What do we mean by glove gauge?
We refer to gauge throughout our website because it’s very relevant to the properties of the glove and the intended use. It’s a way of measuring the density of the construction and it indicates whether the glove is lightweight, heavyweight, fine or bulky.
The word “gauge” indicates the number of stitches per inch of the glove. As the number of stitches per inch increase, the glove’s gauge increases. Also, as the
glove’s gauge increases, the amount of yarn used per square inch decreases.
This is because the thickness of the yarn decreases as we go down in gauge. So
as the gauge increases the thickness of the glove decreases.
For example, 7-gauge gloves are generally thick and bulky compared to 18-gauge
gloves which are really thin and light.
Typically, as you move up the gauges the density/tightness of the knit also
increases. At MCR Safety we offer various gauge gloves such as 7, 10, 13, 15 and
18.
Which Gauge Is The Best?
This all depends on your working environment and hazards you face. Certain gauge
gloves performance better in certain environments. As fibre technology changes,
this allows us to development superior gloves which are thinner and strong.
Historically is would have been a thicker and bulker designer.
