Members A6C5O7 Posted December 25, 2017 Members Report Posted December 25, 2017 Hello, First off let me say how great the community here is! Im looking at making a pair of pigskin work gloves and I would like to line them with something but my question is that would be a good liner fo ssmething that's good to work on? Also if you have any tips on making gloves I would be all ears! Thank you in advance for your help. Happy holidays. Quote
Members KingsCountyLeather Posted December 25, 2017 Members Report Posted December 25, 2017 That’s something I’d like to do... I have a lovely piece of deerskin I could use for gloves. If anyone has a pattern please send it this way too. Thanks. Quote
Members motocouture Posted December 27, 2017 Members Report Posted December 27, 2017 On 12/24/2017 at 8:12 PM, A6C5O7 said: Hello, First off let me say how great the community here is! Im looking at making a pair of pigskin work gloves and I would like to line them with something but my question is that would be a good liner fo ssmething that's good to work on? Also if you have any tips on making gloves I would be all ears! Thank you in advance for your help. Happy holidays. Hello there, and welcome to the community! For dress gloves, I would have said a thin cashmere knit, however, for work gloves you probably need something more robust. If you’re going the non-leather route, and it’s for colder weather, I believe ‘Thinsulate’ have some good materials. I’ll see if I can find a website I’ve used previously to source active wear / outdoor fabrics from. On 12/25/2017 at 6:50 AM, KingsCountyLeather said: That’s something I’d like to do... I have a lovely piece of deerskin I could use for gloves. If anyone has a pattern please send it this way too. Thanks. Pretty sure I have a reproduction of a vintage glove making book in my stash somewhere; will see if I can dig it out and scan the pattern for you. Quote
Members KingsCountyLeather Posted December 27, 2017 Members Report Posted December 27, 2017 1 minute ago, motocouture said: Hello there, and welcome to the community! For dress gloves, I would have said a thin cashmere knit, however, for work gloves you probably need something more robust. If you’re going the non-leather route, and it’s for colder weather, I believe ‘Thinsulate’ have some good materials. I’ll see if I can find a website I’ve used previously to source active wear / outdoor fabrics from. Pretty sure I have a reproduction of a vintage glove making book in my stash somewhere; will see if I can dig it out and scan the pattern for you. Wow, that would be great. thanks. the deerskin I have was bought in Italy while on holiday. It is the softest leather I have and is probably only 1mm thick. cant think of any other use for it. Its too soft for an apron . looking forward to trying something new. Quote
Members A6C5O7 Posted December 27, 2017 Author Members Report Posted December 27, 2017 3 hours ago, motocouture said: Hello there, and welcome to the community! For dress gloves, I would have said a thin cashmere knit, however, for work gloves you probably need something more robust. If you’re going the non-leather route, and it’s for colder weather, I believe ‘Thinsulate’ have some good materials. I’ll see if I can find a website I’ve used previously to source active wear / outdoor fabrics from. Pretty sure I have a reproduction of a vintage glove making book in my stash somewhere; will see if I can dig it out and scan the pattern for you. Sweet! Thank you so much for your help! Quote
Members motocouture Posted January 1, 2018 Members Report Posted January 1, 2018 Apologies for the delay - I managed to find my book on glovemaking. It is a reprint of a book originally published in 1929, and is a fascinating read. I’ve taken a few pics of some relevant pages for you. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted January 1, 2018 Members Report Posted January 1, 2018 Quite awesome @motocouture! Quote
Members KingsCountyLeather Posted January 1, 2018 Members Report Posted January 1, 2018 Thank you so much@motocouture, really appreciate this. I have saved the images till I have time to digest the information and get the courage to actually try to make a pair of gloves. Quote
Members motocouture Posted January 2, 2018 Members Report Posted January 2, 2018 8 hours ago, battlemunky said: Quite awesome @motocouture! 3 hours ago, KingsCountyLeather said: Thank you so much@motocouture, really appreciate this. I have saved the images till I have time to digest the information and get the courage to actually try to make a pair of gloves. No worries at all! Gloves look fairly daunting, so keen to see how it goes! by the way, found this website that sells outdoor fabrics; the micro-velour might be good if you’re in a cold climate. Otherwise maybe a simple cotton flannel from Jo-Ann’s night do the trick for lining the pigskin (strongly recommend prewashing any fabrics, as natural fiber fabrics can shrink from 5 to 10%, and fabrics are often treated with stabilizing chemicals for weaving). http://www.questoutfitters.com/fleece fabs.html#100 WT MICRO VELOUR Quote
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