How big is your wrist?

[wildrose]

I'm finding that the bracelets I make are not fitting as many folks as I'd like. So I figured I'd take a little poll of the folks here! I know this is in inches, sorry to those in "metric land"....

[Hilly]

Actually, my wrist is 7 & 1/2 inches.

I'm sure it's going to depend on your frame. Some women have very fine, small bones. Others of us are more "sturdy".

[gesa]

I clicked 7 inches, but I mesured 6 1/2 inches.

Gesa

[Crystal]

Hi Holly-

I clicked 7" but actually am 6 1/2" on left wrist and 6 3/4" on right wrist. That is watchband tight. I like bracelets a little looser than that. Called a friend and she is 6" on left and 6 1/4 on right hand. She said to add 1/4 to her measurements for a comfortable bracelet.

Crystal

[Janice]

I am right handed, and have 6 1/2 in on the left, and 7 on the right.

I do live in metric land, but I am still old school!

[CitizenKate]

The "medium" wrist bands I make fit wrist sizes 7" - 7.5". My wrist is 6.5", but I like my wrist bands a little on the loose side, so a 7" wrist band or bracelet is what I wear.

Kate

[TomSwede]

Coming close to a hundred sold wristbands and all are wetformed and custom fitted for each individual buyer I can say that out of those bracers there may be about 10-20 maximum that ordered above 7". I know this because I have 7". I allways measure over the joints bone (hm.. what is it called that bone?)

This is mostly for male customers. I've done few for women and around 6" is most common with those.

Tom

[CitizenKate]

I allways measure over the joints bone (hm.. what is it called that bone?)

Um... wrist bone? Just kidding. Those bones in your wrist are called "carpals".

Kate

[TomSwede]

Um... wrist bone? Just kidding. Those bones in your wrist are called "carpals".

Kate

Ehum, sometimes the obvious is hard to see;-)

Tom

[HorsehairBraider]

My bracelets are all custom, and let me tell you, you can be really surprised by a wrist measurement. Of course most of my customers I never see, they just send in the order form. I've got nothing to go on, height or anything, because all I see is their handwriting filling out the order form! I always get a *wrist* measurement from them. I have to insist on *wrist*, some people measure a watch, another bracelet etc. and that does not give me an accurate measurement.

People's wrists vary quite a lot. It seems to me that if I make up a bunch in the 7" range, about a thousand tiny-boned women with 5" wrists show up at the show and complain the bracelets are too big. Then I take them to the next show and it's a bunch of men with big wrists... I tell myself they make good samples!

I add 1/2" to the length for ease. Mine adjust somewhat, but I still need to get them in the ballpark.