Glove Love

We’ve all herd the idiom “No glove, no love”, but have you ever heard of “Glove Love”?

Glove Love is the brainchild of the eco-clever folks over at Green thing, a UK not-for-profit organization that supports and promotes “green living” through its registerd charity Green Thing trust.
Once relegated to a life of obscurity at the bottom of the lost & found bin, orphaned gloves and mittens are finding new lives thanks to the Glove Love program.

It works like this: Green Thing receives single gloves that have been separated from their mates (and owners!) and pairs them up with a similarly fated partner. Before they are released back into the wild, they are thoroughly cleaned, named and tagged with a label that tells their “story” of where they were lost (or found). The newly-matched (or, rather, mis-matched) pairs are available from the organization’s website for only £5 + VAT/postage!

People who have purchased Glove Love gloves are asked to upload photos of themselves wearing their new pair. They are also asked to enter a special code which notifies the person who sent in the strays that their gloves have found new homes.

I think this is an awesome idea. I hope they ship to Canada, because I would like to order a pair for myself. It would be a good thing to keep in mind for Christmas, too. I have a few friends who would probably love to get a one-of-a-kind, eco-wonderful pair of mittens and it would fit right in with my "handmade/repurposed" pledge.

To buy (or donate) gloves and mittens, click here.