Preparation for making the Yukata
07.Measurement
| Measurements for items | Height | Hip | Yuki* |
| Measurements for fabric roll | Roll width | Total length |
Yuki*: the width of the shoulder plus sleeve, or the distance from the center of the neck to the wrist
| Calculation for Marking Measurements : female | |
|---|---|
| The length of the sleeves | height×1/3 |
| The length of wearing | Actual measurement or height×85/100 |
| The length of body panel | The length of wearing + 25~30cm=Height |
| Shoulder width | Yuki×1/2 - 1cm |
| Sleeve width | Yuki×1/2 + 1cm |
| Wrist opening | Height>150cm : 23 cm Height<150cm : 21cm |
| The length of joint between sleeve and body | Normally 23cm : Smaller if the Obi sash is to be worn at a high position |
| Underarm opening | Height - Joint between sleeve and body |
| Neck opening | |
| The length of neck opening line moved backwards from the shoulder line | |
| Okumi tip point | Normally 23cm : 2cm shorter for those with bigger breasts |
| Length from base of collar to hemline | Height<150cm : Height×1/2(=*） 150≤Height<160cm : *+2~3cm Height≥160cm : *+4~6cm |
| Body width | Hip×1.5 |
| Back panel width | (Body width × 1/2 – Width of the front strips + 5cm) × 1/2 |
| Front panel width | Back panel width – 5cm |
| Width of the front strips | |
| Aizuma width | Width of the front strips - 1.5cm |
| Bachi eri width （Center of the bachi eri length） |
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| Bachi eri width （Tip positoin of the bachi eri） |
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| Calculation for Marking Measurements: male | |
|---|---|
| The length of the sleeves | The length of joint between sleeve and body + Ningyou (about 10cm） |
| The length of wearing | Actual measurement or height×84/100 |
| The length of body panel | Actual measurement or height×84/100 |
| Shoulder width | Yuki - Sleeve width |
| Sleeve width | Yuki×1/2+1cm |
| Wrist opening | Sleeve length×1/2+2cm |
| The length of joint between sleeve and body | Height×1/4 - 2cm |
| Ningyou | |
| Neck opening | Standard : 8.5cm Overweight body : 9.0cm |
| Okumi tip point | Standard : 21cm Overweight body : 19cm |
| Length from base of collar to hemline | The length of wearing×1/2~The length of wearing×1/2 - 2cm |
| Body width | Hip×1.5 |
| Front hip width | Hip×1/2 - 7cm |
| Back panel width | (Hip - Front hip width)/2+3cm |
| Front panel width | Front hip width - Width of the front strips3 |
| Width of the front strips | 96cm>hip : 15cm 96cm≤hip≤99cm : 15.5cm 100cm≤hip : 16cm |
| Aizuma width | |
| Collar width | Height≥170cm : 6.0cm |
| Back tuck position | Same as sleeve length |
| Front tuck position | Back tuck position + 4cm |
| Tuck volume | (Cutout length of body panel) - ( The length of wearing + Hem2cm) |
| Calculation for Cutout Measurements | |
|---|---|
| Cutout Measurement | Calculation Method |
| Sleeve bottom seam allowance | 2~3cm |
| Cutout sleeve length | The length of the sleeves+ Sleeve bottom seam allowance |
| Body bottom hem | 2cm |
| Cutout length of body panel for female | Body bottom hem 2cm + Height+ The length of neck opening line moved backwards from the shoulder line |
| Cutout length of body panel for men | The length of wearing + Tuck volume + Body bottom hem 2cm |
| Okumi tip point seam allowance | Cutout Okumi length - Okumi length |
| Cutout Okumi tip point | Okumi tip point - Okumi tip point seam allowance |
| Cutout Okumi length | Cutout length of body panel - Cutout Okumi tip point |
| Collar tip seam allowance | 3~5cm |
| Cutout collar length | The length of body panel - the length from base of collar to hemline + the Neck opening + looseness(1) + the collar tip seam allowance |
| Cutout reinforcement collar length | Cutout Okumi length×2 - Cutout collar length |
| Cutout Neck opening | Neck opening + center back seam allowance(1) |
| Seam allowance below the length from base of collar to hemline | 1.5~2㎝ |
| Okumi attachment seam allowance | Cutout Okumi width - Okumi width |
| Cutout Okumi width | Okumi width＋Seam allowance below the length from base of collar to hemline ＋ Okumi attachment seam allowance |
| collar seam allowance | The roll width - Cutout Okumi width - the collar width (Center of the collar length) ×2 |
| Cutout collar width | the collar width×2 + Collar attachment seam allowance(1) + Collar seam allowance |
| Required total length | Cutout sleeve length×4+ Cutout length of body panel×6 - Cutout Okumi tip point×2 |
| Extra length | Total length of the roll - Required total length |