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frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 13 10:28 pm Post subject: gloves
I'm trying to figure out gloves - I have to say - it isn't exactly easy mutter mutter grumble .... go across the room and collect said semi-stitched glove from where I have thrown it in a fit of pique...

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 13 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: gloves

frewen wrote:

I'm trying to figure out gloves - I have to say - it isn't exactly *easy*

mutter mutter grumble .... go across the room and collect said semi-stitched glove from where I have thrown it in a fit of pique...

Ooo, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who throws things!

lettucewoman

Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Posts: 7834
Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 13 2:59 pm Post subject:
I've given up...I make these now.....

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 13 7:17 pm Post subject:
I'm trying to stitch them out of leather. Drafting things to fit nicely is rather hard work!

Woodburner

Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 2904
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 13 7:20 pm Post subject:

Stitching?

My Grandma was a very capable knitter of socks, cables and lacey cardigans etc., but not gloves. Despite being able to knit socks on four needles, she would only use two for gloves, so they had seams up the fingers. Mum, in her younger days, complained about the seams, and Grandma told her to knit her own then.

So Mum, who goes wrong all the time when cabling, won't even try lace anymore, and is hopeless at making up her own patterns, knits really nice gloves on four needles.

eta Aha! cross posted

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 13 9:13 pm Post subject:
Mittens. Nuff said.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 8:16 pm Post subject:
Noooooo - I don't want to make mittens and I don't want to knit woolly gloves (nice though they are). I want to sew beautiful leather gloves, with decorative seams, and long tapering fingers ..... Gloves with quirks - and fourchettes - bespoke, properly fitting gloves....

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 9:01 pm Post subject:
Well, that sounds like a lovely idea. I have often wished someone could make me a pair that fit. Mine always have an inch hanging of the end of each finger. So what's wrong with leather mittens....

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 9:06 pm Post subject:
There are a few interesting-sounding books on ABE (try "gloves, "glovemaking" and "glove making" as keywords).

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 9:06 pm Post subject:
My mother used to have some beautiful pairs of gloves (probably still has) in soft brilliantly coloured leather. Colours pieced together and laced with leather stitches. I think she bought them in Paris. Can't wait to see what you make.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 10:04 pm Post subject:
At the rate I'm going there won't be anything worth seeing I do like leather mittens. But I set myself the challenge of gloves, so mittens would seem like a bit of a climb down !

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 10:26 pm Post subject:

frewen wrote:

At the rate I'm going there won't be anything worth seeing

I'm sure there will. The next thing we'll know you'll be doing a City and Guilds glove-making thingie and winning prizes.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35056
Location: Devon

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 10:38 pm Post subject:
When you get established there's a lovely old glove factory building rotting away here. Quite a few associated bits and bobs in the local museum too. Frewen the gloveress. Sounds good!

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 11:11 pm Post subject:
I'd love to do leather gloves one day. When there are more than 24 hours in the day though.

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 13 11:19 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

Well, that sounds like a lovely idea. I have often wished someone could make me a pair that fit. Mine always have an inch hanging of the end of each finger.

Ditto. Small hands and short fingers. Really frustrating.

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