CLOTHING CUTTING IN THE PIECE SYSTEM OF MEASURES
Lyubaslava (Lyubov Myltseva)
Our ancestors used the inch system of measurement. This is a living measure, equal to the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the index finger, when the fingers are at right angles to each other. A inch is in turn divided into 4 vershoks, and a vershok is divided into 4 fingernails.
The inch remained in use as a folk unit of measurement in Russia until the 20th century. After Peter the Great's metrological reform, attempts were made to equate the inch with the English inch. In England and the United States, the inch system is still in use. It is indeed close to the inch system and almost equal to it. For example, 1 inch is close to 1 vershok (a finger phalanx). However, the inch has never been officially linked to either the metric or the imperial British system of measurement.
Yes, there are tables that provide specific figures for the value of a inch, or a verst, in centimeters. But this is only an approximate measurement. A woman's span is different from a man's span. And one man's span is not at all equal to another man's span. Everyone has their own living measurement.
Whether you're building a house in fathoms, creating furniture in cubits, or cutting clothes in spans—you measure with your own unique LIVING measurement. The space and your creation "come to life," harmonizing with you.
The span system allows you to tailor a garment to a specific person, ensuring a perfect fit, and most importantly, it becomes PROTECTIVE. Such clothing imbues you with strength and provides energetic protection.
In the last century, living measurement was replaced by the metric meter. The metric system is abstract, not tied to anything. Its use results in products. These metric products are designed for the average person, where everything fits the same mold.
Using the knowledge of our Ancestors, you can create items and clothing that will be individual and unique, because the measurement will be your own, living one!
It's unacceptable to convert your span into the metric system (centimeters). This creates an empty template, and the sacred meaning of the geometry of the body and space is lost. Create your own personal measuring tape (analogous to a sewing tape measure: a pyadimer) and use it. Initially, count in spans, inches, and nails. Re-measure store-bought fabric in spans, imbuing it with magic!
The way we measure is the way we live. By the dead meter or the living span?
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