How to Measure Your Ring Size

There are many complicated ways to measure your fingers for DIY ring making, but when you are just working on rings for yourself, these simple methods will do the trick!

Method 1.

All you need for this measuring method is a soft measuring tape and your hands!

Wrap the measuring tape snugly around your chosen finger, make a note of the length by looking at where the end meets the tape again.

You can then use this measurement to cut your ring wire to length. When you cut your wire, make sure you add a little extra to account for the thickness of both the wire and the beads you are using. This is more important when using thicker gauge wire.

Method 2.

This method is a little more involved but comes in handy when you don’t have a flexible measuring tape available. For this method you will need some scrap paper, some scissors and a pen.

Step 1:

Using the scissors, cut a thin strip of paper that will be long enough to wrap around your finger.

Step 2:

Wrap the piece of paper around your chosen finger, folding at the point where the end meets the paper again.

Step 3:

Mark the fold using the pen.

Step 4:

You can check the length using a ruler or cut your ring wire against the paper. You will need to make sure you add a little extra length to your wire to account for the thickness of your beads and wire.