Hye Suk Kim, Yujin Hong, and Hee Eun Choi (2023). Corresponding measurement-based patternmaking method for customized gloves to support smart wearables. Journal of Industrial Textiles, 53, 1-24.
The process of the CMP method for gloves
This study developed a corresponding measurement-based patternmaking (CMP) method for gloves applicable to different hand shapes to support the manufacturing of smart wearables. This method can be used directly to implement a 2D block pattern of gloves by hand measuring and 3D scanning alone. The glove prototype was manufactured considering the glove’s functionality and usability and in accordance with the protocol designed, targeting individual participants.
The CMP method for gloves was verified by checking the function and functional fit of the customized glove prototype through a wear test that compared the prototype with a commercial glove. The rules of the existing CMP method for leggings were adjusted for the protocol to comply with the structural specificity of the hand as follows:
1) The gloves had to undergo a process in which the top center line and bottom center line were used to align the length. As the glove pattern was created using a bent hand posture for motion suitability, it was not possible to use the side and inside seam lines.
2) As the free movements of the wrist and thumb made it difficult to define a consistent posture for a hand scan, it required a modified process that differed from the leggings pattern.
3) The hand’s proximal structure is trapezoid, so modified process was inevitable. I therefore proposed guidelines for gloves’ patternmaking to help future developers.
Accordingly, a guideline for gloves’ patternmaking was proposed to help future developers. The originality of the CMP method lies in the pattern construction of a perfectly matched size, a side panel structure of C-curve fingers, and patterns for a trapezoid hand proximal part structure.
Furthermore, the newly devised CMP method for gloves can be used as a baseline for smart wearable devices to offer high functionality and usability for individuals with unique hand shapes who need customized gloves.
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