Margaret J. Blair’s System of Sewing and Garment Drafting.

This section follows [Bla04] and [Bla97].

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 blair.vit include all the measurements used in these blocks and the patterns derived from them.

Instructions on how to take these measurements start from page 69 of [Bla04], from which the following illustration is taken, and page 11 of [Bla97]..

Blair’s	Valentina
1 Neck	G02	neck_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 Back Balance	K04	shoulder_tip_to_waist_back
7 Under Arm	H03	armpit_to_waist_side
8 Chest	I03	across_chest_f
9 Width of Back	I08	across_back_b
10 Shoulder	I01	shoulder_length
11 Arm’s Eye	L11	arm_upper_circ
12 Shoulder to Hand	L01	arm_shoulder_tip_to_wrist_bent
13 Shoulder to Elbow	L02	arm_shoulder_tip_to_elbow_bent
14 Outside Arm’s…		outside_arm_to_elbow
15 Inside Arm’s…		inside_arm_to_elbow
16 Elbow	L04	arm_elbow_circ_bent
17 Hip	G09	hip_circ
Dart No. 1	H10	bust_to_waist_f
Hand Measure	D05	hand_circ
Inside Arm	L08	arm_armpit_to_wrist
Drawers Length	M14	leg_waist_side_to_knee

Blocks