![]() ![]() I need to make 10 pleats using this piece of fabric. Let’s take an example: I have a piece of fabric 58” in width. The main issue with the imperial system is the absence of decimal fractions. So we have to live and work with both metric and imperial systems of measurements and try to adjust as much as possible. I live in the USA and I find myself using the metric system quite often because all Burda magazine patterns (which I love!) are marked in metric measurements. Many in the USA have old-world roots and are used to centimeters/meters for measurements even if most patterns are in inches. ![]() Measuring tapes in the United States and Canada usually have both metric and imperial measurement markings but some of them can have only one type of measurement. Check it out.Īs you may know, there are two main systems for measuring length – the Imperial System of Measurements where things are measured in yards, feet, and inches, and the Metric System of Measurement which uses meters, centimeters, and millimeters. I have a detailed video sewing tutorial on how to use a measuring tape for taking body measurements. Better yet, several types of different colors at once. It’s simply necessary for a seamstress to have a measuring tape at hand. The most common length of a measuring tape is 60 inches ( or 152 cm), but there are tapes for sale, for example, 100 inches long (254 cm) or even longer 120” (304 cm) which can be useful for measuring longer lengths (like curtains, quilts, and other home decor items).Ī tape measure is used primarily for taking body measurements, as well as for drafting patterns, measuring fabric, laying out patterns on fabric, specifying the length of a garment, checking the size of hems, measuring curves and corners, and measuring curtains, quilts … and much more. The tape measure for sewing is usually a soft and flexible strip/ribbon with linear-measurement markings made mostly from reinforced polyester or fiberglass. ![]()
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