The design and production of handmade leather gloves is an art that has been handed down from father to son for over 100 years.
The glove production begins with the 17 processing steps of the raw skins, to which the 12 operations necessary for the creation of the actual glove will follow. The heart of the production of the handmade leather glove is, without a doubt, the seam. After all, the glove get its characteristic appearance during the sewing phases which require great care and precision.
The glove sewing techniques are different. Poor quality gloves are glued with glues or other substances, while those in real leather are sewn in four different ways:
SELLAIO. It is the perfect sewing technique for the thicker gloves for which it is needed that the thread holds the two parts of the glove together overlapping the edges of the leather. The sellaio seam is usually used for sports models.
PIQUET. This type of seam requires that the parts of the glove are retained and then sewn on each other. The piquet seam is perfect for very fine gloves.
STROCK. The strock technique involves creating a chain seam, internal or external. It is the most popular method because it fits itself to any type of glove.
BY HAND. The traditional hand seam once used for all gloves, today it is instead used only for the finest models. Very few master craftsmen still know the sewing technique of
The ancient Neapolitan gloves of the twentieth century. The seam will be followed by the lining, hemming, ironing and the final inspection. That is how comes out a small masterpiece of craftsmanship that can be still admired and worn today.
