The Warmest Mittens for Women

The tradition of wearing mittens in winter appeared several centuries ago. Common women were the first to hide their hands from the cold in warm knitted "pockets". Noble ladies, having learned of the useful invention, decorated simple mittens with embroidery before putting them to their intended use.

Be that as it may, seven centuries later these useful items are still used by women today.

Materials for making mittens

Modern industry offers a variety of mittens: wool, down, padded with synthetic wadding and a waterproof outer layer, suede lined with fur, and others. With this variety, it is quite hard to make the right choice. Especially given the bright colours of the mittens and the manufacturers' promising assurances. Let us try to analyse the characteristics of different models of winter hand accessories.

Fur mittens

At first glance it seems that fur mittens are the warmest. However, if you "get to know them better", it turns out that only the palms are warm in them. Fur mittens cannot be long, otherwise there will not be enough room for them in the sleeves of a fur coat or coat. In such mittens the wrists are put to "the test of cold". And letting your joints get frozen is extremely dangerous.

Synthetic mittens

Artificial fibres themselves can retain heat quite well. Mittens with an inner filling of synthetic wadding or other non-natural materials are covered with fabric on the outside. Hands in synthetic clothing "do not breathe", which makes them damp. Damp hands quickly get cold in the frost. Besides, anything non-natural can cause an allergy on contact with bare skin. It turns out that even the most beautiful items made of artificial materials are for the most part harmful and not worth buying.

Wool mittens

Wool mittens make up the largest group of winter hand items. They are bright, beautiful, durable…

However, such mittens also have negative properties. Wool is not soft enough, and delicate female hands may feel discomfort in mittens knitted from coarse wool. Besides, wool is not a material that goes with every type of winter clothing.

Down mittens – comfort and beauty

Women passionately want to be beautiful at any time of year. Winter clothing includes such a small thing as mittens. They seem to be barely visible from under the sleeves of coats or fur coats. However, well-chosen mittens will complete a young woman's look and give her real comfort in the winter cold.

Mittens knitted from natural goat down have long been considered the most suitable for the cold season. These items have enviable qualities. They are unusually warm and just as beautiful. The natural down of Orenburg goats is valued all over the world. It is no accident that foreigners coming to Russia try to buy down items from Orenburg for themselves and as gifts for their loved ones.

Fingers will never get cold in fluffy mittens. Hands covered by soft down mittenswill be pleasantly massaged by the delicate fibres sticking out of the main fabric. The wrists will be covered by equally soft and warm ribbing.

And how good mittens look! Fluffy white ones are versatile. They can be worn with any type of clothing. Grey or brown, black or multicoloured – just choose! The warmest mittens will be those knitted in a dense two-layer stitch. The second layer comes from a textured pattern or the interweaving of threads when knitting jacquard patterns.

Best of all is to choose two-colour mittens that match the shades of your fur coat and down shawl. A woman in down accessories looks very sweet; passers-by notice her and invariably smile. Isn't that what each of us wants? After all, feeling beautiful is so nice!