When I went to Catholic school in the 60's the nuns taught us to make our own little white gloves for Wednesday and Sunday church. This was my first experience in glove making, I was 4, it 1966. So you could say that I have been making gloves since 1966. I do not know who taught us or if it is even historical as I am still trying to find someone who knew who these nuns were. There are very few records and the school grounds are gone. Shopping malls....
Basically the easiest way to make a pair of gloves is
1) To lay your hand on a piece of fabric
2) Trace around it, Allow extra for seam allowance
3) Cut two.
4) Measure and cut three gussets for each hand to sew in between the fingers, these would be from finger tip to finger tip in a cigar shape. Mark which ones go where.
5) Sew them together.
6) To get more freedom of movement, cut the thumb separately and sew it on at an angle.
Attached are the pattern pieces.THEY ARE NOT TO SCALE. THEY ARE NOT HISTORICALLY ACCURATE, YET. Please size them to your hand.
A - Glove Body
B - Thumb
C - Smaller finger gusset
D - Larger finger gusset
The gussets lay in a "V" shape between the fingers.
Make your first glove out of interfacing or scrap fabric.
As mentioned above you will want a tracing of your hand. You will superimpose this pattern on your tracing to match the width and length of your hand. Once you have redrawn the lines to match your hand add seam allowances on all edges. You can gauge what allowance is comfortable for you. This is going to be the portion of the material that you will cut away. You may want to make a fist and measure across your knuckles to make sure you have enough width in your pattern.
Add your seam allowances then cut. Once cut out you will fold and sew along the pinky edge. Do not sew up the rest yet. Try on the sewn parts to make sure you allowed enough for the piece. Cut the thumb hole last as you will have to fit the thumb piece to your thumb first then to the body.
B - Thumb
1) Measure around the second knuckle of the thumb. This is the width you will need at the slope of the patterns curve.
2) Measure from the tip of your thumb to the base of your wrist. This is the length of the thumb pattern piece you will cut out.
3) Measure from the base of the wrist to the webbing of the thumb. This is the curve of the pattern below the slope.
4) Add your seam allowances.
5) Cut.
This piece is folded in half and sewn along the slope. The bottom curve is sewn to the Glove body.
Try on the sewn parts to make sure you allowed enough for the piece.
C - Finger Gusset
D - Finger Gusset
Once the gussets are in place sew up the rest of the glove. Try it one and flex your hand. It should be comfortable and allow you to move your hand freely. It this is a good trial then alter your pattern accordingly.
How to measure you hand? Take a look at this page for an idea.
This is the first of four patterns that I will be posting here. I will also post which books I actually find and where they can be purchased. I will also list new books as I and you find them. Let me know and I will list them and please send a comment about them.
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