Flash Colored Gloves
We’ve made and sold Flash Colored Gloves for over 25 years. The generic name “Flash Gloves” is unknown but is believed to be derived from the colorful gloves popular among cheer groups. This post contains information about colored gloves which are primarily used for events, cheerleaders, parades, promotions, and shows.
History
and evolution of Flash Colored Gloves
Originally, colored gloves could not be found commercially
and were dyed at home using white cotton gloves with dye solutions. Over time,
due to their world-wide popularity, they became commercially available is
select popular colors. They eventually evolved from cotton to being made using
high quality stretch polyester fabric since they were more universally sized
(one size fits all) and not as size critical with cotton versions.
Another advantage of using polyester is that polyester
fibers, being a polymer, can be made in very vibrant colors and will not fade or
lose their color like cotton.
Today, almost 100% of the colored gloves you will find are made from a high quality polyester fiber except for fashion silk and satin colored gloves. Also, Flash Colored gloves are now made in a Men’s universal size in popular colors. It should also be noted that the Flash colored gloves that we offer at Gloves-Online (GO Gloves) are made from a polyester fiber that looks and feels like cotton. It’s nothing like the polyester that was used in clothing in the ‘60’s.
Two
Models
We offer Flash Gloves in 2 models. The most popular are
the solid color models. The other model is our Flash 2 Color model. The two
color models have a white top with a colored palm. The purpose of the two color
model is that the performers look like they are wearing traditional white
gloves while marching which turns into a color as they do a dance routine
showing their palms in unison. This may sound blasé but it is a very nice
feature when you see a performance using the two color models.
Important
features
Besides the vivid colors, there are 2 important
features to consider.
A
soft stretch polyester fabric: Not all polyesters are
stretchy and this is important since one size will fit most. Otherwise, sizing
will become an issue with almost everyone.
Keystone
thumb: This feature may not seem important but it is if you
want the gloves to be comfortable, form fitting, and ergonomically fit the
user. To identify a keystone thumb glove model, these are where the thumb piece
is made separately and set into and sewn into the palm of the glove. Gloves
without a keystone thumb are simply two pieces of fabric laid out and cut to
the shape of a hand and sewn together. Our hands are not designed this way and
therefore, gloves without a keystone thumb are less comfortable. They are also
a sign of a lower quality glove.
Useful
Links:
Flash Gloves (all models)
Colored Gloves (Including Silk and Satin models)
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