Little sheepskin mittens :)

[craeg]

I was in a charity shop yesterday and i was rummaging through their rubbish bin, sad I know but you always get bargains in there

I found some sheepskin from a coat that was ripped down the arm so gave the nice lady a fiver for it.

I have wanted some better liners for my mountaineering goretex mittens and didn't want man made fibre again. So I got to make a pattern of the mitts and got at it with my sewing machine. I used a blanket stitch with my superstring poly thread.

The thickness of the sheepskin really tested my machine so the sewing isn't as good as I would have like but unfortunately my industrial machine doesn't have the blanket stitch.

They are extraordinarily warm and allow for gripping of an axe or rope. I can't wait to get on the hill to test them

Let me know what you think.

ATB
Craeg

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[Mesquite]

They look like they'll do the job

Do you have any pics of the pattern?

 

[Totumpole]

Great idea, wish I did that with the (ex) other halfs old uggs! WHo cares what the stitching mlooks like as long as it holds!

 

[craeg]

The stitching is bombproof and super strong.

I examined the goretex outers and then sketched a pattern design from that. I wish i had kept the old manmade fibre liners but they went in the bin last year.

Only trouble is I stuck the paper in recycle bin after I finished making them. If you wanted it I could easily draw it again, no problem.

 

[Toddy]

Good idea that and I'm astonished that your sewing machine did so well

Is the pattern the one that has three vertical seams coming down to the cuff ? or did you manage it with two, one at the side and one from the heel of the hand ? Very traditional pattern for sheepskin Very practical too.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Dreadhead]

they look damn toasty!

 

[craeg]

Thanks guys for the great comments

They have 3 seams Toddy. I have no idea how you could achieve it with 2 The machine is a Janome from the 80's and just about managed it

 

[Mesquite]

They have 3 seams Toddy. I have no idea how you could achieve it with 2 The machine is a Janome from the 80's and just about managed it

Ahhh I understand how it's done now And how you can do it with two seams

 

[Tjurved]

Very nice. You cant beat that kind of mittens. Mittens rule over gloves any day of the weak.

 

[craeg]

Just had a look at my my mittens and how it can be done 2 seams. Seems obvious now but I aren't going to remake them.

Second thoughts I might make some to put on maker's market?

 

[Bundleman]

Toasty! I shall be scouring my local charity shops later...