Welding Gloves That Live Forever

Don't chuck yer 15$ welding gloves because the seams came apart.
This is how to "Man Sew" with Kevlar thread, and get a crazy long life out of your welding gloves.

I have a rather large collection of nice leather TIG gloves that I got new while at various welding jobs over the years. usually the seams on one glove come undone after a week, long before the leather rips, and I'd chuck em into a drawer and ask for new ones.
these gloves cost from 7 to 25$ a pair by the way, but can't be used when they expose your hand to weld sparks n heat.
now that I'm in business for myself, I look for ways to save cash.
This is one of them

Step 1: What You Need

I went to the Tandy factory outlet in Denver to get my supplies, but you may be able to order from their website.

* I bought a spool of Kevlar thread for 25$ US
( most welding gloves are made with Kevlar thread because it's flame proof, but this stuff is tougher, and we're gonna double thread it)
* Second I bought an assortment bag of leather needles. I think I paid 6$

*Lastly, you need your used gloves, and your ready to do this

Step 2: Threading N Knots

A quick trick to making a good knot that won't untie:

* First thread the needle, which is easy with these big leather needles, and make it as long as your arm doubled. ( mines shorter for instruction purposes)

* Then even up the loose ends, and make a big loop so that you overlap the thread onto the needle, and hold em all together with your left finger and thumb. ( pic 2)

* Wrap the double thread around the needle twice towards the sharp end. ( pic 3 )

* Wrap back over those wraps twice towards your fingers. ( pic 4)

*Without letting go, scooch your left finger and thumb onto the wraps, and squeeze.

* Get a firm grip on the sharp end with your right hand, and gingerly pull those wraps to the left, and off the needle.
you gotta loosen your grip just enough to get passed the eye. ( pic 5 )
- also I will sometimes keep my left pinky in the loop, until its almost closed, to keep the thread from getting caught and knotted before it gets to the end.

* Don't let go... pull that bundle all the way to the end of the thread over itself, until it slips out of your fingers.

- you should have a clean double double knot at the end now. ( pic. 6 )

Step 3: Inside Out

When you flip the glove inside out, make sure to keep track of which finger you need to fix, unless its the palm. ( it's always the palm!)

Step 4: Use Someone Else's Holes!

These leather gloves are tough to sew, but fortunately they already have thread holes, so just use them!

* I run the needle thru both sides, and wrap around over and over again.

*once I get the hole closed, I pull it tight, push the needle thru the last loop and pull that tight.
cut one of the threads at about an inch and a half, and tie the two together in a knot.
then I can clip both short, and I'm done.

Repeat on any other holes!

Step 5: Better Then New!

Aside from being dirty, now that I've fixed these gloves, they're better then new, and they last months, or longer!

The first pair I fixed has been put thru a lot of hard metal work, and not just welding, and I'm shocked that they're still killin it 3 months later with no other holes!
I may never have to buy a new pair... seriously!

So I fixed up all the gloves I had saved, and was so stoked I decided to make this Instructable.
Tanks and Bombs!

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