This is BY FAR the most beautifully simplistic and straightforward advice on measuring the crotch that I have found. I'm definitely going to be investing in your book, and watching all of your videos. A BIG TIME THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
I've had your patterns for way too long without making my SF pants. Just lost 10 pounds and will redo my blueprint. Watched measuring for pants again today and love your teaching method and descriptions of body parts -- so tactful and encouraging. SFD is so much easier than altering the 'big four' patterns Thank you Glenda!
An alternative is to use 2 measuring tapes. Attach them at the islet so that the 0 mark is at your center crotch. The hanging weight will help you determine center crotch position. Then merely read the number at the front waist and back waist. The number you read will be exactly what is needed in the front and back. To check your work, use a single tape measure to determine the total. The front + back measurements should equal your total. This will allow you determine if you need the "sit down" adjustment to the front or back depending on how much you need to move the tape during your testing. This has helped with making adjustments for my rear "pancake."
I couldn't figure out any other way to do it other than use two tapes measures. Its the only way to get zeros together unless her tape measure is very different from the 5 I have laying around here. I also have a pancake rear. All my extra inches are in my front
Thank you so much Glenda for this interesting and useful video. I love making clothes for my wife. Mainly copying ready to wear I've long wanted to know how the technical side worked. Your very clear instruction has been invaluable in helping me draft a block for Jill (my wife). Greetings from North Wales, UK
Hi Colin, thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. I'm so glad the Sure-Fit Designs system is helping you to sew for your wife.
Hi, I found a way to ensure that the center of the measuring tape goes exactly to the center at the inseam. I got an old pair of tights and attached a small magnet inside where the inseams meet. then I glued another magnet at 0.on the Crotch-O-Meter. That way the center of the COM goes right to the center where my inseams join.
Thank you for that great explanation. Now my back piece is longer than my front, how do I sew them together? I'm fairly new to sewing .Is there a nack to this?
molte grazie signora Glenda per avermi aperto un mondo. vorrei cucire o sistemare abbigliamento solo per me ma tanti segreti di taglio i miei manuali non li dicono (ho fatto due corsi di pochi giorni ciascuno ed è come se non avessi imparato nulla). grazie di nuovo per la sua generosità di condividere con tante altre persone la sua esperienza, complimenti e a presto
Hi thanks for this very important video.please I like the blouse cowl neck on the maniquin doll there.please can you make a video on how to cut that cowl neck exactly as seen in this video please
TH-cams greatest tutorial. Amazing. No one else explains this. The cross under the body is ALWAYS misaligned on me. both generic pants and tailored. I've been measuring wrong. Never understood where there cross is supposed to be. Why didn't you measure to the top of the waistband? And why was the cross point fixed on the measuring band? Shouldn't it be 'floating' so that it glides to the center underneath the body. Anyway. GREAT video. Thanks a bunch.
Thank you for posting this video; I was really stuck trying to work out how to work out this measurement! You've saved me a lot of hassle and I will definitely look at the website :-)
that`s brilliant! thank you so much :) I have a big butt so RTW pants rarely fit, but I was hesitant about sewing my own pants as well. this gave me courage to try :)
This was so helpful. Always too long in front and never long enough in back. I too my measurements 3 times looking in the mirror to be sure I had the plumb line in the middle. 8-1/2 front, 16-1/4 in the back. Have I done it wrong? I have the elastic at a comfortable spot in my waist and measured to the bottom of the 2” elastic. Again thanks for this video. Soon I’ll have pants that actually fit. 😊
hi mam...IMPORTANT QUESTION... first of all thanks for your wonderful explaination... my QUESTION is... : crotch riser is in the arc line form... and we measure it in the arc length form only and not in straight line manner... so how to calculate it that how much this crotch point must be exactly below the belt line ie how to calculate VERTICAL DISTANCE from belt to the crotch center point in vertical straight form... as it is in the arc form... ???
Fay - if you are in the USA, you can order from this page - surefitdesigns.com/collections/fitting-sewing-pattern-kits/products/pants-kit-discounted-combos. If you are in an international country, see this link - surefitdesigns.com/pages/international-ordering-from-sure-fit-designs
omgosh. this has literally solved so many probs i've been having with trying to figure out an easier way to draft free-hand patterns for myself and my family! i've found that it's really very hard to solve 2D problems with 3D data lol
I am not a seamstress, but I cannot buy pants/shorts that both fit my back and my front without any weird spaces. I am a weight-lifter with a lean athletic build and strong thick thighs and glutes, so my back and front measurements are really different! (i.e., if it fits my bottom, I have a huge space in the front and the fabric is slouchy, and if it fits my front I'm at risk of ripping stitches in the back! Not flattering AT ALL) Your videos have been so helpful in figuring out why the heck none of the patterns I use (or draft) fit properly. Subscribed!
I measure my front and back separate, when I do that, the back is 4” longer than the front. This method would not work for my back rise. As far as I understand using the slash and pivot method, the maximum spread is 2”?
@Racer Girl - I don't exactly understand your question. Maybe this other video we have will sort this out for you - see this video - th-cam.com/video/_CYET_n0nNE/w-d-xo.html on 5 ways to lengthen center back.
Thank you for clearing this up. I've been looking for an easy way to measure the front and back and for some reason I just kept coming across really difficult stuff haha.
i have a pair of maternity shorts that are too tight around the thighs and bunch up in the crotch, causing discomfort when i sit. thanks for the tips, should help me alter them for a better fit.
Thank you for this video, where should the croft seams join together on the body? Should it be right in the middle where where the fishing line hangs. On RTW my seam is always riding forward a couple of inches. I tried to google this but couldn't find any information on it. Thank you!
Thank you for the knowledge and also for killing my spirits. I admit my pants fit better (according to the material) backwards so that means I have a tummy. 😉
My information is never meant to be critical or down-putting, but sometimes the analogies I use help to make the information clearer (but can offend). If I've offended you, please accept my apology. Lots of ladies have full tummies and flat backsides and this is just one way to tell if it pertains to your unique shape. Then information is offered on how to get the best fit possible for your unique shape.
@@surefitdesigns No, no I was making light of the situation. I adore the way u teach. Please by all means I don't want u to feel that u offended me. If u took it that way I offer my sincere apologies.
Hi Glenda, Just a heads up. I didn't get a notification that you had a new episode. This might be happening to other subscribers as well. Actually, it is happening all over TH-cam while they work their databases. You might want to tell your subscribers to unsubscribe, resubscribe and hit the notification bell. Hopefully, that will fix the problem of not getting notifications.
I have a case handled by consumer council regarding leggings that sag down on sitting, actually showing panty It also falls down and consumer couldn’t understand my complaint because leggings were fitted in the shop and I was happy Initially case was closed as they claim there’s no defects I’ve sent your tutorials to them as I think the challenge is the measurement of crotch Kindly assist
I always have more material in the crotch area than I do in the butt area of the pants. I have to fold the front of my pants over, what can I do and why is this? I have a butt but nothing huge but this issue is bothering me
Hi again. I'm laughing... I just spent the last hour going through your videos learning how to get rid of the baggy bum. Thank you for those lessons! This was an excellent follow up for me tonight. B.T.W. Glenda, you look like a figure skater. Congratulations on keeping that figure!
Try watching the video again. Maybe it will be clearer for you the second time around. this information is also cover in the Pants Kit instruction book -
As many women age, especially after menopause, they lose lose crotch length inches in the back and gain them in the front. This is because they gain fat in the belly and lose fat and muscle in the buttocks.
Jo, or some of us just lose our butts. So my butt is non existent. All patterns way to big in hip area and excess pools under butt area. Sometimes I hate sewing and shopping.
This is BY FAR the most beautifully simplistic and straightforward advice on measuring the crotch that I have found. I'm definitely going to be investing in your book, and watching all of your videos.
A BIG TIME THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
You are most welcome. I'm happy to hear the information was of such benefit for you.
I've had your patterns for way too long without making my SF pants. Just lost 10 pounds and will redo my blueprint. Watched measuring for pants again today and love your teaching method and descriptions of body parts -- so tactful and encouraging. SFD is so much easier than altering the 'big four' patterns Thank you Glenda!
Thank you, Nikki for your kind comments. Congrats on the weight loss - enjoy your new pants!
Thank you, Glenda. You made the confusing crotch fit into something so much easier!
Florence Cathcart - you are most welcome. Thanks so much for your comments.
An alternative is to use 2 measuring tapes. Attach them at the islet so that the 0 mark is at your center crotch. The hanging weight will help you determine center crotch position. Then merely read the number at the front waist and back waist. The number you read will be exactly what is needed in the front and back. To check your work, use a single tape measure to determine the total. The front + back measurements should equal your total. This will allow you determine if you need the "sit down" adjustment to the front or back depending on how much you need to move the tape during your testing. This has helped with making adjustments for my rear "pancake."
I couldn't figure out any other way to do it other than use two tapes measures. Its the only way to get zeros together unless her tape measure is very different from the 5 I have laying around here. I also have a pancake rear. All my extra inches are in my front
Thank you so much Glenda for this interesting and useful video. I love making clothes for my wife. Mainly copying ready to wear I've long wanted to know how the technical side worked. Your very clear instruction has been invaluable in helping me draft a block for Jill (my wife). Greetings from North Wales, UK
Hi Colin, thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. I'm so glad the Sure-Fit Designs system is helping you to sew for your wife.
Excellent! This is the kind of tutorial I was looking for - thanks a million!
@Funda Dumlupinar - Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you found this information beneficial.
Pls.share trouser pattern drafting
Very clear to understand uour explainatin.. not like other videos... thank you so much madam Glenda!!!
Hi, I found a way to ensure that the center of the measuring tape goes exactly to the center at the inseam. I got an old pair of tights and attached a small magnet inside where the inseams meet. then I glued another magnet at 0.on the Crotch-O-Meter. That way the center of the COM goes right to the center where my inseams join.
How clever - thanks for sharing.
Ani Cetus smart idea, very smart!
Thank you for that great explanation. Now my back piece is longer than my front, how do I sew them together? I'm fairly new to sewing .Is there a nack to this?
Love how detailed you are! You just got another subscriber!
Hey mam ur concepts are realy superb amd easy to understand
Dhruv Painuly - You are most welcome. I'm glad the information is of benefit for you.
Best and easiest to understand explanation I have found. Thank you so much for sharing.
You are most welcome. I'm happy to hear the information was of benefit for you.
Hi .....your video is very helpful for me to stitch my pants accurately.thankyou alot
molte grazie signora Glenda per avermi aperto un mondo. vorrei cucire o sistemare abbigliamento solo per me ma tanti segreti di taglio i miei manuali non li dicono (ho fatto due corsi di pochi giorni ciascuno ed è come se non avessi imparato nulla). grazie di nuovo per la sua generosità di condividere con tante altre persone la sua esperienza, complimenti e a presto
So well explained and demonstrated!
Thank you.🙏
🤩🤩🤩🤩Wow! Precious information. Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤❤❤
Hi thanks for this very important video.please I like the blouse cowl neck on the maniquin doll there.please can you make a video on how to cut that cowl neck exactly as seen in this video please
I really really love the way the cowl neck sits on that standing maniquin
I’ve been looking for this for about two days! Thanks so much for taking my stress away ♥️
You are most welcome.
Very useful information 👌 thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge.
Greetings from Bakersfield, California
@Laura Afrouzian - You are most welcome...I'm glad this information is of benefit for you.
You really are a very good teacher!
Thank you Carmen Salome'! I love teaching.
Such clear teaching. Very nice! 👌🤝
@Stephanie Cole - Thanks so much for your feedback - much appreciated.
thanks for the very detailed explanation, it is very helpful to enhance our basic knowledge of how to.
TH-cams greatest tutorial. Amazing. No one else explains this.
The cross under the body is ALWAYS misaligned on me. both generic pants and tailored. I've been measuring wrong. Never understood where there cross is supposed to be.
Why didn't you measure to the top of the waistband? And why was the cross point fixed on the measuring band? Shouldn't it be 'floating' so that it glides to the center underneath the body.
Anyway. GREAT video. Thanks a bunch.
I measure to the bottom of the 'waistband' because that is where the side seam intersects with the band.
@@surefitdesigns What about the last of the 'border'? Waistband length. Why is that excluded?
Thank you so much! You just helped me to divide the crotch measurement.
@Delmy S - You are most welcome. Thanks for your comment. I'm glad to hear the information was beneficial for you.
Excellent teaching
Liza Sukhai - thanks so much for your feedback. We always appreciate customer input.
PLEASE, follow directions of Mrs Armstrong’s, for pant pattern. It always comes out correct; adjust to customer’s
measurement. It works
Thank you for posting this video; I was really stuck trying to work out how to work out this measurement! You've saved me a lot of hassle and I will definitely look at the website :-)
Very good info.
Thank you for explaining I have been having trouble with my hip and crotch area.
You are most welcome.
I love the way of your teaching
Thanks so much for your comments. I'm happy to hear the information was beneficial.
@@glendasparling8896
Yes, the information was very beneficial to me
Thanks again 😊
Thank you Glenda.. the crotchometer is a brilliant idea.
that`s brilliant! thank you so much :) I have a big butt so RTW pants rarely fit, but I was hesitant about sewing my own pants as well. this gave me courage to try :)
You are most welcome. I'm so glad the information was of such benefit for you.
Great information!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for very important crotch lesson in pattern mking .
This was so helpful. Always too long in front and never long enough in back.
I too my measurements 3 times looking in the mirror to be sure I had the plumb line in the middle. 8-1/2 front, 16-1/4 in the back. Have I done it wrong? I have the elastic at a comfortable spot in my waist and measured to the bottom of the 2” elastic.
Again thanks for this video. Soon I’ll have pants that actually fit. 😊
Ann Besterci - having that much difference between front and back is really a lot. You must have a very forward tilting waist line.
hi mam...IMPORTANT QUESTION...
first of all thanks for your wonderful explaination...
my QUESTION is... :
crotch riser is in the arc line form... and we measure it in the arc length form only and not in straight line manner...
so how to calculate it that how much this crotch point must be exactly below the belt line
ie how to calculate VERTICAL DISTANCE from belt to the crotch center point in vertical straight form... as it is in the arc form... ???
Thank you❤
How do I get in seam when someone is wearing a skirt?. I love ur teaching ma
God bless u
Exalent explaination 👍👍👍👍
I would to know how I could order The Sure fit pants book you talk about
Fay - if you are in the USA, you can order from this page - surefitdesigns.com/collections/fitting-sewing-pattern-kits/products/pants-kit-discounted-combos. If you are in an international country, see this link - surefitdesigns.com/pages/international-ordering-from-sure-fit-designs
How can I have the book
i got that part but how do you actually cut and sew this measurement on your project?
Very useful tutorial thank you ma'am
You are most welcome. I'm glad to hear the information was of benefit for you.
Very helpful video! Thanks!
You are most welcome. I'm glad the information was of benefit.
Thank u so mach mam u explain very nice,
Thank you
Thank you maam
omgosh. this has literally solved so many probs i've been having with trying to figure out an easier way to draft free-hand patterns for myself and my family! i've found that it's really very hard to solve 2D problems with 3D data lol
I'm so glad to hear the information was of such value for you. Glenda...www.surefitdesigns.com
I will try this. Thank you! :D
Very intresting
can we avail that book u are using? How?
@Melinda Fulgar - all Sure-Fit Designs books, kits, tools, vellum etc can be purchased at www.surefitdesigns.com
I am not a seamstress, but I cannot buy pants/shorts that both fit my back and my front without any weird spaces. I am a weight-lifter with a lean athletic build and strong thick thighs and glutes, so my back and front measurements are really different! (i.e., if it fits my bottom, I have a huge space in the front and the fabric is slouchy, and if it fits my front I'm at risk of ripping stitches in the back! Not flattering AT ALL) Your videos have been so helpful in figuring out why the heck none of the patterns I use (or draft) fit properly. Subscribed!
I'm glad to hear our videos have been so helpful.
Thank you very much this is very useful
very helful.thank you share
You are most welcome.
I measure my front and back separate, when I do that, the back is 4” longer than the front. This method would not work for my back rise. As far as I understand using the slash and pivot method, the maximum spread is 2”?
@Racer Girl - I don't exactly understand your question. Maybe this other video we have will sort this out for you - see this video - th-cam.com/video/_CYET_n0nNE/w-d-xo.html on 5 ways to lengthen center back.
@@surefitdesigns Thanks so much 😄
Mam
Nicely explained
regards
Thanks
For hip 52 what can be d flap and crotch ?
Thank you for this tutorial,, i learned a lot..
You are most welcome. I’m glad it was of benefit for you.
The measurements on how to divide the crotch front and back can l use on a 10 yeras old child
It's similar for children but you'd be better off using the Sure-Fit Designs Children's Kit which can be found at surefitdesigns.com
,excellent msdam Iam sri lanka
I like ur chanel
Thank you for clearing this up. I've been looking for an easy way to measure the front and back and for some reason I just kept coming across really difficult stuff haha.
Pls replu
i have a pair of maternity shorts that are too tight around the thighs and bunch up in the crotch, causing discomfort when i sit. thanks for the tips, should help me alter them for a better fit.
You are most welcome - I'm glad this information was of benefit to you.
I think Glenda might be an engineering genius!
Well...not really...but I do enjoy what I do.
Crotchometer great idea. I have heard from you great work
How to draft trousers with small waist line and large hips 29 inches waist 40 hips
Thanks a lot.
Thank you for this video, where should the croft seams join together on the body? Should it be right in the middle where where the fishing line hangs. On RTW my seam is always riding forward a couple of inches. I tried to google this but couldn't find any information on it. Thank you!
Thank you for the knowledge and also for killing my spirits. I admit my pants fit better (according to the material) backwards so that means I have a tummy. 😉
My information is never meant to be critical or down-putting, but sometimes the analogies I use help to make the information clearer (but can offend). If I've offended you, please accept my apology. Lots of ladies have full tummies and flat backsides and this is just one way to tell if it pertains to your unique shape. Then information is offered on how to get the best fit possible for your unique shape.
@@surefitdesigns No, no I was making light of the situation. I adore the way u teach. Please by all means I don't want u to feel that u offended me. If u took it that way I offer my sincere apologies.
@@IANE3177 No worries...all is good !! I'm happy to hear you appreciate my teaching style - thank you.
Hi Glenda, Just a heads up. I didn't get a notification that you had a new episode. This might be happening to other subscribers as well. Actually, it is happening all over TH-cam while they work their databases. You might want to tell your subscribers to
unsubscribe, resubscribe and hit the notification bell. Hopefully, that will fix the problem of not getting notifications.
I have a case handled by consumer council regarding leggings that sag down on sitting, actually showing panty
It also falls down and consumer couldn’t understand my complaint because leggings were fitted in the shop and I was happy
Initially case was closed as they claim there’s no defects
I’ve sent your tutorials to them as I think the challenge is the measurement of crotch
Kindly assist
I always have more material in the crotch area than I do in the butt area of the pants. I have to fold the front of my pants over, what can I do and why is this? I have a butt but nothing huge but this issue is bothering me
Here's a solution to excess front crotch length - www.sfdlearningcenter.com/Pants-Front-Crotch-Fit.html
2:13. back 2 " not long enough, 3" and up, or the crotch line keeps riding up, uncomfortable
6：37
Aida - please read this page - surefitdesigns.com/pages/customer-service-commitment-support and send photos to email given in information.
Hi again. I'm laughing... I just spent the last hour going through your videos learning how to get rid of the baggy bum.
Thank you for those lessons! This was an excellent follow up for me tonight. B.T.W. Glenda, you look like a figure skater.
Congratulations on keeping that figure!
Still can't understand the crochet measurements and the hip measurements
Try watching the video again. Maybe it will be clearer for you the second time around. this information is also cover in the Pants Kit instruction book -
No need to cut up a tape measure - use a strip of paper or a ribbon then measure from that.
Thanxxxx mam
You are most welcome. I'm glad it was of benefit for you.
Thank you very much for the video! That measuring device is really great and useful! @>-}-------
Of course, we have less bottom in the front
no it gave one inch to the back
swing back you might be right, but remember that they are no longer equal, the difference is 2 that's why is said 2. It just mathematic 😘😍
As many women age, especially after menopause, they lose lose crotch length inches in the back and gain them in the front. This is because they gain fat in the belly and lose fat and muscle in the buttocks.
Jo, or some of us just lose our butts. So my butt is non existent. All patterns way to big in hip area and excess pools under butt area. Sometimes I hate sewing and shopping.
😂❤
This video is so helpful!
thanks so much for your comment. I'm glad the video was of such benefit.