Kinky Jewellery Designs & Creations
                                                                                        made for you by

    Franklin
                Goldsmith & Gemologist

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Circumference of a finger.
Follow these directions to measure the circumference of a finger. You will be making a ring out of paper and tape. Then cutting it and measuring the length of the cut piece.


                      paper scissors tape ruler
You will need, paper, scissors, tape and a ruler.

  • Place an approximately 12.5cm (5 inches) long piece of tape at the corner of the paper along one edge. Place a second piece right over top of the first piece. placement of tape on front of paper

     
  • Turn the paper over and place two pieces of tape so that they are directly over the tape on the other side.
    placement of tape on back of paper

     
  • Cut out the taped paper so that you have neat edges and the corners are at 90 degrees.
     taped paper cut out

     
  • Cut it lengthwise into two pieces so that one length is about 6 or 7 mm (1/4 inch) wide.  Then, cut about 15mm (1/2 inch) off of the other piece.
       paper ring cut into three parts

     
  • Place a piece of tape about 25 mm (1 inch) long lengthwise on the end of the longest piece that you have cut. Take the shortest piece and stick it to the tape in the middle, at 90 degrees to the long piece.
    paper ring ready to be put on

     
  • With the sticky side of the tape up, wrap this around the finger. If the knuckle is larger than the area where the ring will sit, wrap it around the knuckle. Fold the tape with the short piece on it over so that it forms a ring around the finger.
    paper ring on finger 

       
  • Cut off any excess length.
    paper ring with excess cut off
     
  • This paper/tape ring should now be able to slide on and off of the finger.  Adjust it by lifting the tab on the tape and repositioning it tighter or looser, till it fits the finger well. Slide it on and off. The ring that you have made should be snug but not tight.
     
  • Carefully cut the ring that you have made, making sure that the cut is straight and not angled, and lay it on a ruler.   Measure the length of the cut paper/tape ring to the nearest mm (16th of an inch).
    measuring cut paper ring

This measurement is the circumference of the finger. From this measurement I know the finger size!
Enter it into the order form.