Mitts are gaining more and more popularity among fashionistas. This is due to their convenience, as well as appearance and versatility. There is no outfit that you can't find a pair of these gloves to match. We invite you to create mittens with your own hands from available materials, decorating them with a variety of decor.
How to make mitts (fingerless gloves) with your own hands?
Measurements
We only need to measure the height of the glove, as well as the girth of the hand. To create a mitt pattern, cut and sew them according to all the rules, an experienced seamstress will need about two hours.
But you can build them much faster using “semi-finished products” that any craftswoman can find in her home.
Lightweight models
From classic gloves
As you know, women's gloves very often fingertips on gloves are rubbed or torn. If you have such an injured pair, then feel free to use it to produce mitts.
Advice! You can easily make bicycle mitts from old thick leather gloves. For ventilation, we additionally make perforations.
Required:
- Leather, suede or fabric gloves. Knitted ones are perfect.
- Scissors.
- Threads to match.
- Chalk or soap.
- Ruler.
Progress:
- We determine at what distance we will cut off the fingertips.
- We measure and draw lines. We make sure that the left and right blanks are symmetrical.
- Cut off the excess 0.5 cm above the drawn lines. These are our seam allowances. If you do not plan to process them, you can cut them strictly according to the marks.
- Lined gloves — wrap the main part and the lining on the fingers so that the cuts are not visible.
- Let's make a line.
- Leather or suede items without lining — it’s enough to leave the cuts as they are, they won’t crumble.
- Knitwear whose loops may unravel – you need to tuck all the fingers in and sweep them by hand to secure them.
Advice! Try on the product often to avoid getting your fingers caught when sewing.
We decorate, make perforations if necessary, and try them on.
From socks
Hosiery makes excellent bright and stylish warm mittens. Naturally, we take new socks, without pills. Knitted patterns are welcome - braids, plaits, striped patterns.
Required:
- a pair of socks/knee socks;
- matching threads;
- ruler;
- chalk.
Operating procedure:
- Place on a flat surface.
- Remove the toe and heel. All that remains is the top of the sock/sock.
- Let's try it on. The cut is located 1-2 cm above the base of the fingers.
- We note the position of the thumb set to the side.
- We cut our “pipe” according to the marks. The section is vertical.
- Let's try it on.
- We fold the cut and stitch it so that the loops do not fall down.
- Let's baste.
- We stitch by car.
- We process the cut of the thumb.
- If desired, we connect the jumpers for the fingers with several stitches.
Let's try it on.
From other materials
Required:
- Paper.
- Fleece, knitted fabric. Elastic materials are a must.
- Threads to match.
- Chalk.
- Sharp leather knife/scissors.
- Sewing machine.
Progress:
- We take measurements and determine the height of the mitt.
- Draw the outline of the hand onto paper.
- The upper and lower cuts are a straight line.
- We trace the finished pattern again so that the lines are smooth. 2 parts per glove.
- Cut it out.
- Place the fabric on a flat surface.
- Remember that a pair of mitts is mirrored.
- We chalk the pattern, seam allowances are 0.5-1cm.
- We connect the upper and lower parts of the glove face to face with pins.
- We sew up the side seams.
- We sew the seams with a knitted stitch or a narrow zigzag stitch.
- We fold both open edges.
- We sew a hem seam with a closed cut. The seam is elastic.
- We sew the thumb holes by hand.
- If your fabric does not fray, you can leave these holes untreated.
We turn the product inside out and try it on.
What else can you make fingerless gloves from:
- We use the sleeves of old knitted blouses and sweaters. Children's things are perfect, because the child has grown up, and his jumper has become gloves.
- Old scarves and hats. One pair of mittens will come out of one knitted hat.
- Romantic mitts made from lace stockings.
Spectacular decor
Large knitting in itself is decorative, bright patterns too, but smooth gloves can decorate:
- Decorative stitchesmade on a sewing machine or by hand. You can also add a stitch here.
- Embroidery with colored threads.
- Lacecrocheted in one evening will decorate strict plain gloves.
- Yarn strands, including silk, forming complex patterns, will add decorativeness.
- Applications, including fur or felted wool.
- Leather or quilted medallions. Goes well with embroidery with beads, beads, and bugles.
- Bows - ties. The best options are silk, satin, suede.
- On sports models - rivets, perforations, chevrons.
Even without special sewing skills, even a novice seamstress can sew the simplest models of gloves without a pattern. This is an exciting activity, so believe me, these will definitely not be your last gloves that you sew yourself.
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