How to Divide your Crotch Measurement for Front and Back Lengths

www.surefitdesigns.com and www.sfdlearningcenter.com In this tutorial, see how to take your total crotch length measurement and divide it appropriately for a shorter front crotch and longer back crotch length. Typically, you are at least 2” longer in the back than in the front crotch length. The Sure-Fit Designs™ Pants Kit provides an easy fitting, designing and sewing system that allows you to blueprint your body shape and size, which results in a personalized fit -- your personal sloper. Learn how the Sure-Fit Designs™ fitting, sewing and designing system can benefit you to achieve a well-fitting pattern for pants, blouses, skirts, dresses, jackets, shirts, children's wear and men's pants. At www.sfdLearningCenter.com, you'll find free sewing and fitting assistance with complete instructional content. The Sure-Fit Designs™ fitting and sewing system is based on your unique body shape and measurements. The master patterns range from 28" to 62" (71 cm -- 157.5cm) in your bust and hip area. Your body blueprint (sloper) will fit; the resulting patterns will fit. Great for full figure and plus size pattern making.
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[@florencecathcart9588]

Thank you, Glenda. You made the confusing crotch fit into something so much easier!

[@surefitdesigns]

Florence Cathcart - you are most welcome. Thanks so much for your comments.

[@damama630]

An alternative is to use 2 measuring tapes. Attach them at the islet so that the 0 mark is at your center crotch. The hanging weight will help you determine center crotch position. Then merely read the number at the front waist and back waist. The number you read will be exactly what is needed in the front and back. To check your work, use a single tape measure to determine the total. The front + back measurements should equal your total. This will allow you determine if you need the "sit down" adjustment to the front or back depending on how much you need to move the tape during your testing. This has helped with making adjustments for my rear "pancake."

[@s.fuhrmann]

I couldn't figure out any other way to do it other than use two tapes measures. Its the only way to get zeros together unless her tape measure is very different from the 5 I have laying around here. I also have a pancake rear. All my extra inches are in my front

[@colin101981]

Thank you so much Glenda for this interesting and useful video. I love making clothes for my wife. Mainly copying ready to wear I've long wanted to know how the technical side worked. Your very clear instruction has been invaluable in helping me draft a block for Jill (my wife). Greetings from North Wales, UK

[@glendasparling8896]

Hi Colin, thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. I'm so glad the Sure-Fit Designs system is helping you to sew for your wife.

[@dreamerxxxc]

I love that you have an analytical mind... thank for your creations..

[@nikkijohnson552]

I've had your patterns for way too long without making my SF pants. Just lost 10 pounds and will redo my blueprint. Watched measuring for pants again today and love your teaching method and descriptions of body parts -- so tactful and encouraging. SFD is so much easier than altering the 'big four' patterns Thank you Glenda!

[@surefitdesigns]

Thank you, Nikki for your kind comments. Congrats on the weight loss - enjoy your new pants!

[@alyrose215]

I’ve been looking for this for about two days! Thanks so much for taking my stress away ♥️

[@surefitdesigns]

You are most welcome.

[@akabga]

This is BY FAR the most beautifully simplistic and straightforward advice on measuring the crotch that I have found. I'm definitely going to be investing in your book, and watching all of your videos. A BIG TIME THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

[@surefitdesigns]

You are most welcome. I'm happy to hear the information was of such benefit for you.

[@batucollections6201]

Love how detailed you are! You just got another subscriber!

[@ptoste1]

🤩🤩🤩🤩Wow! Precious information. Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤❤❤

[@kawakeman9583]

Thank you for posting this video; I was really stuck trying to work out how to work out this measurement! You've saved me a lot of hassle and I will definitely look at the website :-)

[@mytubepleasure]

thanks for the very detailed explanation, it is very helpful to enhance our basic knowledge of how to.

[@flozaw9952]

Very clear to understand uour explainatin.. not like other videos... thank you so much madam Glenda!!!

[@fundadumlupinar684]

Excellent! This is the kind of tutorial I was looking for - thanks a million!

[@surefitdesigns]

@Funda Dumlupinar - Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you found this information beneficial.

[@Aurora-uh9nk]

So well explained and demonstrated! Thank you.🙏

[@spropp989]

Best and easiest to understand explanation I have found. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@glendasparling8896]

You are most welcome. I'm happy to hear the information was of benefit for you.

[@rameshp3859]

Hi .....your video is very helpful for me to stitch my pants accurately.thankyou alot

[@CherrylMaree]

Thank you Glenda.. the crotchometer is a brilliant idea.

[@AngieCee1]

Thank you for clearing this up. I've been looking for an easy way to measure the front and back and for some reason I just kept coming across really difficult stuff haha.

[@dhruvpainuly07]

Pls replu

[@nonanormie5427]

Thanks for very important crotch lesson in pattern mking .

[@delmys6064]

Thank you so much! You just helped me to divide the crotch measurement.

[@surefitdesigns]

@Delmy S - You are most welcome. Thanks for your comment. I'm glad to hear the information was beneficial for you.

[@lauraafrouzian2959]

Very useful information 👌 thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge. Greetings from Bakersfield, California

[@surefitdesigns]

@Laura Afrouzian - You are most welcome...I'm glad this information is of benefit for you.

[@momosaku16]

that`s brilliant! thank you so much :) I have a big butt so RTW pants rarely fit, but I was hesitant about sewing my own pants as well. this gave me courage to try :)

[@surefitdesigns]

You are most welcome. I'm so glad the information was of such benefit for you.

[@aliabdullhadi759]

Thank you very much this is very useful

[@Xinhua777.]

Crotchometer great idea. I have heard from you great work

[@stephaniecole962]

Such clear teaching. Very nice! 👌🤝

[@surefitdesigns]

@Stephanie Cole - Thanks so much for your feedback - much appreciated.

[@carmensalome]

You really are a very good teacher!

[@surefitdesigns]

Thank you Carmen Salome'! I love teaching.

[@Its.just.mee3]

This video is so helpful!

[@glendasparling8896]

thanks so much for your comment. I'm glad the video was of such benefit.

[@theresaatkinson6628]

Great information!

[@surefitdesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@olgam6656]

I will try this. Thank you! :D

[@augeniasestokaite4674]

PLEASE, follow directions of Mrs Armstrong’s, for pant pattern. It always comes out correct; adjust to customer’s measurement. It works

[@nandanipuspa5946]

,excellent msdam Iam sri lanka I like ur chanel

[@annarosavartuli3943]

molte grazie signora Glenda per avermi aperto un mondo. vorrei cucire o sistemare abbigliamento solo per me ma tanti segreti di taglio i miei manuali non li dicono (ho fatto due corsi di pochi giorni ciascuno ed è come se non avessi imparato nulla). grazie di nuovo per la sua generosità di condividere con tante altre persone la sua esperienza, complimenti e a presto

[@dhruvpainuly07]

Hey mam ur concepts are realy superb amd easy to understand

[@surefitdesigns]

Dhruv Painuly - You are most welcome. I'm glad the information is of benefit for you.

[@szumikovski]

Hi, I found a way to ensure that the center of the measuring tape goes exactly to the center at the inseam. I got an old pair of tights and attached a small magnet inside where the inseams meet. then I glued another magnet at 0.on the Crotch-O-Meter. That way the center of the COM goes right to the center where my inseams join.

[@surefitdesigns]

How clever - thanks for sharing.

[@shawnagunn9054]

Ani Cetus smart idea, very smart!

[@chrislanchannel4053]

Thank you for this tutorial,, i learned a lot..

[@glendasparling8896]

You are most welcome. I’m glad it was of benefit for you.

[@tammydeplata2526]

omgosh. this has literally solved so many probs i've been having with trying to figure out an easier way to draft free-hand patterns for myself and my family! i've found that it's really very hard to solve 2D problems with 3D data lol

[@surefitdesigns]

I'm so glad to hear the information was of such value for you. Glenda...www.surefitdesigns.com

[@LlamameJazz]

Very helpful video! Thanks!

[@surefitdesigns]

You are most welcome. I'm glad the information was of benefit.

[@larisaroberts2236]

Thank you for explaining I have been having trouble with my hip and crotch area.

[@glendasparling8896]

You are most welcome.

[@user-ze1vj9dz8w]

Very intresting

[@parveezkhanum8426]

Exalent explaination 👍👍👍👍

[@dineshrawat5133]

Mam Nicely explained regards Thanks

[@hlahlawin8773]

Thanks a lot.

[@silverfish3856]

Very useful tutorial thank you ma'am

[@surefitdesigns]

You are most welcome. I'm glad to hear the information was of benefit for you.

[@lizasukhai7697]

Excellent teaching

[@surefitdesigns]

Liza Sukhai - thanks so much for your feedback. We always appreciate customer input.

[@KiranpreetCaptain24]

I love the way of your teaching

[@glendasparling8896]

Thanks so much for your comments. I'm happy to hear the information was beneficial.

[@KiranpreetCaptain24]

@@glendasparling8896 Yes, the information was very beneficial to me Thanks again 😊

[@minhcad642]

very helful.thank you share

[@surefitdesigns]

You are most welcome.

[@harwiderkaur1717]

Thank u so mach mam u explain very nice,

[@surefitdesigns]

Thank you

[@yaarkhan5294]

hi mam...IMPORTANT QUESTION... first of all thanks for your wonderful explaination... my QUESTION is... : crotch riser is in the arc line form... and we measure it in the arc length form only and not in straight line manner... so how to calculate it that how much this crotch point must be exactly below the belt line ie how to calculate VERTICAL DISTANCE from belt to the crotch center point in vertical straight form... as it is in the arc form... ???

[@mouseSveta]

Thank you very much for the video! That measuring device is really great and useful! @>-}-------

[@audunjemtland8287]

KZbins greatest tutorial. Amazing. No one else explains this. The cross under the body is ALWAYS misaligned on me. both generic pants and tailored. I've been measuring wrong. Never understood where there cross is supposed to be. Why didn't you measure to the top of the waistband? And why was the cross point fixed on the measuring band? Shouldn't it be 'floating' so that it glides to the center underneath the body. Anyway. GREAT video. Thanks a bunch.

[@surefitdesigns]

I measure to the bottom of the 'waistband' because that is where the side seam intersects with the band.

[@audunjemtland8287]

@@surefitdesigns What about the last of the 'border'? Waistband length. Why is that excluded?

[@samander81]

Thank you for that great explanation. Now my back piece is longer than my front, how do I sew them together? I'm fairly new to sewing .Is there a nack to this?

[@momzilla9491]

Hi again. I'm laughing... I just spent the last hour going through your videos learning how to get rid of the baggy bum. Thank you for those lessons! This was an excellent follow up for me tonight. B.T.W. Glenda, you look like a figure skater. Congratulations on keeping that figure!

[@riazahmad199]

Thanxxxx mam

[@surefitdesigns]

You are most welcome. I'm glad it was of benefit for you.

[@Agnesanonymous]

I am not a seamstress, but I cannot buy pants/shorts that both fit my back and my front without any weird spaces. I am a weight-lifter with a lean athletic build and strong thick thighs and glutes, so my back and front measurements are really different! (i.e., if it fits my bottom, I have a huge space in the front and the fabric is slouchy, and if it fits my front I'm at risk of ripping stitches in the back! Not flattering AT ALL) Your videos have been so helpful in figuring out why the heck none of the patterns I use (or draft) fit properly. Subscribed!

[@surefitdesigns]

I'm glad to hear our videos have been so helpful.

[@annbesterci1041]

This was so helpful. Always too long in front and never long enough in back. I too my measurements 3 times looking in the mirror to be sure I had the plumb line in the middle. 8-1/2 front, 16-1/4 in the back. Have I done it wrong? I have the elastic at a comfortable spot in my waist and measured to the bottom of the 2” elastic. Again thanks for this video. Soon I’ll have pants that actually fit. 😊

[@surefitdesigns]

Ann Besterci - having that much difference between front and back is really a lot. You must have a very forward tilting waist line.

[@joyjoyce7945]

How do I get in seam when someone is wearing a skirt?. I love ur teaching ma God bless u

[@IANE3177]

Thank you for the knowledge and also for killing my spirits. I admit my pants fit better (according to the material) backwards so that means I have a tummy. 😉

[@surefitdesigns]

My information is never meant to be critical or down-putting, but sometimes the analogies I use help to make the information clearer (but can offend). If I've offended you, please accept my apology. Lots of ladies have full tummies and flat backsides and this is just one way to tell if it pertains to your unique shape. Then information is offered on how to get the best fit possible for your unique shape.

[@IANE3177]

@@surefitdesigns No, no I was making light of the situation. I adore the way u teach. Please by all means I don't want u to feel that u offended me. If u took it that way I offer my sincere apologies.

[@surefitdesigns]

@@IANE3177 No worries...all is good !! I'm happy to hear you appreciate my teaching style - thank you.

[@dhruvpainuly07]

Pls.share trouser pattern drafting

[@gloriaking624]

Hi thanks for this very important video.please I like the blouse cowl neck on the maniquin doll there.please can you make a video on how to cut that cowl neck exactly as seen in this video please

[@gloriaking624]

I really really love the way the cowl neck sits on that standing maniquin

[@momzilla9491]

Hi Glenda, Just a heads up. I didn't get a notification that you had a new episode. This might be happening to other subscribers as well. Actually, it is happening all over KZbin while they work their databases. You might want to tell your subscribers to unsubscribe, resubscribe and hit the notification bell. Hopefully, that will fix the problem of not getting notifications.

[@vintagegirl68]

Thank you for this video, where should the croft seams join together on the body? Should it be right in the middle where where the fishing line hangs. On RTW my seam is always riding forward a couple of inches. I tried to google this but couldn't find any information on it. Thank you!

[@rilenesi]

I think Glenda might be an engineering genius!

[@surefitdesigns]

Well...not really...but I do enjoy what I do.

[@KimberlyOurlian]

i got that part but how do you actually cut and sew this measurement on your project?

[@nqabisamvula9185]

I have a case handled by consumer council regarding leggings that sag down on sitting, actually showing panty It also falls down and consumer couldn’t understand my complaint because leggings were fitted in the shop and I was happy Initially case was closed as they claim there’s no defects I’ve sent your tutorials to them as I think the challenge is the measurement of crotch Kindly assist

[@fayharper6267]

I would to know how I could order The Sure fit pants book you talk about

[@surefitdesigns]

Fay - if you are in the USA, you can order from this page - surefitdesigns.com/collections/fitting-sewing-pattern-kits/products/pants-kit-discounted-combos. If you are in an international country, see this link - surefitdesigns.com/pages/international-ordering-from-sure-fit-designs

[@violenceislife1987]

i have a pair of maternity shorts that are too tight around the thighs and bunch up in the crotch, causing discomfort when i sit. thanks for the tips, should help me alter them for a better fit.

[@surefitdesigns]

You are most welcome - I'm glad this information was of benefit to you.

[@gillianbc]

No need to cut up a tape measure - use a strip of paper or a ribbon then measure from that.

[@user-js1kq4ks1i]

How to draft trousers with small waist line and large hips 29 inches waist 40 hips

[@mabilosophia6925]

How can I have the book

[@adetailorhaast7146]

For hip 52 what can be d flap and crotch ?

[@Xinhua777.]

The measurements on how to divide the crotch front and back can l use on a 10 yeras old child

[@surefitdesigns]

It's similar for children but you'd be better off using the Sure-Fit Designs Children's Kit which can be found at surefitdesigns.com

[@SparkyOne549]

I measure my front and back separate, when I do that, the back is 4” longer than the front. This method would not work for my back rise. As far as I understand using the slash and pivot method, the maximum spread is 2”?

[@surefitdesigns]

@Racer Girl - I don't exactly understand your question. Maybe this other video we have will sort this out for you - see this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXS8doeVo5WhhKc on 5 ways to lengthen center back.

[@SparkyOne549]

@@surefitdesigns Thanks so much 😄

[@melindafulgar5340]

can we avail that book u are using? How?

[@surefitdesigns]

@Melinda Fulgar - all Sure-Fit Designs books, kits, tools, vellum etc can be purchased at www.surefitdesigns.com

[@mrs.bartlett6047]

I always have more material in the crotch area than I do in the butt area of the pants. I have to fold the front of my pants over, what can I do and why is this? I have a butt but nothing huge but this issue is bothering me

[@surefitdesigns]

Here's a solution to excess front crotch length - www.sfdlearningcenter.com/Pants-Front-Crotch-Fit.html

[@vaniawilliams5798]

Still can't understand the crochet measurements and the hip measurements

[@surefitdesigns]

Try watching the video again. Maybe it will be clearer for you the second time around. this information is also cover in the Pants Kit instruction book -

[@nenychichi6748]

Of course, we have less bottom in the front

[@swingback4653]

no it gave one inch to the back

[@movies-bi6ug]

swing back you might be right, but remember that they are no longer equal, the difference is 2 that's why is said 2. It just mathematic 😘😍

[@nancybarlatier7656]

😂❤

[@jomercer21113]

As many women age, especially after menopause, they lose lose crotch length inches in the back and gain them in the front. This is because they gain fat in the belly and lose fat and muscle in the buttocks.

[@jojosewist8921]

Jo, or some of us just lose our butts. So my butt is non existent. All patterns way to big in hip area and excess pools under butt area. Sometimes I hate sewing and shopping.