Measurements

Below are the standard measurement names for all measurements currently used by the designs we maintain:

Measurement	Description
ankle	Ankle circumference
biceps	Biceps circumference
bustFront	Front part of chest circumference
bustPointToUnderbust	Distance from bust point to underbust circumference
bustSpan	Distance between two bust apex points
chest	Chest circumference at fullest part (but see pluginBust below)
crossSeam	Distance from waist line in front, through legs, to waist line in back
crossSeamFront	Front portion of crossSeam
crotchDepth	Height from surface to waist line when seated
head	Head circumference
heel	Heel circumference
highBust	Chest circumference just under the arms
highBustFront	Front portion of highBust
hips	Hips circumference
hpsToBust	High point shoulder to bust line
hpsToWaistBack	High point shoulder to waist line in back
hpsToWaistFront	High point shoulder to waist line in front
inseam	Distance from crotch fork to floor
knee	Knee circumference
neck	Neck circumference
seat	Seat circumference
seatBack	Back portion of seat circumference
shoulderSlope	Angle that the shoulder line slopes downward, in degrees
shoulderToElbow	Distance from tip of shoulder to elbow
shoulderToShoulder	Distance from tip of one shoulder to the other, across the back
shoulderToWrist	Distance from tip of shoulder to wrist
underbust	Chest circumference just below the breasts
upperLeg	Leg circumference near the top of the leg
waist	Waist circumference
waistBack	Back portion of waist circumference
waistToArmpit	Distance from waist line to the armpit
waistToFloor	Distance from waist line to floor
waistToHips	Distance from waist line to hips circumference, along side of body
waistToKnee	Distance from waist line to knee circumference, along side of body
waistToSeat	Distance from waist line to seat circumference, along side of body
waistToUnderbust	Distance from waist line to underbust circumference, along side of body
waistToUpperLeg	Distance from waist line to upperLeg circumference, along side of body
wrist	Wrist circumference

Measurements from plugin-measurements

In addition, the @freesewing/plugin-measurements plugin will add the following measurements if the required measurements they are derived from are provided:

Measurement	Description	Required Measurements
seatFront	Front portion of seat circumference	seat, seatBack
seatBackArc	Half of seatBack	seat, seatBack
seatFrontArc	Half of seatFront	seat, seatBack
waistFront	Front portion of waist circumference	waist, waistBack
waistBackArc	Half of waistBack	waist, waistBack
waistFrontArc	Half of waistFront	waist, waistBack
crossSeamBack	Back portion of crossSeam	crossSeam, crossSeamFront

Measurements from plugin-bust

In addition, the @freesewing/plugin-bust plugin will add and modify the following measurements.

Measurement	Description
bust	Bust circumference (bust is set to the value of chest)
chest	(chest is changed to the value of highBust)

tip

How to take measurements is documented on FreeSewing.org

For instructions on how to take measurements, please refer to our maker documentation on FreeSewing.org: https://freesewing.org/docs/measurements/