BEFORE ORDERING A PIECE OF JEWELLERY, YOU WILL NEED TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE PIECE.
SIZE YOUR RING:
1. GO TO YOUR NEAREST JEWELLERY SHOP AND MEASURE WITH A FINGER GAUGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE THICKNESS OF THE FINGERS ON YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT HAND MAY VARY SLIGHTLY, SO MEASURE THE FINGER YOU ARE GOING TO WEAR YOUR JEWELLERY ON.
2. TAKE YOUR RING THAT FITS COMFORTABLY ON YOUR FINGER AND MEASURE ITS INNER DIAMETER WITH A RULER.
3. WRAP A PIECE OF STRING, STRING OR A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER AROUND YOUR FINGER TO CREATE AN IMPRESSION OF A RING. THE RESULTING “RING” SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT AND FIT SNUGLY ENOUGH TO THE PHALANX. ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND THE OPTIMAL LENGTH, MEASURE IT WITH A RULER IN MILLIMETRES AND DIVIDE THE RESULT BY 3.14. IF THE RESULT IS BETWEEN SIZES, E.G. 16.2, ROUND UP TO THE LARGER OF 16.5.
DETERMINING THE SIZE OF THE BRACELET:
MEASURE YOUR WRIST AT ITS NARROWEST POINT. YOU CAN USE A TAPE MEASURE BY WRAPPING IT AROUND YOUR ARM, OR YOU CAN TAKE A PIECE OF THREAD OR BRAID AND MARK THE POINT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO YOUR WRIST AND MEASURE THE RESULTING LENGTH. SINCE THE BRACELET SHOULD NOT FIT SNUGLY AROUND THE WRIST, ADD 1,5-2 CM TO THE MEASURED VALUE, DEPENDING ON THE USUAL COMFORT OF WEARING THIS TYPE OF JEWELLERY