18. What are good sources for making gloves and glove patterns?
I have found two books that have a great amount of
information on glove and hood making.
"Falconry and Hawking" by Phillip Glasier has written a
great chapter on glove making. He has written a step-by-step
procedure to making a falconry glove. There is one pattern
for a standard long cuff glove with information on how to add
a second reinforcement for handling eagles/large hawks. This
book is available from Nicholson's bookstore.
"Falconry: Principles and Practice" by Roger Upton has a
chapter on glove and hood making. I haven't read the book yet
so I can't say how good the instructions are. His book
contains 5 different glove patterns.
- The first glove is a standard falconry glove with 2
variations.
- The second glove is an arab hawking glove pattern.
- The third glove is a sparrowhawk or merlin "two-finger"
glove.
- The last two glove patterns are Indian hawking glove
patterns.
"Falconry:Principles and Practice" can be purchased from
Buteo Books or Nicholson's bookstore.
