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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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! 

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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. 

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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.

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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

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