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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa094.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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If your Neck to Shoulder Length is off, your finished garments will always look droopy-in-the-shoulder (too long) or have that entirely unflattering Ack!-my-sleeves-are-attacking-my-head effect (too short). The first case, the drop shoulder, comes in and out of fashion, but the second is pretty universally regarded as a bad idea….\n\n[![Neck to Shoulder Length](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulder.jpg?resize=225%2C300)![Neck to Shoulder Length](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulder.jpg?resize=225%2C300)](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulder.jpg)\n\nThe Neck to Shoulder Length measures the top of the shoulder, between the neck and the point of the shoulder.\n\nThe Neck to Shoulder Length is taken along the top of the shoulder, where the front and back of the body meet. Neck to Shoulder Length is taken from the [Neck](http:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/instructions\/techniques\/measuring-the-neck\/) out to the Shoulder Point (where the [Armscye](http:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/instructions\/techniques\/measuring-the-armscye-frontback-armscye\/) sits).\n\n[![Neck to Shoulder Length with guides](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg?resize=225%2C300)![Neck to Shoulder Length with guides](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg?resize=225%2C300)](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg)\n\nThe Neck to Shoulder Length (blue) shown between the Neck measurement and the Armscye measurement (orange)\n\nThis measurement should be taken while standing in a normal posture, with your arms slightly out to the side of hanging comfortably – they should not be raised fully to shoulder level or higher, as this will affect the measurement. You can take this measurement yourself, if you can keep your shoulders relaxed. If you tense up, your measurement will be inaccurate. If your shoulders are imbalanced, due to athletics or some other physical consideration, you should measure both shoulders. Label these measurements, and be aware that you will need to draft each side of any garment that fits the shoulder. Also, if you are, say, working with a character who plans to portray a hunchback and requires a shoulder prosthesis on one side, you will ideally want to take a Neck to Shoulder Length measurement on both sides, with the prosthesis in place. (I mention this only because [it’s happened to me](http:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/pictures\/costume-for-robert-cecil\/)…)\n\n### Share this:\n- [Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Neck%20to%20Shoulder%20Length&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sempstress.org%2Fmeasurement%2Fmeasuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length%2F&share=email \"Click to email a link to a friend\")\n- [Print](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/measurement\/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length\/#print \"Click to print\")\n- [Facebook](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/measurement\/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length\/?share=facebook \"Click to share on Facebook\")\n- [Twitter](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/measurement\/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length\/?share=twitter \"Click to share on Twitter\")\n- [Pinterest](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/measurement\/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length\/?share=pinterest \"Click to share on Pinterest\")\n### *Related*\n\nPublished in [Taking Measurements](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/category\/instructions\/taking-measurements\/ \"View all posts in Taking Measurements\")\n\n- [Bodice](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/tag\/bodice\/ \"View all posts tagged Bodice\")\n- [Measurements](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/tag\/measurements\/ \"View all posts tagged Measurements\")\n- [Patterning](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/tag\/patterning\/ \"View all posts tagged Patterning\")\n\nPrevious Post [Neck](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/measurement\/measuring-the-neck\/)\n\nNext Post [Nape to Waist Length, Nape to Bust Line Length](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/measurement\/measuring-the-nape-to-waist-length-nape-to-bust-line-length\/)\n\n### Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/measurement\/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length\/#respond)\nThis site uses Akismet to reduce spam. [Learn how your comment data is processed](https:\/\/akismet.com\/privacy\/).\n\n## Sidebar\n### Find the Things\n### Recent Posts\n- [Downloads](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/2021\/downloads\/)\n- [No Humble; All Brag](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/2020\/no-humble-all-brag\/)\n- [Hey, Baby…](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/2020\/hey-baby\/)\n- [Sale! (kinda)](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/2020\/sale-kinda\/)\n- [I feel so cool!!!\\!](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/2019\/i-feel-so-cool\/)\n\n### Recent Comments\n- missa on [How to Turn Out a Passable Rev War Uniform Jacket from Goodwill](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/demo\/how-to-turn-out-a-passable-rev-war-uniform-jacket-from-goodwill\/#comment-16863)\n- missa on [How to Make a Hair Wreath from Living Flowers](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/demo\/how-to-make-a-hair-wreath-from-living-flowers\/#comment-16862)\n- Helle H on [How to Make a Hair Wreath from Living Flowers](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/demo\/how-to-make-a-hair-wreath-from-living-flowers\/#comment-16861)\n- Martin on [How to Turn Out a Passable Rev War Uniform Jacket from Goodwill](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/demo\/how-to-turn-out-a-passable-rev-war-uniform-jacket-from-goodwill\/#comment-16850)\n- Karen on [The Northern Coif](https:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/2009\/the-northern-coif\/#comment-16844)\n\n[Period WordPress Theme](https:\/\/www.competethemes.com\/period\/) by Compete Themes.","attrs_readable_markdown":"The Neck to Shoulder Length is crucial to making shifts, jackets, bodices, doublets, and basically any other garment with a fitted shoulder and\/or a sleeve that sits at the point of the shoulder. If your Neck to Shoulder Length is off, your finished garments will always look droopy-in-the-shoulder (too long) or have that entirely unflattering Ack!-my-sleeves-are-attacking-my-head effect (too short). The first case, the drop shoulder, comes in and out of fashion, but the second is pretty universally regarded as a bad idea….\n\n[![Neck to Shoulder Length](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulder.jpg?resize=225%2C300)](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulder.jpg)\n\nThe Neck to Shoulder Length measures the top of the shoulder, between the neck and the point of the shoulder.\n\nThe Neck to Shoulder Length is taken along the top of the shoulder, where the front and back of the body meet. Neck to Shoulder Length is taken from the [Neck](http:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/instructions\/techniques\/measuring-the-neck\/) out to the Shoulder Point (where the [Armscye](http:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/instructions\/techniques\/measuring-the-armscye-frontback-armscye\/) sits).\n\n[![Neck to Shoulder Length with guides](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg?resize=225%2C300)](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sempstress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg)\n\nThe Neck to Shoulder Length (blue) shown between the Neck measurement and the Armscye measurement (orange)\n\nThis measurement should be taken while standing in a normal posture, with your arms slightly out to the side of hanging comfortably – they should not be raised fully to shoulder level or higher, as this will affect the measurement. You can take this measurement yourself, if you can keep your shoulders relaxed. If you tense up, your measurement will be inaccurate. If your shoulders are imbalanced, due to athletics or some other physical consideration, you should measure both shoulders. Label these measurements, and be aware that you will need to draft each side of any garment that fits the shoulder. Also, if you are, say, working with a character who plans to portray a hunchback and requires a shoulder prosthesis on one side, you will ideally want to take a Neck to Shoulder Length measurement on both sides, with the prosthesis in place. (I mention this only because [it’s happened to me](http:\/\/www.sempstress.org\/pictures\/costume-for-robert-cecil\/)…)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	The Neck to Shoulder Length is crucial to making shifts, jackets, bodices, doublets, and basically any other garment with a fitted shoulder and/or a sleeve that sits at the point of the shoulder. If your Neck to Shoulder Length is off, your finished garments will always look droopy-in-the-shoulder (too long) or have that entirely unflattering Ack!-my-sleeves-are-attacking-my-head effect (too short). The first case, the drop shoulder, comes in and out of fashion, but the second is pretty universally regarded as a bad idea…. The Neck to Shoulder Length measures the top of the shoulder, between the neck and the point of the shoulder. The Neck to Shoulder Length is taken along the top of the shoulder, where the front and back of the body meet. Neck to Shoulder Length is taken from the Neck out to the Shoulder Point (where the Armscye sits). The Neck to Shoulder Length (blue) shown between the Neck measurement and the Armscye measurement (orange) This measurement should be taken while standing in a normal posture, with your arms slightly out to the side of hanging comfortably – they should not be raised fully to shoulder level or higher, as this will affect the measurement. You can take this measurement yourself, if you can keep your shoulders relaxed. If you tense up, your measurement will be inaccurate. If your shoulders are imbalanced, due to athletics or some other physical consideration, you should measure both shoulders. Label these measurements, and be aware that you will need to draft each side of any garment that fits the shoulder. Also, if you are, say, working with a character who plans to portray a hunchback and requires a shoulder prosthesis on one side, you will ideally want to take a Neck to Shoulder Length measurement on both sides, with the prosthesis in place. (I mention this only because it’s happened to me …)
Markdown	[Press "Enter" to skip to content](https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length/#main) [Sempstress](https://www.sempstress.org/) costume and pattern geekery open menu mobile menu toggle button - [Home](http://www.sempstress.org/) - [About](https://www.sempstress.org/about/) - [Gallery](https://www.sempstress.org/category/pictures/costumes/) - [For My Students](https://www.sempstress.org/category/for-my-students/) - [Patterns, eBooks & Such…](https://www.sempstress.org/store/) # Neck to Shoulder Length Published [April 10, 2010](https://www.sempstress.org/2010/04/) by [missa](https://www.sempstress.org/author/missa/) The Neck to Shoulder Length is crucial to making shifts, jackets, bodices, doublets, and basically any other garment with a fitted shoulder and/or a sleeve that sits at the point of the shoulder. If your Neck to Shoulder Length is off, your finished garments will always look droopy-in-the-shoulder (too long) or have that entirely unflattering Ack!-my-sleeves-are-attacking-my-head effect (too short). The first case, the drop shoulder, comes in and out of fashion, but the second is pretty universally regarded as a bad idea…. [![Neck to Shoulder Length](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulder.jpg?resize=225%2C300)![Neck to Shoulder Length](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulder.jpg?resize=225%2C300)](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulder.jpg) The Neck to Shoulder Length measures the top of the shoulder, between the neck and the point of the shoulder. The Neck to Shoulder Length is taken along the top of the shoulder, where the front and back of the body meet. Neck to Shoulder Length is taken from the [Neck](http://www.sempstress.org/instructions/techniques/measuring-the-neck/) out to the Shoulder Point (where the [Armscye](http://www.sempstress.org/instructions/techniques/measuring-the-armscye-frontback-armscye/) sits). [![Neck to Shoulder Length with guides](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg?resize=225%2C300)![Neck to Shoulder Length with guides](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg?resize=225%2C300)](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg) The Neck to Shoulder Length (blue) shown between the Neck measurement and the Armscye measurement (orange) This measurement should be taken while standing in a normal posture, with your arms slightly out to the side of hanging comfortably – they should not be raised fully to shoulder level or higher, as this will affect the measurement. You can take this measurement yourself, if you can keep your shoulders relaxed. If you tense up, your measurement will be inaccurate. If your shoulders are imbalanced, due to athletics or some other physical consideration, you should measure both shoulders. Label these measurements, and be aware that you will need to draft each side of any garment that fits the shoulder. Also, if you are, say, working with a character who plans to portray a hunchback and requires a shoulder prosthesis on one side, you will ideally want to take a Neck to Shoulder Length measurement on both sides, with the prosthesis in place. (I mention this only because [it’s happened to me](http://www.sempstress.org/pictures/costume-for-robert-cecil/)…) ### Share this: - [Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Neck%20to%20Shoulder%20Length&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sempstress.org%2Fmeasurement%2Fmeasuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length%2F&share=email "Click to email a link to a friend") - [Print](https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length/#print "Click to print") - [Facebook](https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length/?share=facebook "Click to share on Facebook") - [Twitter](https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length/?share=twitter "Click to share on Twitter") - [Pinterest](https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length/?share=pinterest "Click to share on Pinterest") ### Related Published in [Taking Measurements](https://www.sempstress.org/category/instructions/taking-measurements/ "View all posts in Taking Measurements") - [Bodice](https://www.sempstress.org/tag/bodice/ "View all posts tagged Bodice") - [Measurements](https://www.sempstress.org/tag/measurements/ "View all posts tagged Measurements") - [Patterning](https://www.sempstress.org/tag/patterning/ "View all posts tagged Patterning") Previous Post [Neck](https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck/) Next Post [Nape to Waist Length, Nape to Bust Line Length](https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-nape-to-waist-length-nape-to-bust-line-length/) ### Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](https://www.sempstress.org/measurement/measuring-the-neck-to-shoulder-length/#respond) This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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Readable Markdown	The Neck to Shoulder Length is crucial to making shifts, jackets, bodices, doublets, and basically any other garment with a fitted shoulder and/or a sleeve that sits at the point of the shoulder. If your Neck to Shoulder Length is off, your finished garments will always look droopy-in-the-shoulder (too long) or have that entirely unflattering Ack!-my-sleeves-are-attacking-my-head effect (too short). The first case, the drop shoulder, comes in and out of fashion, but the second is pretty universally regarded as a bad idea…. [![Neck to Shoulder Length](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulder.jpg?resize=225%2C300)](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulder.jpg) The Neck to Shoulder Length measures the top of the shoulder, between the neck and the point of the shoulder. The Neck to Shoulder Length is taken along the top of the shoulder, where the front and back of the body meet. Neck to Shoulder Length is taken from the [Neck](http://www.sempstress.org/instructions/techniques/measuring-the-neck/) out to the Shoulder Point (where the [Armscye](http://www.sempstress.org/instructions/techniques/measuring-the-armscye-frontback-armscye/) sits). [![Neck to Shoulder Length with guides](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg?resize=225%2C300)](https://i0.wp.com/www.sempstress.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/NeckToShoulderWithGuides.jpg) The Neck to Shoulder Length (blue) shown between the Neck measurement and the Armscye measurement (orange) This measurement should be taken while standing in a normal posture, with your arms slightly out to the side of hanging comfortably – they should not be raised fully to shoulder level or higher, as this will affect the measurement. You can take this measurement yourself, if you can keep your shoulders relaxed. If you tense up, your measurement will be inaccurate. If your shoulders are imbalanced, due to athletics or some other physical consideration, you should measure both shoulders. Label these measurements, and be aware that you will need to draft each side of any garment that fits the shoulder. Also, if you are, say, working with a character who plans to portray a hunchback and requires a shoulder prosthesis on one side, you will ideally want to take a Neck to Shoulder Length measurement on both sides, with the prosthesis in place. (I mention this only because [it’s happened to me](http://www.sempstress.org/pictures/costume-for-robert-cecil/)…)
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