

Pin in place and stitch to form a hem and hide the raw edges. Line up the centre front and back of the boot cover, with the corresponding spot on the shoe. Turn the arm ends of the glove under of an inch and again of an inch. Trim away any excess fabric carefully to remove any bulk. The raw edge will not ravel and you can pick from some fun prints, or make a matching scarf.Ģ) Draw a line across the top where you would like the glove to end. Start at the wrist and sew down one side of the arm, around all the fingers and up the other side of the arm.

When you cut the glove, the finger area will be raw and will ravel if it isn’t felted properly.įleece works great too. The edges of the arms are perfect trims for the gloves.įelted wool sweat or fleece– if using a wool sweater, make sure it has been felted really well. The perfect material to use for these fingerless gloves is a felted wool sweater. Everyone in my family has their own pair and there is a basket by the door in the winter to house them all. Because you are tracing your own hand, they are even made to fit. and add a bit of applique and embroidery– and your have something totally personalized. The solution– A custom sized fingerless gloves pattern….
#How to make opera gloves free
Along with that comes with the frustration of not having fingers free to answer calls, text and keep in touch with others, or perhaps stitching a bit! Eilish’s bespoke fingertip-less opera gloves (£179.17 on ), and stockings with hold-up tabs (), took four days to finesse and started, as always, with Kudo’s expansive checklist of measurements.Arms and legs are uniquely shaped on every person, so we have to be quite careful to get the fit right, explains Kudo. But, hey it’s a little chilly out there right now! Nothings better than toasty hands.
