Wearing gloves to keep us warm is one thing, as we only need comfort and a certain level of dexterity to perform some routines. But wearing work gloves requires excellent fit as we operate machines and handle tasks with our hands. It would be inefficient and even dangerous to work without a glove that fits just right.
Yet, many of us might wonder, “How should work gloves fit?”. Well, here’s an important hint: pay attention to the fit around your fingers, especially the thumb.
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How Should Work Gloves Fit?
1. How Should My Work Gloves Fit
As stated above, you need a glove that embraces your hands well to give you sufficient dexterity when handling tasks. We need a pair to protect us without compromising on sensitivity, primarily when we perform intricate tasks. So, please look at these clues to know if your current pair is a good fit:
- The glove fabric must fit at the tip of your fingers without much space. This is to ensure that you have a snug fit on the fingertips for sensitivity. If you wear a pair with a touch-screen function, make sure there is barely a gap in your thumbs and index fingers with the fabric.
- The whole pair must embrace all your fingers without extra material. Such a good fit of the gloves fingers is essential for handling heavy stuff. We will not want to lose our grip on the heavy boxes and end up hurting our feet or the box content.
- There should be little space around the wrists. It will be uncomfortable for us if the gloves are too tight, gripping our wrist and leaving a suffocating feeling. Yet, we should not leave too much space, as work like grinding or welding might hurt us if our glove closure cannot shield sparks and heat well.
- A well-fitted pair must allow freedom of movement. Often, gloves are made to separate the direction of the thumb and other fingers for us to grab and grip with better control. Even if the glove fits nicely to your hands, you have to make sure you can bend, open and close your hands just fine. This function might have much to do with glove materials and designs. So, choosing the right pair with flexible and breathable fabric is also necessary.
2. How Should My Leather Gloves Fit
Just like other types of glove material, you want your leather gloves to fit nicely without tightening around your fingers. Some leather materials tend to be stiffer than pairs made of other fabrics. They can significantly restrict your movements if you do not find a flexible one.
Wearing leather gloves requires more maintenance than others to ensure that it fits your hands for a long time. We should be careful when washing and drying them to prevent unwanted shrinkage, which can ruin them for good.
How to Measure Hands for Gloves
We all want our gloves to fit perfectly, especially when we shop online and have no chance to try on the pair directly. Such situations call for proper hand measurement. This task takes you little time and effort, so just prepare a measure soft tape and get started:
- Measure the length of your hand: You can do this by stretching the tape from the tip of your middle finger to your wrist.
- Measure the width of your hand: Now, leave out the thumb in this measurement. You should just wrap the measuring tape around the middle part of your palm.
- Now, match those numbers with the available glove chart of the brand you are looking for gloves.
Still, please note that many brands have their own design and sizing. Some claim that their gloves are available for a universal fit, but they might be one size smaller or bigger than the standard chart. So, make sure you read the reviews and ask for advice from the brand to know for sure.
Tips When Choosing Well-Fitted Gloves
Also, issues arise when your index fingers are longer than standard size or your thumbs are rather muscular.
In this case, you can purchase the pair that is closest to your hands’ dimensions, then stretch the pair. Not every material allows stretching, but knit textiles and high-quality leather do, so maybe keep in mind these options when looking for work gloves.
If you do not need thick gloves to handle heavy tasks, opt for a thinner pair among your available choices.
Here’s the thing, gloves with protective functions like cut, heat, flame, or abrasion resistance might be thicker than usual. Yet, some pairs come with a high rate for such protection with less compromise on dexterity. It might mean that we pay a little more for flexible premium fabrics, but it is worthwhile in the long term.
Conclusion
Now, we know what criteria we should look at when judging “How should work gloves fit?”
It is essential for you to make a fist easily with your newly bought pair. And kindly make sure to keep the gloves in good conditions by minimizing unnecessary stretching, washing, and drying the right way. If we maintain it well, the pair will fit and support us for a long while.
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