
INTERNATIONAL MEN’S HEALTH WEEK
This year, at STALSEN, we wanted to put the health and safety of our hands in the spotlight.
6/1/2022
A guide to help you understand the gauge of a glove liner, and how it impacts on functionality and comfort.
The gauge designates the number of stitches per inch in each glove. As the number of stitches per inch increases, the amount of yarn actually decreases, resulting in thinner gloves. The gauge, in short, highlights the weight of the glove.
Glove linings often range from 7-gauge to 21-gauge. It is common to think that 7-gauge is the lightest and 21-gauge is the heaviest, but it is in fact the opposite. Therefore, the higher the gauge, the thinner the glove and the lower the gauge, the thicker and less dexterous the glove is.
The lower gauge gloves are thicker and coarser with less dexterity, making tasks like picking up small objects more difficult.
The higher the gauge usually means a softer glove with better dexterity, resulting in something more comfortable to wear. An added benefit of a higher-gauge glove is that it provides a high level of tactility and therefore, it will be easier to do certain jobs that require fine-tuning skills.
Traditionally wearing a thinner glove may feel like your hands are less protected however, with the latest innovations and technologies you can indeed have a higher gauge glove liner which doesn’t impact the cut protection. This results in a glove that has the feel of a cut level 1, but the protection of a cut level E, for example.
This year, at STALSEN, we wanted to put the health and safety of our hands in the spotlight.
We are excited to announce we are adding further to the ‘Rayza’ product range with the NEW RAYZA RX556
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