How to Weave Gloves

Gloves are often woven together to make an attractive display for customers who may be considering making a purchase.

Gloves are a type of accessory worn to protect and keep the hands warm. A glove typically contains five separate compartments to cover the fingers and thumb. Weaving is the process of interlacing strips of a flexible fabric or rope to create a pretty interwoven pattern. It is possible to weave the fingers of two gloves together using a basic weave technique. Fingers of gloves are sometimes woven together in fashion stores and boutiques to create a more visually attractive display.

Instructions

1. Place the gloves onto the area you wish them to be displayed. Position them so that one glove (glove 1) has the fingers pointing upwards, while the other glove (glove 2) is at a 90 degree angle to glove 1, with the fingers overlapping glove 1.

2. Pick up the index finger of glove 2 and weave it under the index finger, over the middle finger, under the ring finger and over the baby finger on glove 1.

3. Pick up the middle finger on glove 2, being careful not to move fingers which have been woven together thus far. Lift the index finger over the index finger, under the middle finger, over the ring finger and under the baby finger on glove 1.

4. Pick up the ring finger on glove 2. Pass it under the index finger, over the middle finger, under the ring finger and over the baby finger on glove 1.

5. Lift the baby finger on glove 2. Weave it over the index finger, under the middle finger and over the ring finger on glove 1.

Tips & Warnings

• If the gloves are creased, iron them prior to beginning the weaving process.

References

• CR How To: Basic Weaves
• Jane Easton; Crafts Expert; London: UK
• Simply Body Language: Glove Names