Tutorial: Altering Cheap Gloves for Text

Assalaamu alaikum, ladies! We've all seen the cheapo, $3 niqab gloves pictured above, sold on various sites in a myriad of colors. And I bet we've all had the struggle of wearing gloves and having to take the gloves off to use our phones, whether it be for texting, to make a call, or to read Quran. It's a HASSLE. But as shown in my texting-glove review, gloves that are made smart-phone capable can be EXPENSIVE, and not all of us have the ability to just run out and buy a $30 pair of gloves (especially if you have a tendency to lose only one in a pair, like me...).

Due to this, I figured out a way to alter the gloves in order to allow for smart-phone usage. No, this doesn't involve some magic metal glue or metalic yarn... It's super easy, and you only have to do it once! What did I do? I created slits!

What you are probably expecting... 

No, they aren't ugly and easy to spot. Don't worry! These slits are so sneaky, you can't even tell they are there!

Finished product.

So, how do we get these super awesome sneaky slits? Well, unfortunately you have to start out by making the ugly slits in the first photo. THEN, turn the glove inside out so you can see the inside portion of the thumb. 

We are going to create two stitches on each side of the slit, with the part of the glove which is going OVER my thumb in the photo being on top of the stitch, so it overlaps (my thumb is the same direction as the thumb of the glove).

This is the thumb inside out, with two stitches, one on each side. I made each stitch a triple stitch to keep it from coming out or pulling easily.

Now, flip the glove right-side out, and test your thumb-slit!

If the slit feels too big or is easily noticable, just turn everything inside out again and put in a third stitch. 

Aaaaand, you're done! From the front and back of the glove, it's virtually unnoticeable, and now you no longer have to take off your gloves and compromise your modesty and/or mental health in order to use your phone. 

Enjoy  ladies! Jazakum Allahu kheiran!

Sajida.