Protective clothing and methods thereof

A method of manufacturing an article of protective clothing comprising:

• cutting a holding material from a blank of material using a template;
• forming a pad mold;
• creating a pad from a viscous material poured into the mold;
• providing a stack of materials underneath the holding material and securing the materials together around a common edge;
• and
• wherein creating a pad comprises:
• aligning the opening of the pad mold with an opening in the holding material;
• setting the holding material directly over the viscous material;
• allowing dangling cloth portions of the holding material to enter the viscous material prior to the viscous material hardening;
• and
• allowing the viscous material to harden with the dangling cloth portions of the holding material embedded within.

An article of protective clothing manufactured by a method comprising:

• cutting a holding material from a blank of material using a template;
• forming a pad mold;
• creating a pad from a viscous material poured into the mold;
• providing a stack of materials underneath the holding material and securing the materials together around a common edge;
• and
• wherein creating a pad comprises:
• aligning the opening of the pad mold with an opening in the holding material;
• setting the holding material directly over the viscous material;
• allowing dangling cloth portions of the holding material to enter the viscous material prior to the viscous material hardening;
• and
• allowing the viscous material to harden with the dangling cloth portions of the holding material embedded within.