Measuring sleeve length: It's easy

How to measure your arm length

To measure sleeve length correctly, you should follow the following steps:

1. Preparation: Wear tight-fitting clothing to ensure accurate measurements. Make sure you use a flexible tape measure to measure the sleeve length correctly.
2. Start with the back: Ask someone to help you or use a mirror to make sure you are standing up straight. Place the tape measure at the furthest point of your shoulder, where your arm begins on your body.
3. Measure to wrist: Let the tape measure hang down your arm and measure to your wrist. Your elbow should be slightly bent to accommodate the arm's natural curve.
4. Measure to the base of your thumb (optional): If desired, you can measure the sleeve length to the base of your thumb by placing the tape measure on the outside of your wrist and measuring to the base of your thumb.


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5. Consider the desired margin: If you plan to wear the garment over other clothing or if you have something If you want freedom of movement, you can add an extra inch or two to the measured length add.
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6. Repeat the measurement on the other arm: It is important to measure both sleeves as the arms may not be exactly the same length.
7. Record the measurements: Write down the measured values ​​to ensure you can choose the correct size or make changes.
8. Check Garment Measurements: When shopping or purchasing an item of clothing online, check the manufacturer's size chart. Here you will find information about sleeve length and can compare your measured values ​​with those given.

Tips & Tricks for measuring arm length

If you have problems determining your sleeve length, we would be happy to give you a few tips and tricks.

• The safety pin trick: If you find it difficult to hold the tape measure and concentrate on measuring at the same time, you can use a safety pin to help. Use this to carefully attach the measuring tape to the desired location on your clothing.
• Include the space: Alternatively, you can attach your tape measure to the wall or a high cupboard and stretch your tape measure along you from there.

These steps should help you measure sleeve length correctly. It is important to do this carefully to ensure that the sleeves of a garment fit well and provide you with the comfort you desire.