Prototype Ready!!

Loyal to our Brand!

M & M at our finest

This week we took our final trip to target and purchased 26 sets of the magic one size fits all gloves. We then decided to go back to the various cleaners and once again we received bad news. It was going to be impossible to sew on the patch inside the glove and it was going to be very expensive, as it would have to be sewn in by hand. We came to the conclusion that we had to sew the pouch in ourselves. So, we then went to Ragtimes and bought a yard of fabric, velcro, and string to begin sewing the pouches into the gloves.

Yesterday, we began to construct our product by cutting fabric, sewing the pouches, and using Heat n Bond Iron on Adhesive to attach the pocket to the inside of the glove.

Measuring out the size of the fabric

Maria Cutting the fabric to it can be sown

Stitching the pouch

The Stitching Process

A stitched pouch

Getting my lines straight to cut, Maria cutting the additional pouches

Trimming the excess fabric

The glue station

Part of the process of attaching the hot hand pouch

One Pouch glued on

Bye Bye Thinsulated Gloves

We came to the conclusion that by having the tailor sew in the pouch by hand, we would not be able to sell at the price point that we had envisioned. We liked the quality of the thinsulated gloves, however it would not be in our best interests to move forward with this particular product, so we decided to return them.

After returning the gloves, we are once again on the hunt for a new pair of gloves, epecially since winter is approaching. After being discouraged with the thinsulated gloves situation, we decided that it would be best if we purchased the magic stretch one size fits all gloves!

Buying and Sewing

In spite of all of the troubles of this project, we decided to play the full part of the M&M.  Expect more photos of this next week!!!

And yes, we made this by hand!!!

Week of October 29, 2010

After purchasing the gloves, we drove around town in search of finding someone to sew a pouch inside our gloves in order to house the hot-hands.  We each decided to take a different route to compare prices for someone to attach the pouch.

Mike first went to Max's Cleaners and was redirected to E-Tailor and was told that it would be very difficult to sew on the pouch and therefore could not do it. After that he was told that it couldn't be done, he went to Classic Cleaners. A very nice lady informed him that it couldn't be sewn by machine but would have to be sewed in by hand. She further explained that it was going to be difficult because the gloves are double-layered and that it would cost $10 dollars a pair (way to expensive!).

On the other side of town, Maria went to Alterations. After being told that it would be impossible to sew in the pouch, because once again, it would be very DIFFICULT to sew in the pouch. She then continued on to Chong's Tailoring and Alterations and was relieved to hear the news---it was possible, however it would have to be sewn by hand. She told her that it would cost $8 a pair. Lastly, she went to Tatiana's Alterations and was informed that it was possible. Once again, it had to be sewned by hand and would cost $8 a pair as well.

Week of October 22, 2010

We decided to purchase 42 thinsulate fleece gloves in  a variety of colors for both men and women from Walmart at $5 each. We also purchased 28 packages of hot-hands warmers which include three sets in each package. This allowed us to have 2 sets of hot-hands for each set of gloves.