How do you measure garter size?

Take the tape measure (or the string) and wrap it around where you think want to wear your garter. Generally, this is just above the knee. If you don't have a tape measure, use a piece of string and then put the string against a ruler to get the desired length. Do not pull the string or the tape measure tight.

What is a standard size garter?

For example, The Garter Girl's standard wedding garter size will stretch to fit legs that are 14 inches to 22 inches around. So, if a bride orders a wedding garter from my collection and doesn't tell me her custom size, then the garter will be made in this standard size.

How many inches should a garter be?

Wedding garters are generally worn roughly 3-6” above the knee to around mid-thigh. It's a personal choice where you choose to wear it – experiment until you find a spot that feels most comfortable.

How do you measure elastic for a garter?

Wrap a piece of elastic around your thigh, or wherever you want to wear the garter. Overlap the ends of the elastic by about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) on each end. Then, cut the elastic to this length. You may also use your thigh measurement and add 1 in (2.5 cm) if that is easier for you.

Where do you measure your garter for thighs?

What matters most is that you are comfortable, so pick whichever leg you want. Then, take a fabric measuring tape (the cheap sewing kind that you can buy at the grocery store are fantastic) and measure about five to six inches from the top of your knee cap. This usually ends up being about mid-thigh.

How To Measure For Your Wedding Garter - The Garter Girl

What is the point of the wedding garter?

The function of a garter is to hold up stockings on the bride's legs. Therefore, there is no correct leg to wear it on. You may choose to wear your garter on either your left or your right leg based on your personal preference. Many brides choose to wear two garters: one to toss, and one to keep.

How long is a garter?

Adults range in size between 18 and 26 inches in length, but can measure up to 42 inches long. Juvenile garter snakes resemble adults.

Do garters stretch?

Stretch It Out

Sometimes the elastic on wedding garters is really tight because it is new. Elastic will loosen up – a little bit – over time, so try giving your garter a few gentle stretches to full diameter to try to get the elastic to loosen up.

What do you do with a loose garter?

What is the tradition of a garter?

The wedding garter tradition dates back centuries but has shifted over time. The basic idea is that having a piece of the bride's outfit brings good luck for wedding guests, so the newlyweds will offer a small token (AKA, the garter) to their guests to appease them.

How do you fix a stretched garter?

Just pull the elastic ever-so gently until there is some stretch, so that it will cinch around your leg, but not leave a mark. If you can't fix the family garter, try compromising on the placement on your leg. You can try to wear the garter down lower on your leg so that it might fit you.

Why does the groom go under the bride's dress?

Garter and the history

Guest started taking a piece of the bride's gown after the wedding ceremony for this luck, giving them nothing to hold on to in terms of a gown memory. The culture of wearing a piece of garment as part of the wedding dress to be given out as the lucky charm brought about the garter.

Why do brides wear 2 garters?

Many brides who wear two garters don't want to loose their main garter and would rather not think about having to get it back after the toss, so they opt to wear a second garter. (As someone once told me at a wedding show: "One to show, one to go!")

Who buys the bride a garter?

Who buys the garter? There is no set rule for who typically buys a bride's wedding garter. If you want to buy one for a friend for her bridal shower, it can be a thoughtful gift. If you want to pick out your own bridal garter for your own wedding, that is perfectly acceptable, too.

How do you make a garter out of an old wedding dress?

How do you tighten loose shorts?

The best temporary way to tighten pants without a belt is to use a safety pin, shoelace, or suspenders. The simplest permanent way to tighten pants without a belt is to take in the side seams or pay a tailor to alter the waist. Shrinking the pants will also permanently resize the waist.