How to Measure Your Wrist (One String and a Ruler)
Why size matters more than you think
Most complaints about a beaded bracelet have nothing to do with the stone. It is either too tight (it presses when you type) or too loose (it slides over your hand and knocks against the desk). Both are fixable before you order.
The two-minute method
- Take a piece of string, a strip of paper, or a phone care cable.
- Wrap it around your wrist where you would wear the bracelet — just past the wrist bone, toward the hand.
- Pull it snug but not tight. You should still be able to slide a fingertip under it.
- Mark where the two ends meet and lay it flat against a ruler.
That number, in centimetres, is your wrist circumference.
Adding room for the beads
A bracelet has to sit around your wrist, not on it, so the strung length is always longer than the measurement:
- 6mm beads: wrist + 1.0cm
- 8mm beads: wrist + 1.5cm
- 10mm beads: wrist + 2.0cm
- 12mm beads and rough-cut stones: wrist + 2.0 to 2.5cm
The bigger the bead, the more room it needs to curve.
Rough reference
- 14 – 15cm: petite wrist, common for 6mm beads
- 15 – 16.5cm: most women's wrists
- 16.5 – 18cm: most men's wrists
- 18cm and above: tell us and we will restring it longer
Malas are different
A 108-bead long strand and a wooden hand-held long strand are one size. They are meant to be wrapped two or three times, or simply held. No measuring needed.
If you are unsure
Send us the number on WhatsApp — or a photo of the string against the ruler. We will tell you which length to take, and we can restring a piece to your size before it ships. Custom-length pieces cannot be exchanged, so it is worth the two minutes.
