The American System of Dressmaking

This section follows [Mer09].

All measurements have been converted to metric.

Measurements

The blocks have been converted to metric measures.

All measurements should be taken on top of basic underwear, including a corset, following the instructions given by the book.

The file american.vit include all the measurements used in these blocks and the patterns derived from them.

Instructions on how to take these measurements start with general instructions at page 17, then the measurements used in the waists are described starting from page 20, those for the sleeve from page 53 and those for the skirt from page 133.

American System	Valentina
1 Neck	G01	neck_mid_circ
2 Bust	G04	bust_circ
3 Waist	G07	waist_circ
4 Front	O01	neck_back_to_waist_front
5 Length of back	H19	neck_back_to_waist_b
6 Chest	I03	across_chest_f
7 Width of back	I08	across_back_b
8 Under arm	H03	armpit_to_waist_side
9 Armhole	L19	armscye_circ
10 Shoulder	I01	shoulder_length

American System	Valentina
1 Length of sleeve	O14	arm_armscye_back_center_to_wrist_bent
2 shoulder to elbow	—	@arm_armscye_back_center_to_elbow
3 inside arm	L08	arm_armpit_to_wrist
4 Armhole	L19	armscye_circ
5 Elbow	L04	arm_elbow_circ_bent
6 Hand Measure	D05	hand_circ

American System	Valentina
1 Waist	G07	waist_circ
2 Hip	G09	hip_circ
3	H35	waist_to_hip_side
4	A13	height_waist_front
5	A05	height_waist_side
6	A23	height_waist_back

Blocks