How to Make Ninja Mittens

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Intro: How to Make Ninja Mittens

Tired of your old, ugly mittens? We've got a pretty creative way to whip up some awesome ninja mittens out of a long sleeve T-shirt and a little extra fabric. We at ThreadBanger are always looking for new, crafty DIY projects. So if you have an idea, send it in! And don't forget to subscribe to our iTunes podcast!



STEP 1: Cut Off Sleeves

First, cut off the sleeves of a long-sleeve T-shirt.

STEP 2: Lay Sleeves Flat

Now, cut along the seams and lay the sleeves out flat.

STEP 3: Mitten Length

Find a good length for your mittens, and cut off the extra fabric.

STEP 4: Extra Fabric

Now, cut another piece of fabric about the size of the width of the sleeves, and cut a few strips.

STEP 5: Sew on the Strips

Pin the strips to the sleeves, and sew them on!

STEP 6: Sew the Sleeve Together

Next, have a friend wrap the sleeve (inside out) around your arm and pin it together; then sew.

STEP 7: Cut Off the Extra Fabric

Cut off the extra fabric after sewing.

STEP 8: Thumbs

Turn the mittens inside out again, cut thumb holes, and you're finished!

62 Comments

ninjasamurai 12 years ago

fantastic job and a smashing job mixing the colors baby barf green and neon yellow, but seriously really great job

oyacostumes 12 years ago

Excelent ideas, I gonna do the same...I gonna be a Ninja jejeje, I found cool ninja cotumes here http://www.oyacostumes.ca/Search-CA?st=ninja

luvit 14 years ago

 is it just me? for the past couple months, i;ve seen ninjas everywhere..

The Rusted Workman 13 years ago

no its not, there everywhere, all around you, theres at least 20 people i know that are training to be ninja's, me included :P all by the means of NID

Hellchild 13 years ago

Ninjas are meant to be unseen.
If you see a "ninja" you lose. That "ninja" isn't a real ninja.

Draoicht 14 years ago

Good to see Threadbangers on here now. I've been watching them on YouTube for a while.

kagenin 14 years ago

 I just made a set earlier this week, they're toasty warm and awesome!

I used an old long sleeve t-shirt that I hadn't worn in quite a while - the sleeves where long, but the torso was getting a bit short for me, and it wasn't really stretching out long enough.  There were some cool looking asian calligraphy on the arms, which added a nice touch.  It was an old shirt I must have had for at least 12 years, real thick thermal weave fabric.

After I cut the sleeves to length, I unpinned them and used them as templates against the back of the shirt.  My gracious girlfriend  ran her sewing machine through the elbow-side ends (sleeve characters on the inside), then ran it through all four layers of fabric for some extra toasty warmness.  The inside liner would make adding things like pockets a bit easier, which I'll probably add soon, or make another pair with a set of pockets installed before the final stitching-up.

Very Ninja (though probably illegal in some areas) additions could include fist packs inside the palms, leather and steel reinforcements over the back of the hand, steel studs across knuckles, pockets for throwing spikes or knives...

More geeky additions could be some Arduino Lilypad accessories, like a custom wireless "Power Glove" with buttons, buttons, fingertip contact switches, accelerometers and gyroscopes to be used as a game controller (which could also be used as a MIDI instrument... You could turn a Tai Chi into an interactive music experience..., or something just to run windows with something other than a mouse or trackpad - I HATE laptop trackpads and tend to use a PS2 controller rigged up as a mouse).  Or it could just be used to measure punch velocity if you're in boxing or martial arts training... aww, now that sounds kinda rad.  Installing a stealth audio or video recording devices is another very ninja, geeky application...

Very cool project, very simple, yet you can endlessly tweak and add to the design to make something that is truly your own.  Thanks for posting this!

Kiteman 16 years ago

Actually, never mind Ninjas - make these pink and grey and they'd be Emo mittens!

Danny 16 years ago

no for emo mittens you would need a pouch for a razor blade

Kiteman 16 years ago

Huh? Are American Emos different to UK Emos? Ours are sort of "goth-lite" - they smile more and wear pink with the black. Not violent at all.

Mitten 16 years ago

Our emo kids dont smile that much. Theyre basically teenagers who haven't learned to deal with their angst. And to popular belief they cut their wrists like goth kids do. Thats what danny was referring to, razors to cut themselves. Let the following dispute COMMENCE!

Kiteman 16 years ago

Who's disputing? I teach emos, and they're generally relaxed about their stereotyped image - they told me it keeps away the uber-geeks and the jocks, leaving just "normal" boys to deal with.

Danny 16 years ago

well, i live in the uk and i have friends who are emo's and usually they are steryotyped to slit there wrists because of derpession but we joke about it and thats all my comment was A JOKE

=D

Kiteman 16 years ago

OK, old bean, I get you - you can relax now.

nanonano58 16 years ago

nobody understends me !!!! :'(

Udon 15 years ago

Did you hear about that new emo pizza?
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