You will need
- a dressmaker's cloth tape or ruler and tape.
To measure the size of the head , take a dressmaker's cloth tape and wrap it around the head. Inch position above the eyebrows and a half or two inches, slightly above the Pinna, so that it passed through the most projecting point on the head. Define the maximum circumference of the head. Measurement spend at least two or three times to make sure and specify size. Centimeter should fit the head quite tightly, but without tension.
If no tailor's centimeter, then cut and glue a paper strip of width 2?4 inches of such length that it can be wrapped around the head. Mark on it the beginning and the end circumference of the head. Remove the paper tape from the head and measure it with a ruler. Repeat the measurement two or three times. Instead of paper you can use a dense non-elastic band of tissue.
To measure the head in a stable sitting position, especially if it's the baby's head. Try in different dimensions a little bit to move the cm to determine through what point of the head, forehead and at what distance above the auricles is the maximum circumference of the head. Each time record the measured head, and then to find among them, the largest circumference.
When it is necessary to regularly measure the size of the head of a small child, look closely, as does the doctor or nurse to get your measurements are not in contradiction with measurement specialists. Be sure to record the date of measurement and the size of a child's head to correctly track the dynamics of its development.
Determining head size for the purchase of a headdress, it should be borne in mind that the size of the headwear an integer number of centimeters. To round off the measured size of the head better in the smaller side, as over time the hats stretch. Buying knit hat, stretch it slightly (but not entirely) to the desired size to make sure that the cap will not put pressure on the forehead and nape. Landing headwear is determined not only by the size of the head, but its form. This is especially true for helmets.