Caps06 1 Report post Posted February 20, 2016 I recently purchased a pair of 15 inch gloves (Nexus 800). I did this over the 14s because the cuff on the 14s had dug into my skin and restricted my movement. The 15s fit me in terms of the palms and body. They do not fit in terms of fingers. They are a tad too long, any idea how I can get them to fit a little smaller? Looking for DIY methods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YesLanges 126 Report post Posted February 20, 2016 I've never done fingers, but I got a thing for vintage gloves, so I've cut down the cuffs a few times to wear with modern elbow pads. In principle, it's the same process, but I'm not sure it's worth the time to do 8 times (assuming the thumbs are OK): You find the seam near the tip, slit it open, cut out some padding, and then sew the outer material back together and trim off the excess material. It's an all-day project to do the cuffs on gloves, because you have to cut the thread without damaging the piping, pull out the padding and the hard plastic insert, cut the plastic and the padding, and then you need to sew back through the original piping and the material underneath. I used regular thread doubled, but next time I do this kind of thing, I might try light fishing line. If the fingers have piping, it will work; if they don't, there's a risk that after you sew them closed, they'll keep fraying at the edges and eventually open back up. Obviously, you also have to cut and sew up all the leather of each finger, too. The leather ones below are an "after" picture of a teammate's gloves. I didn't take a "before" shot, but they started out with 4 eyelet holes instead of 2. The nylon ones below are a "before" picture of one of the old Coopers that I use. The cuffs now end right at that white line in that orange & black "C" logo there. I'll take a another picture of them and post the "after." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted February 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Caps06 said: I recently purchased a pair of 15 inch gloves (Nexus 800). I did this over the 14s because the cuff on the 14s had dug into my skin and restricted my movement. The 15s fit me in terms of the palms and body. They do not fit in terms of fingers. They are a tad too long, any idea how I can get them to fit a little smaller? Looking for DIY methods. I can't think of an easy method of doing so. Removing the stitching from the last half to quarter inch of the fingers, then removing some material and sewing it back together is the only thing that I can come up with off the top of my head. It won't shorten the padding and will put a little arch in the outside of the finger but it should make it feel more snug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caps06 1 Report post Posted February 20, 2016 37 minutes ago, YesLanges said: I've never done fingers, but I got a thing for vintage gloves, so I've cut down the cuffs a few times to wear with modern elbow pads. In principle, it's the same process, but I'm not sure it's worth the time to do 8 times (assuming the thumbs are OK): You find the seam near the tip, slit it open, cut out some padding, and then sew the outer material back together and trim off the excess material. It's an all-day project to do the cuffs on gloves, because you have to cut the thread without damaging the piping, pull out the padding and the hard plastic insert, cut the plastic and the padding, and then you need to sew back through the original piping and the material underneath. I used regular thread doubled, but next time I do this kind of thing, I might try light fishing line. If the fingers have piping, it will work; if they don't, there's a risk that after you sew them closed, they'll keep fraying at the edges and eventually open back up. Obviously, you also have to cut and sew up all the leather of each finger, too. The leather ones below are an "after" picture of a teammate's gloves. I didn't take a "before" shot, but they started out with 4 eyelet holes instead of 2. The nylon ones below are a "before" picture of one of the old Coopers that I use. The cuffs now end right at that white line in that orange & black "C" logo there. I'll take a another picture of them and post the "after." 20 minutes ago, Chadd said: I can't think of an easy method of doing so. Removing the stitching from the last half to quarter inch of the fingers, then removing some material and sewing it back together is the only thing that I can come up with off the top of my head. It won't shorten the padding and will put a little arch in the outside of the finger but it should make it feel more snug. Thanks guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted February 20, 2016 I'm only talking about the palm material, not the padding or even the gussets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caps06 1 Report post Posted February 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Chadd said: I'm only talking about the palm material, not the padding or even the gussets. so unstich it and then restitch it somewhere else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YesLanges 126 Report post Posted February 22, 2016 Chadd: When the format of this forum changed the other day, I was able to post and (for the first time ever), also able to upload those 2 photos the way I do on other forums and insert into the post. Until today, I was unable to reply again (on any thread) or to edit my post in this one or to send any messages. Until today, nothing happened when I put my cursor in the Reply box and the Edit function only allowed me to enter a reason for editing but not to actually edit the post. Now, I don't see any tab to allow me to upload any new files...it will only let me insert the 2 photos already uploaded the other day. I tried to do them as 2 different urls from ZippyShare, but it doesn't look like it's going to work. Here's the finished product of the cut-down Cooper Pros. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gummer12 134 Report post Posted February 22, 2016 43 minutes ago, YesLanges said: Chadd: When the format of this forum changed the other day, I was able to post and (for the first time ever), also able to upload those 2 photos the way I do on other forums and insert into the post. Until today, I was unable to reply again (on any thread) or to edit my post in this one or to send any messages. Until today, nothing happened when I put my cursor in the Reply box and the Edit function only allowed me to enter a reason for editing but not to actually edit the post. Now, I don't see any tab to allow me to upload any new files...it will only let me insert the 2 photos already uploaded the other day. I tried to do them as 2 different urls from ZippyShare, but it doesn't look like it's going to work. Here's the finished product of the cut-down Cooper Pros. put this in the bug thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted February 27, 2016 On 2/20/2016 at 1:00 PM, Caps06 said:so unstich it and then restitch it somewhere else? Sorry man, I've been sick with the flu all week. I'll try and post a pic of what I mean later tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
