| An old and reclusive art, glove making
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| | that they tried to fit their hands into
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| has been intertwined with human culture
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| | gloves a size too small! This forced
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| since the days of the caveman. The first
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| | one's hand to rest in a half cupped
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| gloves resembled crude mittens. As the
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| | position - perfect for greeting, but not
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| years passed, glove making became more of
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| | for kissing. If you have ever attempted
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| a refined art. Articulated fingers were
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| | to don a glove you are too big for, you
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| stitched in to provide more dexterity and
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| | realize what a task these women
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| ease of movement. While glove makers'
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| | undertook! Buttonhook and powdered alum
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| guilds once dominated in a society
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| | provided some lubrication, but still,
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| obsessed with a covered hand, today very
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| | before an opera, determined women would
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| few remain. Fewer still are the patterns
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| | sit for hours, coaxing their hands down
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| available for hand-made gloves. Machine
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| | into tight gloves.
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| sewn and hand-finished gloves are mostly
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| | Few tomes remain that give us real
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| what you'll find in the market.
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| | insight of early gloves. One of the more
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| Gloves are seen in ancient writings, such
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| | revered in existence today is Le Gant.
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| as Homer's The Odyssey, in which Laertes
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| | The book, while entirely in French,
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| is said to wear gloves in his garden so
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| | reveals many patterns and divulges a
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| as to avoid the brambles. There is some
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| | brief development and history of the
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| debate over the translation of this text.
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| | glove. Also included are passages
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| In The History of Herodotus, written in
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| | telling us of the period's social
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| 440 BC, Herodotus describes how
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| | relevance and sexual significance
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| Leotychides was given a bribe in the form
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| | pertaining to the glove.
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| of a gauntlet overflowing with silver,
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| | Insulation from the heat or cold.
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| which later incriminated him.
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| | Protection from scratches and cuts. The
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| As years passed, the complexity and
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| | instigation of duels. Bold or minute
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| versatility of gloves grew. Plated
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| | fashion statements. Gloves have worn
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| gauntlets are dated back as far as the
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| | many hats, so to speak, throughout
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| early 14th century. Before that, mail
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| | history. They continue to be a wholly
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| gloves were worn. Some knights were
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| | integral part of many jobs today.
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| cited as wearing mail gloves under their
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| | Conversely, there has been a sharp
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| plated gauntlets for added strength.
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| | decline in the use of gloves as fashion
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| Now, if we look to the fashion world, we
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| | accessories over the past several
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| see a marvelous array of styles. Cloth
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| | decades. Fewer and fewer girls attend
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| and leather gauntlets displayed intricate
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| | their proms with gloves. Fashion is a
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| embroideries. Ladies in the 19th century
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| | fickle thing, and only time will tell the
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| adored opera gloves. One peculiarity is
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| | future of the glove.
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