Maria Adele Cipolla, costume designer

When shopping one Arteinscena pattern you can opt for two solutions: the first more expensive and the second cheaper, even at half price:

First option: Patterns made to fit your own measurements

The specialty of Arteinscena is precisely to provide, on demand, paper patterns that follow the specific tailored measures of each customer, which is a requirement to have a well done outfit, to make costumes, especially when it comes to dress an oversize person. In this case you will have an hand finished pattern, controlled in the critical curves as the openings of the sleeves.

In this case, at the time of purchase, you must click on the "custom made ​​to measure", so you will see one of the two tables of measures shown below (for men or women).

Women's measurements

Men's measurements

Remember that taking measurements properly is key to getting a good fit. I advise you to print this page and use the figures and the tables below as a guide for taking the measurements exactly as required. The table is set up for centimeters but you can use inches if you so desire (please say so in your accompanying fax or email but don't worry, the difference will be pretty obvious!).

Pin your measurements on paper before you buy, where you will be asked to enter an item by item. In the tables there are not required fields to be filled. However, more measures you will insert into the table and most likely you will receive a perfect custom pattern. Some fields will seem you unnecessary (for example the circumference of the head where the pattern not includes hats) and you can omit them, while others (like the three circumferences: chest, waist and hip, as well as shoulder measurement) are indispensable.
Proceed with the checkout and you will receive your pattern within three working days.  You will receive it in a PDF file through email attachment. For small patterns the paper size will be A4, while for large patterns will be A0 (printable by a plotter). If you do not have a plotter, you can go to a service bureau with the file in a pen drive.

Second Option: Patterns ready to download, now at 50%

To offer our customers a cheaper and far more rapid service, we are arranging to give each product a range of standard sizes ready to download. They are not graded sizes, but patterns generated manually, checked one by one before printed in PDF files. For this reason we are proceeding slowly, favoring the best-selling models in recent years. However, if you want to give priority to a particular product you can use the space for reviews on every product page. You can also request a size, and in particular indicate the format most convenient to you to print. In the general, the page of each product is an open space for debate, criticism or appreciation, or for asking for help for sewing.

On the tables below you can see which measures are tailored to each Arteinscena size, so choose the size closest to your measurements.