My first attempt at gloves (in Coello's portrait of ) did
not fit as well as I would like, with the cuff stitching
being too tight, making them difficult ot put on. - Right.
(I will most likely cut this cuff off and replace it with a
larger, embroidered cuff - Elizabethan in style). Some time
ago, I had purchased some lovely brown supple leather which
had been earmarked for another pair of gloves. Now was the
time to make another pair. My Documentation on gloves (general) is HERE, and my doco for these gloves for the Kingdom A&S comp is HERE. I was going to put this in Cockatrice Marie is already doing one. |
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2. Holbein's Charles de Solier Lord of Morette, 1534-35 3. Paolo Cavazzola's Portrait of a Lady 4. Moretto da Brescia's portrait and 5. Durer's self portrait, 1498. (below L) All show similarly styled gloves with a short trank,
folded cuff. Most are reasonably plain, with pinking/cutting
seen in both women's and men's gloves, which are similar in
style. |
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the
Streatley Stitch. |
Pattern for gloves |
Pattern traced on back of leather |
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First place the thumb. |
The fiddly bit on the thumb... |
Then, from the index finger moving outwards, stitch each finger individually. Only cut the finger you are currently doing or you will regret it! |
I recommend stitching from the base of the fingers to the
tip, so you can trim the fauchet if it is too long. |
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I still have to decide on the final decoration. I am thinking of pinking the cuff and using the little leather bow, as in Holbein's Charles de Solier. which appears to hold the cuff in place. |
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The final seam to stitch is the outside along the pinky finger. |
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The final (L) glove. |
the final glove (L) palm side. |
Bibliography:
BOOKS
Scans were from the Masters of German Art series:
PERIODICALS.
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