When you are happy with your pattern, cut it out. If your pattern is to flare out at the top, adjust your pattern to be ½ of the desired final opening measurement, at the point of the opening on the pattern. Just freehand it - spandex is very forgiving! I like to measure around my arm at this point as well as around the elbow, and adjust the pattern to be about ½ of those measurements, at those points on the pattern. That is, while you COULD tilt your pen to follow your arm closer to the point where it rests on the paper, you really want to use the outermost curve of your arm as the tracing guide.Īt the top opening of your pattern (furthest point from the fingers), make any adjustments you need to. When tracing, keep your pen perpendicular to the sheet of paper, using the widest areas of your arm/ hand as the outer guide. Make a note on this tracing about where your elbow is, if the sleeves are longer than elbow length - it’ll be a good point of reference when proceeding. With your fingers spread out, make a tracing of your hand and arm onto craft paper or - ideally - medical exam table paper
How high will it go up your arm? Is it fitted the whole way up, or does it flare out near the top? Any cuffs or other ornamentation involved?
How to Make Basic Spandex Gloves Make Your “Pattern”ĭecide on your glove design. It also looks nicer when worn, than an unlined glove. This makes for a much sturdier glove, with much more secure seams. Once dry, I proceed with the technique as laid out, treating each piece of fabric/lining as a single piece of fabric. I spray the wrong side of the main fabric with Odif's 505 Temporary Fabric Adhesive, and adhere it to the second layer. Since photographing this - almost a decade ago - I've slightly changed how I make gloves: I bond the main fabric to swimsuit lining, or to another layer of the same spandex. When possible, I like to sew all of the main seams into two pieces of fabric that have been pinned together, and then cut the shape out.ĭone right, this is fast, easy, and produces a well fitting glove.Īn Important Update for This Glove Tutorial Not only do you NOT need to go to such extremes to make spandex gloves fit, sewing all of those fussy little pieces can be a pain in the butt.
While this is great for fabrics with a minimum of stretch, it can be overkill for dealing with spandex. In general - not necessarily talking about spandex here - for gloves to fit best, they’re made with several pieces - a top of the hand/arm piece, an underside, a strip (or multiple strips) of fabric separating the front and back of each finger, and sometimes even a separate thumb. When sewing gloves for cosplay and superhero costuming, there are a number of different ways that you can put them together. This tutorial shows you how to easily make basic gloves for cosplay and dance. Custom gloves can go a long way to really finishing a costume.
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