How To Measure Your Wrist Without a Tape Measure

In this post, we will briefly explain how to measure your wrist without a tape measure. What is your wrist size is not a question you ask until you need that information. For example, you have just come across a beautiful bracelet on the Internet that you simply have to buy. The only problem is that you don’t know which size to choose. On the website, they advise you to measure your wrist before buying so that you can decide on the size. OK, but you don’t have a tape measure with you and you wonder how to measure your wrist without a tape measure. This is exactly what we want to show you in this post. In a situation like this, you have to be creative, and use what you have at hand. For this purpose, a small piece of any material that is pliable enough, and long enough to wrap completely around your wrist, can be used. The only thing you have to take care of is that the material is not stretchy. This is not desirable as it could stretch when wrapped around the wrist and then contract during measurement leading to an inaccurate result.

As for the length, 30 cm should be enough even for very large men with an extremely large wrist. And as far as materials are concerned, there really is plenty of choice available. You can use a piece of twine or thread, a piece of decorative ribbon, or even a shoelace. If you don’t have any of that at hand, you can use a regular sheet of paper. Cut a narrow strip or fold the paper several times if you don’t have scissors handy. Another thing we will need to measure the wrist without a tape measure is a regular ruler. Any ruler that has measurement units for length drawn on it comes into consideration. It doesn’t matter if it’s centimeters or inches, because you’ll easily convert from one measurement unit to another. We also need a pencil that will be used to mark the place where the material we have chosen for measurement overlaps on our wrist.

Now that you’ve prepared everything you need, it’s time to show you how to measure your wrist without a tape measure. Place your hand on a flat surface with the palm facing you. The hand must be relaxed. Do not clench your fist or contract your forearm muscles. Take the piece of material you have chosen to measure. Let it be a paper strip in this example.

So, take a paper strip and place one end in the middle of your wrist. Then wrap it around your wrist just below the knuckle bone. If you are doing this measurement yourself and there is no one to help you with the marking, slide the other end of the paper tape between your hand and the surface. That way, it won’t move when you let go, and you’ll have a free hand to mark. Make sure that the paper tape is tight enough, but not too tight. If the surrounding skin wrinkles, it is a sign that you have over-tightened. In this case, loosen the paper tape and tighten it again, but this time with less force. If the paper tape is positioned correctly, it’s time to do the marking. Take a pencil and draw a line on the wrapped part of the paper tape where it overlaps with the beginning of the tape. Then unroll the tape and measure the distance between the starting end of the tape and the marked line with the help of a ruler. The value you get is the exact circumference of your wrist.

Now that you know your wrist size, it would be a good idea to write down the result somewhere so that you can use that information the next time you need it. Keep in mind that your wrist size may change due to significant weight loss or gain. In that case, you need to perform the measurement again, in order to have the current data. We hope that we were able to explain to you how to measure your wrist without a tape measure, and that this post will be of real help to you.