How to take measurements for legs’ armor

When taking measurements for any item, please be very careful. As good fit of item depends on the correctness and accuracy of taken parameters.

Use only soft measuring tape.

Please take measurements over padded chausses, on which you plan to wear plate or brigandine leg protection, or chainmail stockings.

For making of medieval armor, we need the following parameters of your leg:

1. Length of outer side of thigh

• hold one end of tape at the coxofemoral joint;
• stretch tape to the knee joint;
• note, that tape should not be straight, but must repeat a slight curve of your thigh;

2. Length of knee

• hold one end of tape at the upper part of knee-cap;
• stretch tape to the bottom of knee-cap;
• note, that tape should not be straight, but must repeat a slight curve of your knee

3. Circumference of knee

• slightly bend your leg;
• hold one end of tape in the middle of knee-cap;
• wrap it around the knee;

4. Thigh circumference in upper part

• hold one end of tape in the middle of upper part of your thigh, closer to the groin;
• wrap it around;

5. Thigh circumference in the middle part

• hold one end of tape in the central part of your thigh (between groin and knee);
• wrap it around;

6. Circumference over the knee

• slightly bend your leg;
• hold one end of tape just above the knee-cap;
• wrap it around;

7. Length of inner side of thigh

• hold one end of tape at the leg bend (closer to the groin);
• stretch tape to the knee joint;
• note, that tape should not be straight, but must repeat a slight curve of your thigh;

8. Circumference of the calf

• hold one end of tape in the center of calf;
• wrap it around;

9. Circumference of the ankle

• hold one end of tape just above the ankle;
• wrap it around;

10. Length of inner line of calf

• hold one end of tape at the central part of calf (right under the knee);
• stretch tape to the ankle;
• note, that tape should not be straight, but must repeat a slight curve of your calf;

14. Length of outer side of calf

• hold one end of tape at the inner part of knee joint (where leg bends);
• stretch tape to the ankle;
• note, that tape should not be straight, but must repeat a slight curve of your calf