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<blockquote data-quote="faille" data-source="post: 3607868" data-attributes="member: 35989"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Gloves</strong></span></p><p></p><p>I've never made gloves before, so I did a <a href="http://sew-ing.com/make/gloves.html" target="_blank">lot</a> of <a href="http://www.glove.org/default.php" target="_blank">googling</a> before deciding on an approach. Originally I wanted to use a heavily interfaced stretch pleather, but I couldn't find the right thing at the store, and my samples came in too slow from Spandex House. Plus after making a mockup in some spare pleather I had laying around I decided it would be much too hot. </p><p></p><p>Instead, I ended up with a <a href="http://www.tandyleather.com/en-usd/home/department/leather/suedessplits/9122-22.aspx" target="_blank">pigskinsuede split</a> from Tandy,thinking it would breathe more. It is a 1 - 1.5 oz hide and was approximately 6 sq feet according to the site, although I feel like mine was closer to 4. For the pattern I used <a href="http://butterick.mccall.com/b5695-products-14767.php?page_id=147" target="_blank">Butterick5695</a> because it was laying around in my stash. I knew all those 99 cent pattern sales would come in handy for something.</p><p></p><p>When laying out the pattern I was trying to make the fourchettes on the thinnest part and the cuffs/gauntlets on the thickest, but to be honest the whole freaking hide feels pretty tough when you are hand sewing! </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]461070[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Even with glove needles sewing the fourchettes in was very very tough. I was able to do machine sewing on some of it, but the corners and finger tips had to be hand sewed.</p><p>[ATTACH]461071[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>The cutouts are from the reference pictures and are surprisingly sturdy. For the cuffs, I used fusible interfacing on the lining (which was a polyester whatever), then reinforced the cutout with another piece of interfacing after I folded the edges in. I determined the flare by slashing and spreading myprototype. </p><p>[ATTACH]461075[/ATTACH][ATTACH]461076[/ATTACH][ATTACH]461077[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Overall I'm pleased with how they came out. The fingers are not as even as I would like them to be, but once they are on the flaws don't show as much. I mean.. I made GLOVES! For some reason that is so much more satisfying than the normal things I make!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]461074[/ATTACH][ATTACH]461073[/ATTACH][ATTACH]461072[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461070[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461071[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461072[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461073[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461074[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461075[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461076[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461077[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="faille, post: 3607868, member: 35989"] [SIZE=3][B]Gloves[/B][/SIZE] I've never made gloves before, so I did a [URL="http://sew-ing.com/make/gloves.html"]lot[/URL] of [URL="http://www.glove.org/default.php"]googling[/URL] before deciding on an approach. Originally I wanted to use a heavily interfaced stretch pleather, but I couldn't find the right thing at the store, and my samples came in too slow from Spandex House. Plus after making a mockup in some spare pleather I had laying around I decided it would be much too hot. Instead, I ended up with a [URL="http://www.tandyleather.com/en-usd/home/department/leather/suedessplits/9122-22.aspx"]pigskinsuede split[/URL] from Tandy,thinking it would breathe more. It is a 1 - 1.5 oz hide and was approximately 6 sq feet according to the site, although I feel like mine was closer to 4. For the pattern I used [URL="http://butterick.mccall.com/b5695-products-14767.php?page_id=147"]Butterick5695[/URL] because it was laying around in my stash. I knew all those 99 cent pattern sales would come in handy for something. When laying out the pattern I was trying to make the fourchettes on the thinnest part and the cuffs/gauntlets on the thickest, but to be honest the whole freaking hide feels pretty tough when you are hand sewing! [ATTACH]461070.vB[/ATTACH] Even with glove needles sewing the fourchettes in was very very tough. I was able to do machine sewing on some of it, but the corners and finger tips had to be hand sewed. [ATTACH]461071.vB[/ATTACH] The cutouts are from the reference pictures and are surprisingly sturdy. For the cuffs, I used fusible interfacing on the lining (which was a polyester whatever), then reinforced the cutout with another piece of interfacing after I folded the edges in. I determined the flare by slashing and spreading myprototype. [ATTACH]461075.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]461076.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]461077.vB[/ATTACH] Overall I'm pleased with how they came out. The fingers are not as even as I would like them to be, but once they are on the flaws don't show as much. I mean.. I made GLOVES! For some reason that is so much more satisfying than the normal things I make! [ATTACH]461074.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]461073.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]461072.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461070[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461071[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461072[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461073[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461074[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461075[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461076[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461077[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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