2022 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

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  • QueenJess
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    Where do you get the thumb-holes? Is it where they pull at the join to the hand, or do they simply wear through at the top? 

    Most knitted gloves I've seen are very loosely-knitted so would wear out quickly, so you could try asking a knitter to knit you some more densely-knitted to last better. 

    Leather gloves are fine in rain, snow, hail... but they are not necessarily incredibly warm, being tight-fitting. 

    Have you tried wearing fingerless mitts, or wrist-warmers, thin ones, all the time and then old-fashioned mittens over the top of them when you go outside? The airspace at the top of the mitten does an excellent insulation job and I would say densely-knitted wool mittens will keep your hands most toasty! Esp if worn over thin wrist-warmers... 


    They aren't wearing at the join, just simple wearing through on the bit of your thumb you use to pick up stuff.  I was hoping leather gloves with some sort of wool/cashmere or something inside would be good for warmth?
    I think using the old-fashioned mittens over the top would still give me the same wearing problem in the thumb.  I do only wear my gloves outside (although I don't always take them off for food shopping for example).  I have no idea what I do with them, but I guess they are just well used.
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  • MrsCD
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    If it's just on the thumbs, could you sew some patches of leather where they wear out?
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  • CapricornLass
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    Why not look for some Thinsulate gloves?  M&S usually sell them in the Autumn ready for Christmas.  Or visit somewhere like Cotswold Camping, or Go.  They should have insulated gloves - and might even have some in the summer!

    Leather will keep the wind off, but they would have to be lined with silk or wool to trap air, to provide any warmth.  Or darn your gloves and wear them inside a pair of leather gloves.  The cheapest proper leather gloves are probably to be found in the garden centre rather than in a clothes shop, though.
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    PS.  The warmest gloves I have is a pair of ski mittens by Helly Hansen.  That's another option.
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