How to Measure Wigs and Shoes
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Wig measurement diagram   How to Measure for a Wig
Wrap a cloth tape measure around the circumference of your doll's head, just behind the ears and across the forehead, as shown in the diagram. Wig measurements are sized in inches.
If your doll's head is "in-between" wig sizes, it's better to get a wig slightly too small than too large.
Carefully cut the elastic in the wig to allow for size adjustment. A wig too large will look "like too much hair" on your doll when finished.
How to Measure for a Shoe  
Shoe measurement diagram
Measure your doll's bare foot from heel to toe.
Convert inches to millimeters if necessary and add 5 mm to that length to determine the correct shoe size.
Add extra 2-3 millimeters for allowance if your doll's foot is very wide.
A wide foot is one that the ball is considerably wider than the heel, or is "chubby", like a baby's foot.
If the ball of your doll's foot is distinctly wider than the heel - you may need to get a shoe one size larger.
Always get a baby shoe to fit your baby doll. These shoes are made wide
Here are some popular doll sizes:

American Girl - 75mm - 77mm

Apple Valley Dolls - these vary, but the 23" baby is approximately 82mm

How to Convert to & from Metric
4 inches = approximately 102 mm
Inches to Millimeters (mm)
number of inches x 25.4 = millimenters
Millimeters to Inches (")
number of millimeters x 0.03937 = inches (")
Celisus (C) to Fahrenheit (F) degree F = (degree C x 1.8) + 32
Fahrenheit (F) to Celisus (C) degree C = (degree F - 32) x .5555555
millimenter / inch diagram
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