Classification of Gloves
Glove can be divided into several kinds based on different standard:
- Producing Method
- sewing, knitting, dipping.
- material
- Cotton yarn, plush, leather, microfiber, cloth, rubber, PVC, etc.
- Finger shape
- The shape covers: Split finger gloves, mittens, straight gloves, half-finger gloves and fingerless gloves.
- Split finger gloves: a separate sheath for each finger.
- Mittens: a separate sheath for the thumbs, the remaining 4 fingers are connected together.
- Three-finger gloves : one sheath for the thumb, one sheath for the index finger, and the other 3 fingers share one sheath.
- Straight gloves : 5 fingers share one sheath.
- Half-finger gloves: each sheath is not closed at the end, the sheath only cover half fingers, mostly till the end of the first knuckle.
- Fingerless gloves: no sheath for finger part, open at the heel of the finger.