Practical Glove Making

This vintage book contains a complete guide to making a gloves, with detailed directions for using leather, employing patterns, cutting, stitching, and everything else one might need to know. With simple instructions and a wealth of useful tips, this timeless handbook will be of considerable utility to readers wishing to make their own gloves. Contents include: "e;Gloving Leathers"e;, "e;Patterns"e;, "e;General Instructions for Marking Patterns"e;, "e;General Instructions on Cutting"e;, "e;Seams and Stitches"e;, "e;Needles, Threads and Pressing"e;, "e;Knots"e;, "e;Back Lines or Points, by Hand of Machine"e;, "e;Instructions for Washing and Cleaning Gloves"e;, "e;Furs"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sewing gloves.