Method of making gloves

A method of manufacturing disposable plastic gloves, the method comprising:

• overlaying a first sheet of material on a second sheet of material to create a web having a lengthwise extent in a machine direction and a widthwise extent in a cross machine direction;
• forming glove patterns including a first plurality of glove patterns and a second plurality of glove patterns in the web, each glove pattern of the first plurality of glove patterns and each glove pattern of the second plurality of glove patterns defining the entirety of one glove when separated from the web;
• wherein the step of forming the glove patterns includes forming first cut and seal elements at least partially defining finger receptacles, forming a second cut and seal element extending in the machine direction of the web between the first plurality of glove patterns and the second plurality of glove patterns, the second cut and seal element separating the first plurality of glove patterns from the second plurality of glove patterns on opposite sides of the web in the cross machine direction;
• whereby the glove patterns occupy all of the material of the web in a region of the web where the glove patterns are formed, such that there is no scrap material of the web in the region where the glove patterns are formed;
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• wherein the second cut and seal element extends continuously in the machine direction of the web between the first plurality of glove patterns and the second plurality of glove patterns.