This post will be an ongoing resource of works cited in the #KnitPetiteProject, including some annotations on the sources.

Do you have a source you think is excellent and should be added to the library of resources for the #KnitPetiteProject? Please comment on this post.

Feb 14

• Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing
  S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
  Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007
• Definition of “Petite” from Merriam-Webster website; retrieved Feb 13, 2017.
• Etymology of “Petite” from the Online Etymology Dictionary website; retrieved Feb 13, 2017.
• “Unfilled demand for more plus-size clothing, report says”, CBC website, March 12, 2008; retrieved Feb 13, 2017.
• “Why plus-sized fashion is still struggling with image problems”, Retail Dive Website, Lara Ewen, May 31, 2016; retrieved Feb 13, 2017.
• “The Big Idea? Catering to a Booming Petite Market”, ABC website, Romy Ribitsky, June 6 ????; retrieved Feb 13, 2017.
• “Most of the Apparel Industry is Missing out on a $20 Billion Opportunity”, Sourcing Journal website, Lyndsay McGregor, Sept 9, 2016; retrieved Feb 13, 2017.
• NPD Group: Stats from this market research group are often referred to on internet news sites as supporting evidence that the petite, the plus, and the petite-plus markets are growing. This group operates in over 20 countries.

Feb 21

• National Center for Health Statistics; average height for adult males and females based on data from 2007-2010. accessed February 19, 2017
• NPD Group: “Canadian Retailers Losing Special-Size Market Share to the U.S.“; September 2013, accessed February 19, 2017.
• Stats Canada; “Mean height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of obesity, by collection method and sex, household population aged 18 to 79, Canada, 2008, 2007 to 2009, and 2005“; accessed February 19, 2017.
• Canadian Health Measures Survey; accessed February 19, 2017.
• Canadian Community Health Measures Survey; accessed February 19, 2017.
• CBC: “Canadians still getting taller, but not as fast as others“; July 26, 2016, accessed February 19, 2017.
• SizeUK: Charts of Average Heights for Men and Women, including comparisons to SizeUSA; pdf accessed February 19, 2017.
• SizeUK; accessed February 19, 2017.
• SizeUSA; accessed February 19, 2017.
• Deepti Gupta, Norsaadah Zakaria. Anthropometry, Apparel Sizing and Design. Elsevier Science & Technology, 2014.
• Australian Bureau of Statistics; accessed February 19, 2017.
• Preface to Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England) Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007
• Susan Ashdown, biography from University of Cornell website; accessed February 19, 2017.
• “Creating Sizing Systems”, by A. Petrova, from Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England) Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007
• “Sizing Standardization”, by K. L. Labat, from Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England) Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007

Feb 27

• J. Bougourd, “Sizing systems, fit models and target markets”, Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England) Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007. pg 127.
• Amy Herzog: Choosing a base size for a set-in sleeve pattern. Accessed on Feb 27, 2017.
• Amy Herzog, Craftsy class. Knit to Flatter. Accessed on Feb 27, 2017.
• Ysolda Teague: Technique Thursday – default techniques. Accessed on Feb 27, 2017.
• CustomFit PDF: Body Measurements. Accessed Feb 27, 2017.
• CustomFit: About CustomFit. Accessed Feb 27, 2017.
• Youtube video. CustomFit Essentials: Lengths. Accessed Feb 27, 2017.
• Youtube video. CustomFit Extras: Lengths. Accessed Feb 27, 2017.
• Craft Yarn Council. Standard Body Measurements/Sizing. Accessed Feb 27, 2017.
• Ysolda Teague. Little Red in the City. April, 2011.
• Ysolda’s Sizing Charts for Knitwear Designers, 2017. Accessed Feb 27, 2017.
• Youngsook Kim , Hwa Kyung Song , Susan P. Ashdown , (2016) “Women’s petite and regular body measurements compared to current retail sizing conventions“, International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 28 Iss: 1, pp.47 – 64
• ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials ) D7878: Standard Tables for Body Measurements for Adult Female Misses Petite Figure Type, Size Range 00P – 20P. Accessed on Feb 27, 2017.
• Wikipedia, “US Standard Clothing Size“. Accessed Feb 27, 2017.

March 7

• 99% Invisible podcast.”On Average“. Episode 226, August 23, 2016. This podcast is very interesting in general, but this episode in particular is full of great info regarding the modern interest in standardization of sizes based on anthropometric data, including the errors and challenges involved.
• The “Keystone” system. A text-book on cutting and designing ladies’ garments
  by Hecklinger, Charles. 1891. accessed March 6, 2017.
• Cornell University, College of Human Ecology. “Custom Clothing“. The 3D Bodyscaner, accessed March 6, 2017. Includes a very useful glossary of terms.
• Marie‐Eve Faust, Serge Carrier, Pierre Baptist, (2006) “Variations in Canadian women’s ready‐to‐wear standard sizes“, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal, Vol. 10 Iss: 1, pg 71 – 83.
• PS 42-70 PDF, accessed March 6, 2017.
• ASTM D5586 / D5586M – 10. Standard Tables of Body Measurements for Women Aged 55 and Older (All Figure Types). Accessed March 6, 2017.
• Guo, Siming, “Comparison of Women’s Sizes from SizeUSA and ASTM D5585-11 Standard Sizing with focus on the potential for mass customization”, Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management Volume 10, Issue 2, 2016. PDF
• Cornell University, College of Human Ecology. ” The 3D Body Scanner“. accessed March 6, 2017.
• Anthropometry, Apparel Sizing and Design. edited by Deepti Gupta, Norsaadah Zakaria. Feb 15, 2014.

March 14

• Youngsook Kim, Hwa Kyung Song, Susan P. Ashdown, (2016) “Women’s petite and regular body measurements compared to current retail sizing conventions“, International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 28 Iss: 1, pg 47 – 64.
• Wikipedia, “Women’s Sizes“, accessed March 13, 2017.
• ASTM D5586 / D5586M – 10. Standard Tables of Body Measurements for Women Aged 55 and Older (All Figure Types). Accessed March 13, 2017.
• ASTM D6960 / D6960M – 16. Standard Tables for Body Measurements for Plus Women’s Figure Type, Size Range 14W–20W. Accessed March 13, 2017.
• ASTM D5585. Standard Tables of Body Measurements for Adult Female Misses Figure Type, Size Range 00–20. Accessed March 13, 2017.
• ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) D7878: Standard Tables for Body Measurements for Adult Female Misses Petite Figure Type, Size Range 00P – 20P. Accessed March 13, 2017.
• Ysolda’s Sizing Charts for Knitwear Designers, 2017. Accessed March 13, 2017.
• McRoberts, Lisa Barona, “Petite women: fit and body shape analysis” (2005). LSU Master’s Theses. 2370. Accessed March 13, 2017. PDF
• CDC Vital and Health Statistics, Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2007–2010, October 2012. Accessed March 13, 2017. PDF
• TC2, World Leading 3D Body Measurement and 3D Visualization. Accessed March 13, 2017.
• S. P. Ashdown, L. M. Lyman-Clarke, P. Palmer. “Sizing for the home sewing industry” Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England) pg 340.
  Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007.

March 21

• Research Guides@Tufts Human Factors: Anthropometric Data, Accessed March 19, 2017.
• ISO Standards Catalogue: Clothing Sizing Systems, Accessed March 19, 2017.
• ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) D7878: Standard Tables for Body Measurements for Adult Female Misses Petite Figure Type, Size Range 00P – 20P. Accessed March 19, 2017.
• Susan Koger, “Serving Women of All Sizes Has Business Benefits“, Business of Fashion, April 2015. Accessed March 19, 2017.
• S. P. Ashdown, et al Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England).
  Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007.
• Marie‐Eve Faust, Serge Carrier, Pierre Baptist, (2006) “Variations in Canadian women’s ready‐to‐wear standard sizes“, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal, Vol. 10 Iss: 1, pg 71 – 83.
• Shin, S.-J. H. and Istook, C. L. (2007), The importance of understanding the shape of diverse ethnic female consumers for developing jeans sizing systems. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 31: 135–143.
• CDC Vital and Health Statistics, Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2007–2010, October 2012. Accessed March 13, 2017. PDF

March 28

• Craft Yarn Council. Standard Body Measurements/Sizing. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• Canary Knits. How To: Deal with Negative Ease. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• Knitty. Submission Guidelines. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• The Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing. 1978.
• Ysolda’s Sizing Charts for Knitwear Designers, 2017. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• PS 42-70 PDF, accessed March 26, 2017.
• Pinterest. Teresa G’s #KnitPetiteProject Board. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• Simplicity. Sewing Pattern Fit Guide. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• Katrina Robinson. The Origins of Clothing Sizes. Seamwork Magazine, January 2016. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• S. P. Ashdown, L. M. Lyman-Clarke, P. Palmer. “Sizing for the home sewing industry” Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England) pg 340.
  Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007.
• Old Navy. Sizing Charts. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• Reitman’s. Petite and Ultra Petite. Accessed March 26, 2017.
• Kathleen Cheetham. Petite Plus Patterns: Sizing Information. Accessed March 26, 2017.

April 4

• Craft Yarn Council. Standard Body Measurements/Sizing. Accessed April 2, 2017.
• ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) D7878: Standard Tables for Body Measurements for Adult Female Misses Petite Figure Type, Size Range 00P – 20P. Accessed April 2, 2017.
• Kathleen Cheetham. Petite Plus Patterns: Sizing Information. Accessed April 2, 2017.
• Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England) Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007.
• Shirley Paden. “Knitwear Design Workshop: A comprehensive guide to handknits.” Interweave Press, 2009.
• Maggie Righetti. Sweater Design in Plain English. St Martin’s Press. 1990.

April 11

• Palmer, Pati and Marta Alto. Fit for Real People. Palmer/Pletsch Publishing; 2 edition. September 2006.
• Needlework on the Net Forum. Ravelry. Accessed April 10, 2017.
• #KnitPetiteProject. First Google Forms Survey. Accessed April 10, 2017.

April 18

• Amy Herzog, Craftsy class. Knit to Flatter. Accessed on April 17, 2017.
• Anuschka Rees. “The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe“. Ten Speed Press, 2016.
• Sizing in clothing: developing effective sizing systems for ready-to-wear clothing. S. P. Ashdown, Textile Institute (Manchester, England) Woodhead Publishing in association with The Textile Institute, Apr 20, 2007.