Comments on: Fingerless Jewelry Making Gloves Tutorial

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 02:41:29 +0000

In reply to Allie.

Hi Allie! Thank you for your lovely comment. I get cold easily, so I find fingerless gloves useful when the weather is chilly, and it’s making my hands and wrists cold. I can’t make jewelry if I wear full gloves or mittens. But if my fingers are free, then I can still make jewelry! 🙂 Of course, my exposed fingers are still chilly, but it sure helps when I have the rest of my hands and wrists bundled up.

And I thought that for people with hand and wrist issues, keeping those areas warm and cozy might help.

By: Allie

Allie — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 02:25:41 +0000

I feel a little stupid asking…but what is the point of fingerless jewelry-making gloves? Is it for those with circulatory problems?
I ended up on this page, as I have been settling in with beadwork , a skill I discovered while unable to work at a “real” job – same as others have mentioned here. I’ve only sold pieces here and there, to avoid becoming overwhelmed by something that I picked up for distraction purposes more than anything else.
In the meantime, Rena, I thank you for providing this forum. I’ve enjoyed looking through your site quite in the past, and only just now saw this “disabilities” section set aside. It is a comfort to come across others who are in the same boat.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:37:03 +0000

Hello everyone! I havemt posted here in awhile so thought I’d take the time to tell u about a Facebook Group that got started by me after I got involved with this section of JMJ. The name of the group if you go to Facebook, is called Physically Challenged Artist Group. We are a diverse group of men/women from all over the world who have the same common interest of keeping passion in their life by making art in spite of, and maybe even because of, our adversity from disability. If you go to Facebook and search the above name you just have to ask to join and I’ll add you. It’s a closed group only because of the private nature of the topics discussed. We are currently at 165 members. Hope to see you there!!!

By: Janet

Janet — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 18:32:09 +0000

How cute! I’ve got a bunch of ways to knit or crochet fingerless gloves, but I’m a beginner and by the time I get to them it’ll be Christmas 2014 :-), These should help my freezing hands as soon as I get to the store and back.

By: cebette murphy

cebette murphy — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:03:59 +0000

Since my studio is in my unheated basement I always wear fingerless gloves in the winter when I work. I’m always misplacing pairs so this is a great way to have a few more pairs on hand! I also buy the thin inexpensive “magic” (one size fits all) gloves at the dollar store and cut them off at the knuckle. They will unravel over time but no big deal at a dollar a pair.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:11:10 +0000

I can’t wait to try this!!!! Thanks for sharing Noreen!! Yaaa no more frozen hands in the frozen wasteland of Upstate NY!!!!!!!

By: Mary Anne Enriquez

Mary Anne Enriquez — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:26:37 +0000

Oh, forgot to say…if you “blanket stitch” you will lose the stretch …so you might not want to do that around the cut edges.. Better to use “Fray Check” to keep the fiber from unraveling. Or, just cut a bigger thumb hole and then blanket stitch.

One last thing…if you have a little girl, and she outgrows her tights…you can make these gloves and cozies too! I found some beautiful designer little girl tights marked down for 99 cents…and I took the chance I could make something with them…and I made these fingerless gloves…they go up to my elbow and are a thin “summer weight.” Just an idea.

By: Mary Anne Enriquez

Mary Anne Enriquez — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:17:52 +0000

Wonderful! I suffer from arthritis and carpal tunnel in my hands…and wearing these gives soothing warmth, and a little bit of needed compression.

I also use knee highs to cover my aluminum drink container in summer. I put ice water in there, and its too cold to hold. Making a sleeve of a cute sock keeps the cold from hurting my hands. No cutting or sewing needed. Just place the drink bottle in the sock, and allow the top sipping part to stay uncovered. Thats also a way to change your drink bottle to match your fashion. I use cotton or wool socks, but nylon cheapies work well too. Acrylic socks “pill” after a while.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:30:51 +0000

Noreen, My hands and fingers are always cold. If I could manage to create jewelry with gloves on I certainly would. Your fingerless knee sock gloves are a brlliant solution to at least keeping my hands warmer. Thanks for this great idea.

By: Karima

Karima — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:15:05 +0000

What a brilliant tutorial – I have made leg warmers from socks before.

By: Mlissabeth

Mlissabeth — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:25:09 +0000

I like the idea of going to the dollar store. I made some fingerless gloves that just covered my hands from a pair of socks where the heel and toe wore out.
I liked the design on the top so much, I had to try it, and it worked out fine.

By: Cheryl Reed

Cheryl Reed — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:54:18 +0000

I love these! I have an extreme intolerance to sun and have even bought the expensive uv gloves just so they would look good.And here you have some that look great and are a bargain hunters dream. I am not much of a seamstress but I will definitely be making these. Thanks for sharing.

By: Mindie

Mindie — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:04:30 +0000

Super cute.

By: Chance

Chance — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:46:19 +0000

So stinkin’ adorable! I love this idea! I want to go to the store right now! Forget laundry and dishes! I need to make some of these!

By: susan m. jensen

susan m. jensen — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:56:54 +0000

I am so glad to get this pattern. I just bought a new pair of socks that will be my first fingerless one. Thanks

By: Shiloh

Shiloh — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:01:49 +0000

Using socks for fingerless gloves is such a great idea! Lol, endless variation!:)

By: Doni

Doni — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:54:37 +0000

What an adorable pair of gloves! So cute to use socks to make them too. That tutorial looks very easy to follow…great job!
thanks so much for joining me for Pearls and Lace thursday!
I’m so glad you stopped by!
Doni

By: Brittany

Brittany — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:50:48 +0000

So cute! My girls would love these!

By: Kathi

Kathi — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:19:56 +0000

Love it. I’ve seen this done with sleeves from old sweaters but think this would be a little more budget friendly. Question: Do you stitch around the thumb hole? If so, what stitch do you use?

By: Noreen

Noreen — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:31:26 +0000

Hi Kathi, On the first pair I made I zigzagged (with a longish stitch) around the thumb hole, but it was really difficult.

I haven’t done anything about that with the second pair yet, but I was thinking of maybe doing a blanket stitch by hand.

Rena says if it was her, she would just not worry about it and wear the gloves till they fell apart, and then make another pair – since the socks are so cheap.