For a vyshyvanka to please you and become an inseparable part of your wardrobe, your body needs to be measured so the seamstress sews the piece correctly and it fits you. This article looks in detail at how to measure yourself at home and which figures we need to sew a vyshyvanka for you. Of course, if you know a tailor or someone who can easily stand in for one, it is better to turn to them, but five minutes of your time is enough to do it at home.
So, what is needed to take your measurements properly: a tape measure, a narrow belt or tie, yourself and a helper who will do the measuring.
Measurements should be taken with as little clothing as possible, without pulling the tape too tight or letting it go too loose, and the result should be written down without any allowance — the tailor will add that. While being measured, stand straight, relaxed and without slouching, and do not bend your knee.
To begin, tie a narrow belt or tie around your waist; it makes measuring easier.

1. Chest. This measurement is taken around the fullest points of the bust. The tape should not be pulled too tight or left too loose. It should sit closely against the body but without tension.
2. Waist. Take this measurement at the narrowest point, with the tape held snugly around the waist.
3. Hips. Measured around the fullest points of the buttocks.
4. Bust height. Take this measurement from the point where the neck meets the shoulder to the fullest point of the bust.
5. Front length. The length of the front to the waist — this measurement is taken from the point where the neck meets the shoulder (the base of the neck), over the fullest point of the bust, to the waist.
6. Garment length. Take this measurement from the waist to the length you want.
7. Back length. Take this measurement from the seventh cervical vertebra to the waistline.
8. Back width. Take this measurement horizontally across a straight back, through the centre of the shoulder blades.
9. Shoulder width. Take this measurement horizontally from the outermost point of one shoulder to the other.
10. Shoulder length. Take this measurement from the base of the neck to the end of the shoulder (where the shoulder meets the arm).
11. Sleeve length. Taken from the end of the shoulder to the wrist along an arm slightly bent at the elbow. A three-quarter sleeve is measured the same way, but to the elbow.
12. Upper arm. Measured horizontally around the widest part of the upper arm.
13. Neck. This measurement is taken around the base of the neck.

     Let us say at once that the most important figures, the ones that are always needed, are the chest, waist and hips, the length of the garment (or the height) and the sleeve length. If your build is standard and there is nothing particular you would like to point out, these figures will be quite enough for the tailoring.