I am assuming this is to keep his hands warm? What about larger than necessary mittens with a Velcro closure under the wrist? Carolyn

I think mittens made of fleece would be easy to slip on his hands, especially if they are made a bit large. For additional warmth, make them double-layered... fleece inside with a supplex-type material on the outside.

I would also use mittens. They are much easier to make and use and actually keep your hands warmer than gloves.

beverly

Thanks for your ideas.

For some reason he likes the flip gloves.....I will ask my son why. But I agree, mittens keep hands warmer and would definately be easier to put on him. He has an electric wheelchair and is quite independant...goes all over town all year long!

I wonder if I get a pair of polar fleece mittens with a thinsulate lining, cut up the palm and put in a zipper?

Mary

I think polar fleece & something to block wind/air barrier such a rip stop nylon, would be warm enough. How to make flip ups confuses me too. I was thinking oversize mittens with a casing for a draw string with toggles to secure at the wrist. (Like the things in the waist area & parka hoods of some jackets) I guess you could put a zipper in the palm area to be able to get the fingers out. Unless he was able to use his hands, I don't see where it would rub or irritate him. Good luck. If you master this, he'll be thrilled. I made things for friends of my daughter when she was in high school. They were always so proud because their Moms didn't sew.

Buy or somehow get you hands on a pair and make a pattern. I have a pair. They're gloves without the fingertips. The flip is a mitten sewn or knit onto the back of the hand on the wrist side of the knuckles. They're great for extreme weather when I need to get a single key on a ring.

Maybe you could buy a pair of gloves, cut the tips off & finish the raw edges. Then you'd only have to make & attach the flip part.

Quadripalegics are paralized from the neck down. He may feel more normal with gloves than with mittens. Bad enough he's paralized - he may not want to look like an infant with mittens?

how about taking a store-bought pair and splitting the side seams as far down the side as needed to put on easier, finishing them to be neat, then adding a tab held by Velcro?
Sally

Sally - I like the idea of splitting the side seam. I wonder if I could add some polar fleece to make the seam allowance wider, then topstitch it down,& add a velcro strip the length of the open seam (to keep out the cold).

I will have to look for polar fleece flip gloves ( I have knitted ones) They would not fray if I opened the seams!

Thanks all

Mary

Success!!! I bought a pair of polar fleece flip gloves (gloves with cut off fingers and a mitten flap to be pulled over fingers or not). I opened the side seam on the baby finger side, then sewed a piece of polar fleece over the the exposed edges (glove, lining and interlining and cuff) I then sewed velcro to the polar fleece from cuff to baby finger. My son tried them on his friend today and they work like a charm.
Thank you everyone for your input.

Mary