LiteTour Dual-Sided Body Tape Measure - 150cm / 60in
A dual-sided retractable tape measure, 150cm / 60in, with centimetres on one face and inches on the other. Built for body measurements, sewing and tailoring rather than for the toolbox.
Features
A dual-sided retractable tape measure built for measuring people rather than timber. One face is marked in centimetres and the other in inches, so you read the scale you want without converting or hunting along a crowded strip. The tape is soft enough to follow the curve of a waist or a chest, which a rigid builder's tape cannot do.
Specifications
- Length — 150 cm / 60 inches
- Scales — centimetres on one face, inches on the other
- Retractable — spring return, coils back into the case rather than tangling in a drawer
- Tape — flexible and hard-wearing, holds its shape against the body
- Colour — black
How to take your body measurements
Accuracy comes from where you put the tape, not from the tape itself. Stand relaxed, breathe normally, and keep the tape level the whole way round — one that dips at the back will read long every time.
- Chest or bust — around the fullest part, under the arms, with the tape flat across the back.
- Waist — at the natural waist, the narrowest point between ribs and hips. Not the trouser waistband, which usually sits lower and will give you a different number.
- Hips — around the widest part of the seat, feet together.
- Inside leg — from the crotch to the floor, shoes off, standing straight.
- Sleeve — from the shoulder point, over a slightly bent elbow, to the wrist bone.
Common mistakes
Pulling the tape tight is the usual one. It should sit flush against the skin or a single thin layer with no compression — pull it in and you will buy clothes a size too small. Measuring over a jumper does the opposite and adds a size. And if you are tracking change over weeks rather than buying once, measure at the same time of day each time, because waist readings drift after meals.
