/Realistic-Both-SizingSpecs.pdf Our Conservation Form measurements can be found at https://www.museumfigures.com/wp- content/uploads/2017/09/Conservation-SizesSpecs.pdf • Second: Button or zip your garment and lay it flat on a hard surface and smooth the fabric out so that there are no wrinkles. 1. Chest Place the measuring tape on the fold of the body of the shirt/jacket under the sleeve where it attaches to the body of the shirt (i.e., the armpit), and measure across to the same point on the other side of the shirt. Don’t worry if you measure beyond the seams on the shirt, just measure the shirt flat across from fold to fold. Double it to get the chest circumference. The shirt shown below measures 21” across, so it has a 42” chest circumference.
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DORFMANMUSEUMFIGURES,Inc.
6224HolabirdAve.,Baltimore,MD21224•410.284.3248•410.284.3249fax800.634.4873•www.museumfigures.com•[email protected]
HowtoMeasureYourGarment
Wonderingwhatsizefigureorformtofityourcostume?Readon.IMPORTANT:•First:Forallclothing,remembertoallowatleast2-4”easeinchest,waist,hipmeasurementbetweenourfigurechartandyourgarment.OurMuseumFiguremeasurementscanbefoundathttps://www.museumfigures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Realistic-Both-SizingSpecs.pdfOurConservationFormmeasurementscanbefoundathttps://www.museumfigures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Conservation-SizesSpecs.pdf•Second:Buttonorzipyourgarmentandlayitflatonahardsurfaceandsmooththefabricoutsothattherearenowrinkles.1.ChestPlacethemeasuringtapeonthefoldofthebodyoftheshirt/jacketunderthesleevewhereitattachestothebodyoftheshirt(i.e.,thearmpit),andmeasureacrosstothesamepointontheothersideoftheshirt.Don’tworryifyoumeasurebeyondtheseamsontheshirt,justmeasuretheshirtflatacrossfromfoldtofold.Doubleittogetthechestcircumference.Theshirtshownbelowmeasures21”across,soithasa42”chestcircumference.
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DORFMANMUSEUMFIGURES,Inc.
6224HolabirdAve.,Baltimore,MD21224•410.284.3248•410.284.3249fax800.634.4873•www.museumfigures.com•[email protected]
2.WaistFindthenarrowestpartofthegarment,whichshouldbeabouthalfwaybetweenthearmpitandthebottomoftheshirt(oraroundthe5thbuttononaman’sdressshirt).Measurestraightacrossfromfoldtofoldasabove.Theshirtshownbelowmeasures197/8””fora393/4”waistcircumference.
3.GarmentLength(shirt,blouse,jacket)Button/zip/tieupthegarmentfrontandlayitflat,withthebackofthegarmentfacingup.Placethemeasuringtapeattheseamwherethecollarbandattachestotheyoke(thefabricthatsitsacrosstheshoulders)andmeasurestraightdownthemiddleofthebacktothehem.Themeasurementintheshirtphotobelowis315/8".
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DORFMANMUSEUMFIGURES,Inc.
6224HolabirdAve.,Baltimore,MD21224•410.284.3248•410.284.3249fax800.634.4873•www.museumfigures.com•[email protected]
4.ShoulderWidthWiththegarmentlaidflat,backfacingup,placethetapemeasureonthesleeveseamupnearthetopasshownandpullitstraightacrosstotheothersleeveseam.Likeforothermeasurements,smoothoutthefabricandpullittightwithoutstretching.Thecorrectmeasurementintheexamplephotosis17".
5.SleeveLength(CenterBacktocuff)Laytheshirtflatwiththebackfacingup.Extendonesleeveouttothesideandsmoothitoutasmuchaspossible.Startthetapemeasureatthecenterback(CB),justbelowthecollarbandandmeasureouttotheseamwherethesleevebegins.Placeafingeronthemeasuringtapeatthatsleeveseamtokeepitinplace,andthenpullthetapemeasuretauttotheendofthecuffasshown.Recordthemeasurementtothenearest1/4".Thecorrectmeasurementintheexamplephotosis33".
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DORFMANMUSEUMFIGURES,Inc.
6224HolabirdAve.,Baltimore,MD21224•410.284.3248•410.284.3249fax800.634.4873•www.museumfigures.com•[email protected]
6.CuffCircumferenceButtonthecuffandsmoothoutflat.Measurefromsidefoldtosidefold.Doublethismeasurementforthecircumference.Thecuffshownmeasures45/8”across,soithasa9¼”circumference.Youwillonlyneedthisifit’sasmallcuffandyouhavechosenalargehand.Forexample,someVictoriandresseshavea6”circumferencecuffwithnobuttons.
7.ShirtCollarSizeOpenuptheshirtandlayitflatonthetable,faceup.Openthecollarandspreaditasflataspossible,pullingsnugsothatyoustraightenoutanycurve.Measurefromthecenterofthebutton(youshouldseethestitching)tothemiddleoftheoppositebuttonhole.Recordthemeasurementtothenearest1/4".Thecorrectmeasurementintheexamplephotosis16".
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DORFMANMUSEUMFIGURES,Inc.
6224HolabirdAve.,Baltimore,MD21224•410.284.3248•410.284.3249fax800.634.4873•www.museumfigures.com•[email protected]
8.HIPLaythepantsflatonahardsurface(sameasabove).Measuredown8”fromthewaistandatthispointmeasureacrossfromsidefoldtosidefold.Thepantsshownmeasure22”across;doubleittoseethecircumferenceis44”.
Again,rememberyourgarmentshouldbe2-4”largerincircumferencethanourformmeasurements.Ourformmeasurementscanbefoundathttps://www.museumfigures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Realistic-Both-SizingSpecs.pdfAndhttps://www.museumfigures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Conservation-SizesSpecs.pdf
