I'm in no danger of being mistaken for a glover.
The next event I'll be attending is a Regency outing to the Fort Worth Symphony's Beethoven concert. It's in about a week. And since it wouldn't feel like a real event if I didn't heap tons of work on myself at the last minute, I figured I'd better make myself a pair of fancy evening gloves.
I started with Kwik Sew #2326, which is designed for stretchy fabrics. My fabric is an off-white suedecloth and has a negligible amount of stretch.So, I did a LOT of slashing and spreading. I also lengthened the fingers to match my actual fingers and allowed extra room at the glove top for my 'generous' biceps.
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I started with Kwik Sew #2326, which is designed for stretchy fabrics. My fabric is an off-white suedecloth and has a negligible amount of stretch.So, I did a LOT of slashing and spreading. I also lengthened the fingers to match my actual fingers and allowed extra room at the glove top for my 'generous' biceps.
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