Making Latex Clothing
Latex clothing is made from latex rubber, either moulded or tailored from latex sheeting.
Tailored latex
Tailored latex clothing is made from latex sheets, which are manufactured with a strict thickness tolerance. Therefore, the latex sheets produced have a greater uniformity than moulded latex in thickness and overall quality.
The .02" (.4 mm) gauge is considered standard thickness for latex clothing. Even though standard tailored latex thickness is thinner than the standard moulded latex, the former will usually be more resistant to tearing than moulded latex since the garment creation process is different, the stress points on the garment have seams (multiple latex layers, which are glued), and therefore, the fit and resistance are different.
Tailored latex clothing is made like traditional clothing; patterns are used on latex sheets to cut the garment. But unlike regular clothing, the latex pieces are glued together instead of being sewn. However, some tailored latex garments are sewn as well as being glued. As the garment is actually tailored, it is generally a better shape to fit well on the wearer's body than moulded latex.
The making of tailored latex clothing is labour intensive, so is normally more expensive than its moulded latex equivalent.
Moulded latex
- For more see main article at Moulded latex
Moulded latex clothing is made from shaped moulds that are dipped into a liquid latex tank. The garment's thickness is influenced by several factors like the amount of time the latex stays on the mould, the ambient temperature and humidity during fabrication. The thickness variance is thus greater with moulded latex than tailored latex. Therefore, in descriptions of moulded latex garments, the latex thickness given is an average since the thickness uniformity throughout the garment can vary. However, the standard thickness of moulded latex is greater than that of tailored latex. The whole garment (on a mould) is dipped into the latex and is therefore a one-piece item with no seams, unlike tailored garments created from several pieces glued together.
In general, one-piece moulded garments are less well adjusted to the shape of the body than their tailored counterparts. However, since latex is a material that will easily mould to the body, it can still achieve a tailored look and fit.
The making of moulded latex clothing is less labour intensive and therefore is normally less expensive than tailored latex clothing.
Toys, gloves and most fetish wear (e.g. briefs with built-in anal plug) are generally made from moulded latex.
See also
External links
- Making Latex Clothing Latex Kitty teach you how to make latex clothing from A to Z.
- MJ Trends has some basic but excellent tutorial videos on how to join pieces of latex with either a basic or curved seam here. They also sell latex sheeting and adhesive.
- Station Alt for Latex Rubber sheeting by the metre, From IRELAND.
- The forums at Rubberist.net have excellent information on creating all manner of rubber garments. Direct link to the proper forum here.
