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January 15, 2010 6:36 AM Subscribe
Can leather gloves be relined? If so, where?
I have a lovely pair of leather driving gloves that are soft, supple and well fitting. I love these gloves and the leather is in great shape. The cashmere lining however is not going to last another winter. There's already a hole in one finger. I'd like to get the loves relined, preferably with cashmere or something equally soft and silky. Where can I take my gloves to get this done? Is there anyone you've used or recommend for this kind of work in the DC/Norther VA area?
I have a lovely pair of leather driving gloves that are soft, supple and well fitting. I love these gloves and the leather is in great shape. The cashmere lining however is not going to last another winter. There's already a hole in one finger. I'd like to get the loves relined, preferably with cashmere or something equally soft and silky. Where can I take my gloves to get this done? Is there anyone you've used or recommend for this kind of work in the DC/Norther VA area?
A good cobbler is an excellent suggestion, failing that, someone who works with saddlery and harness repairs?
posted by ceri richard at 7:42 AM on January 15, 2010
posted by ceri richard at 7:42 AM on January 15, 2010
I doubt a cobbler can do this.
I would advise you call the Sermoneta gloves shop in NYC, the U.S. store for the Italian couture glove maker, and ask them for a recommendation (presumably, you would mail the gloves away). Or whoever is your fine glove purveyor of choice (e.g., not Macy's, regardless of whether that's where you bought the gloves).
Sadly, I think the American marketplace is such that your search for a craftsman who can reline fine leather gloves with cashmere will be fruitless, at least in Northern Virginia.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 7:45 AM on January 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
I would advise you call the Sermoneta gloves shop in NYC, the U.S. store for the Italian couture glove maker, and ask them for a recommendation (presumably, you would mail the gloves away). Or whoever is your fine glove purveyor of choice (e.g., not Macy's, regardless of whether that's where you bought the gloves).
Sadly, I think the American marketplace is such that your search for a craftsman who can reline fine leather gloves with cashmere will be fruitless, at least in Northern Virginia.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 7:45 AM on January 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
I found this: Repair the lining of your cashmere-lined leather gloves.
posted by amyms at 8:04 AM on January 15, 2010
posted by amyms at 8:04 AM on January 15, 2010
Response by poster: I called Sermoneta. They do not reline and do not know of who to would reline the gloves. However, they are more than happy to sell me a new pair of cashmere lined gloves. I know I could buy a new pair. However, these were a gift and I don't see any reason to discard the leather since they're in such good shape.
I'll check with the cobbler who repaired my leather boots last year and also with the tailor that I've used.
posted by onhazier at 9:46 AM on January 15, 2010
I'll check with the cobbler who repaired my leather boots last year and also with the tailor that I've used.
posted by onhazier at 9:46 AM on January 15, 2010
Ah, I guess that's to be suspected--gotta hustle for those fine leather glove dollars. Amyms' link looks great.
I would advise being careful if you select a cobbler to do this (unless you're not terribly particular). My GF's mother took a very nice couture handbag to have the lining re-stitched by someone regarded as the "best" cobbler in her major East Coast city, and they totally butchered it. It strikes me that in days of old, a cobbler was a skilled artisan who would be able to perform the delicate surgery on gloves you're looking for--but I think this is a lost art.
It's also probably BYOC (bring your own cashmere).
posted by Admiral Haddock at 11:34 AM on January 15, 2010
I would advise being careful if you select a cobbler to do this (unless you're not terribly particular). My GF's mother took a very nice couture handbag to have the lining re-stitched by someone regarded as the "best" cobbler in her major East Coast city, and they totally butchered it. It strikes me that in days of old, a cobbler was a skilled artisan who would be able to perform the delicate surgery on gloves you're looking for--but I think this is a lost art.
It's also probably BYOC (bring your own cashmere).
posted by Admiral Haddock at 11:34 AM on January 15, 2010
Response by poster: And if it is BYOC I guess I need to source some cashmere. Time to check Good Will.
posted by onhazier at 12:26 PM on January 15, 2010
posted by onhazier at 12:26 PM on January 15, 2010
Response by poster: Actually, I wonder... I've some friends who are hard core knitters. I wonder if I can convince one of them to knit the lining that I could sew in myself.
posted by onhazier at 12:28 PM on January 15, 2010
posted by onhazier at 12:28 PM on January 15, 2010
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For real. A good cobbler could probably do this --- they do shoes and handbags, after all!
posted by zizzle at 7:18 AM on January 15, 2010