To make a garment fit is it obviously important that the body measurements correspond to the size on the pattern, for Viking age clothes just as for modern clothes. In each pattern booklet the basic parts of the information below can be found, but here I have added descriptive pictures and extra tips where they might be needed.Most of my patterns use the standard measures at the bottom of this page, but some use personal measurements instead to get a larger flexibility.
Personal MeasurementsFor some patterns personal measurements are needed, instead of cm you can then read the number of the measure. These correspond to the M-numbers below:
Standard Measure TablesMost of the patterns use the following measure tables. In almost all cases the measures correspond to body measures without additions or tightening. An exception is the fitted smokkr which must have a tight fit. Breast = See M2 on the pictures above Women’s sizes
Men’s sizes
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