Driving glove manufacturer in Bangladesh

Driving gloves began as motoring kit: thin leather for feel through a wooden or leather wheel, cut-outs over the knuckles so the hand can flex, and an open back to let heat out. Today they are bought mostly by fashion and accessory labels, and by motoring and car club shops as gifts. A driving glove manufacturer in Bangladesh has to cut closer than for a dress glove, because a glove that bunches at the palm slips on the wheel.

Garments Hub BD has not yet vetted a glove unit. On a driving glove brief the desk finds a unit that cuts thin skins and punches perforations cleanly, visits it with your sample pair, and answers inside 5 working days with that unit's quote or a straight no if none is right.

Kinds of driving glove

Perforated full leather

Lamb or deerskin with a punched pattern over the back of the hand and fingers, knuckle holes and a snap at the wrist. The classic gift glove, usually unlined, in brown, tan and black.

String back gloves

A crocheted cotton back joined to a leather palm and fingers. Very light and airy, liked by classic car drivers in warm weather. The crochet is often bought from a separate maker, so ask who makes it.

Open back with snap tab

A leather palm and fingers with a wide opening over the back of the hand, closed by a tab and snap. Quick to put on and take off, and cooler than a closed back on a long drive.

Fingerless driving gloves

Fingers end at the middle knuckle with a rolled or bound edge. Chosen for a sporty look and for using a phone in the car; the finish at each finger end is where cheap versions fray or split.

Palm grip panel gloves

A second layer of leather or a textured patch across the palm and inside the fingers, for grip on a smooth or damp wheel. Adds stitching and cost, and sells to the track day buyer.

How to specify a driving glove

Leather and feel

Name lamb, hair sheep or deerskin and a thickness, usually 0.6 to 0.9 mm. Thinner gives more feel through the wheel; thicker lasts longer but dulls the grip.

Perforation pattern

Send the pattern as a drawing with hole size and spacing per glove size. Holes punched too close to a seam weaken it, so keep them clear of stitch lines.

Knuckle cut-outs

Round, oval or one long slot, with the size given for each glove size. A hole that sits off the knuckle on a large size rubs and looks wrong.

Wrist closure

Snap and tab, a hook and loop tab, or a plain vent. For a snap, name the metal and finish, and whether the back of it touches the skin when closed.

Seam on the fingers

Outseam stitching keeps the seam ridge off the fingertips, which a driver feels on the wheel. Say whether you want it machine sewn or hand sewn, as look and time differ.

Close cut

A driving glove is cut with less ease than a dress glove. Give hand circumference and finger length per size so the unit can grade the pattern tightly.

Rules and tests for driving gloves

REACH Annex XVII, entry 27

Caps how much nickel a metal part touching the skin for long periods may release, at 0.5 micrograms per square centimetre per week in the EU. The wrist snap is that part, so ask for a release test on it.

REACH Annex XVII, entry 47

Sets the EU ceiling for chromium VI in leather worn against the skin at 3 mg/kg. An unlined driving glove puts the whole skin on the hand, so test each colour lot of leather.

LWG

A brand that publishes where its leather comes from may ask for a tannery with a Leather Working Group rating. Check the rating on the tannery's certificate rather than taking the unit's word.

What moves the price at a driving glove manufacturer in Bangladesh

• Perforation: a punched pattern needs a die for each size, and laser perforation adds a machine step.
• Crochet backs bought from a separate knitter cost more than a leather back and add a supplier.
• Hand sewn outseams take several times longer than machine sewing.
• Snap hardware: a nickel free snap costs more than a plain plated one.
• Deerskin costs more than lamb, and a palm grip panel adds leather and two seams per glove.

Lead time for driving gloves

A driving glove sample usually takes 10 to 18 days; a new perforation die or a crochet back from another maker adds days. Driving glove bulk typically needs 40 to 65 days from the signed pre-production pair. Hand sewn versions sit at the long end because each pair takes far longer to sew. Your quote confirms the dates for the quantity and colours.

What we check on driving gloves before shipment

• Knuckle hole positionThe cut-outs are checked on a hand in each sampled size, since a hole off the knuckle rubs and looks wrong.
• Perforation edgesHoles are checked for clean punches with no torn grain or hanging fibres, which spread into tears after a few drives.
• Snap fixingEach sampled snap is opened, closed and pulled, as a snap that tears out of thin leather ends the glove's life.
• Palm smoothnessThe palm is checked for creases and seam ridges, which a driver feels through the wheel.

Questions buyers ask about driving gloves