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The gap between the glove and the jacket is a constant nuisance when it is winter. Whether you're playing in the snow or just walking around, your wrists are never truly covered, thanks to this gap. Sure, there are some jacket with a fabric safeguard and some gloves with the glove-equivalent, but it is just never those gloves or that jacket that you are wearing when it is winter.
But now, I urge you to do something about that dreadful gap. This tutorial will show you how to get rid of that gap FOREVER! So grap your gloves and some fabric and let's start creating long winter gloves :)
First step is to measure around the edge of the glove. How you do this is up to you - I imagine that you are creatively smart enough to do this on your own :)
And at any rate, we are using stretchy fabrics, so it doesn't have to be precise :)
I used a pin as a starting point, and got 28 cm as my glove hole :)
Find a good length for your glove extension.
Put the glove on to get a feel for the needed length. I'll add 20 cm to mine as it is winter and it is going to keep my arms warm, as well as keep out the snow :) I will run into problems later on, due to the fact that these gloves are also my spring/summer/fall gloves... hmm... ONWARD :)
Now cut two pieces the size of your measured lengths and add 3 cm to both the length and the width of the pieces. These extra cm will act as our seam allowance.
Thus my two pieces are 31 cm x 23 cm
Note: if you are using a thin fabric type, you might be better off using two layers instead of just one. My fabric is quite thick, so one will be enough for me :)
Ermm... Tadaa - My two pieces of warm-fabric-that-is-going-to-protect-my-wrists-from-the-bloody-cold-snow-when-I'm-outside-playing-in-the-wonderful-snow :)
Fold in the end that is going to be on your arm. Sew it with 1,5 cm seam allowance. As this fabric is stretch, I'll use a 1,5 mm zigzag stitch, to keep the stitches from bursting when the fabric expands.
Depending on which side you want against you skin, you should fold accordingly. I want the fuzzy side against my skin. It feels more natural to me :)
To add the fabric to the gloves base, you pin it right side against right side. Keep in mind where you want your fabric seam, because it influences where you should start pinning.
Also, you should be aware that the first 1,5cm of the fabric, will be used as seam allowance. Keep this in mind when placing the fabric.
Once you're done pinning the fabric on, it should look a bit like this. See the 1,5 cm seam allowance that I spoke of?
I have also pinned the fabric where the seam allowance starts. You can see one of the pins (the one on the left).
In the case that the fabric doesn't exactly match up, simply cut away the excess fabric.
Now pin the fabric together, right side to right side, to form a tube over the glove.
The last step: SEWING
I'm warning you now - this is not the easiest thing you've sewn. Good - now that that's settled.
Start by sewing the back of the tube, the fabric to fabric part. This is a bit tricky because you need to sew all the way close to the gloves base, so that the tube will fit around the glove, and not have any excess fabric.
The last seam is the one at the gloves base, fabric to glove part. This can be tricky, depending on your glove. Mine wasn't so easy...
A Last Note: I find that they are easier to put on, if you sort of roll the extension down, before you put on your glove. This way, when you roll it back it wont drag up your sleeve :)
Well - Contratulations, you are done, my friend. Happy winter to you and your arms from both me (Bjarke) and Parnuuna :)
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