Abstract: A padded glove is constructed from pattern pieces, the pattern pieces comprising a back trank having a Standard Dress cut finger section and a Gunn cut section; a palm trank having a Standard Dress cut finger section, a Gunn cut palm section and a wing thumb section; at least 3 two-piece fitted fourchettes; a thumb back section; a padding piece section, the padding piece section having a body, the body having two lobes depending therefrom, the padding piece section being attached to the assembled glove, around the periphery of the padding piece section, the attachment attaching the padding piece section, and a padding material locatable between the padding piece section and the palm trank, along flexure areas in order to maximize bending of the padding piece section and padding material along those flexure areas.