You Might Be Skinnier Than You Think, Not All Measuring Tapes Are Reliable… Here’s Why

Here’s a fun fact to throw around when your friend goes on a diet: The measuring tape you’re using to measure your size might just be the wrong one.

In the age of online shopping it’s important to know your exact size for clothes you want to buy. Yet if you’re anything like me, sometimes the garments come loose and/or tight in all the wrong areas, no matter how well we measure ourselves.

Twitter user @cikguzel recently posted about the different types of measuring tapes, with difference in measurements that could add up to significant sizing issues.

Nak share ilmu malam ni pasal “tali tape”, ada perbezaan rupanya 🥺 pic.twitter.com/wuatVrTtR6

— eika 🦋 (@cikguzel) November 20, 2021

Turns out that the green and yellow tape are used to measure clothes that are already sewn, while the white tape is used during clothes-making with raw fabric.

While @cikguzel labelled the measuring tapes by colours as examples, she…