Yardage addresses your question of how much material is needed to make a certain type of apparel wear?
The yardage specified below are approximates for lengths of fabric required given the width at 45inches / 115cm wide.
Depending on your sizes you wear (International sizes: 10-22; Euro sizes 36-48) adjust your yardage within the range specified below:-
Blouses
Blouse A: 1.70m - 2.20m (17/8yd - 23/8yd)
Blouse B: 1.60m - 1.80m (13/4yd - 17/8yd)
Blouse C: 1.50m - 1.60m (15/8yd - 13/4yd)
Blouse D: 1.30m - 1.70m (11/2yd - 17/8yd)
Blouse E: 1.30m - 1.40m (11/2yd - 15/8yd)
Jacket Tunic
Jacket: 2.10m - 2.50m (23/8yd - 23/4yd)
Tunic: 2.00m - 2.10m (21/4yd - 23/8yd)
Skirt: 1.20m - 1.50m (13/8yd - 15/8yd)
Pant: 2.40m - 2.50m (25/8yd - 23/4yd)
Skirt Pant
For cloth of other width, use the conversion table below to convert to yard first, then multiply by 0.9144 to convert it to metres.
Use your sewing pattern guide sheet to help you determine if the estimated yardage is sufficient. Also helpful is the width and length of the garment; a 80" skirt width would require at least 3 lengths of 36" wide fabric regardless of what the conversion chart indicated.
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Width / Yardage Conversion Chart
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32"
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35-36"
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39"
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41"
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44-45"
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50"
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52-54"
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58-60"
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76"
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92"
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108"
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1 7/8
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1 3/4
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1 1/2
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1 1/2
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1 3/8
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1 1/4
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1 1/8
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1
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7/8
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5/8
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5/8
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2 1/4
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2
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1 3/4
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1 3/4
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1 5/8
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1 1/2
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1 3/8
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1 1/4
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1
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3/4
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3/4
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2 1/2
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2 1/4
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2
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2
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1 3/4
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1 5/8
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1 1/2
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1 3/8
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1 1/8
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7/8
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3/4
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2 3/4
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2 1/2
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2 1/4
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2 1/4
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2 1/8
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1 3/4
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1 3/4
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1 5/8
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1 1/4
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1
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7/8
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3 1/8
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2 7/8
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2 1/2
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2 1/2
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2 1/4
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2
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1 7/8
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1 3/4
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1 3/8
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1 1/8
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1
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3 3/8
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3 1/8
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2 3/4
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2 3/4
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2 1/2
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2 1/4
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2
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1 7/8
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1 1/2
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1 1/4
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1
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3 3/4
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3 3/8
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3
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2 7/8
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2 3/4
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2 3/8
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2 1/4
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2
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1 5/8
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1 3/8
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1 1/8
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4
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3 3/4
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3 1/4
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3 1/8
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2 7/8
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2 5/8
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2 3/8
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2 1/4
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1 3/4
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1 1/2
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1 1/4
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4 3/8
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4 1/4
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3 1/2
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3 3/8
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3 1/8
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2 3/4
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2 5/8
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2 3/8
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2
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1 5/8
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1 1/2
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4 5/8
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4 1/2
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3 3/4
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3 5/8
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3 3/8
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3
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2 3/4
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2 5/8
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2 1/8
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1 3/4
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1 1/2
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5
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4 3/4
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4
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3 7/8
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3 5/8
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3 1/4
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2 7/8
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2 3/4
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2 1/4
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1 7/8
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1 5/8
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5 1/4
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5
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4 1/4
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4 1/8
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3 7/8
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3 3/8
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3 1/8
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2 7/8
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2 1/4
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2
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1 3/4
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