{"id":168575,"date":"2025-10-11T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=168575"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T02:45:13","slug":"tembea-x-blue-lug-gunte-gloves","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/tembea-x-blue-lug-gunte-gloves\/","title":{"rendered":"Tembea x Blue Lug Gunte Gloves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168504\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04554-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04554-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04554-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04554-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04554.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We made Gunte (work gloves in Japanese) again with our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/torso-design.com\/\">Tembea<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168492\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02561-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02561-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02561-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02561-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02561.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We made thee 100% <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\">MERINO WOOL GUNTE<\/a> for the first time, last year with a regular material as an alternative option, but we only made the merino wool version this year, since I wanted people to feel the coziness of merino wool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168500\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04610-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04610-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04610-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04610-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04610.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis is the inside of the merino wool gunte I used for one season. You can tell how fluffy it becomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168508\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02471-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02471-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02471-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02471-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02471.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They are made of natural material, so it won&#8217;t shut out wind like high-tech nylon gloves, but they stay dry and cozy all the time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168499\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02524-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02524-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02524-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02524-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02524.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You get warm as you pedal, even in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>I still have a hard time finding the perfect winter clothes, but I think I found the perfect gloves. These Guntes are very good. I bought two last year and wore both of them throughout the winter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168501\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04594-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04594-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04594-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04594-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251006-DSC04594.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168532\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02705-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02705-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02705-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02705-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02705.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168510\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02440-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02440-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02440-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02440-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02440.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;BLUG&#8221; and &#8220;TMEA&#8221;, short for Blue Lug and Tembea grip printed on the palms. Great for checking time with smart phones and of course riding a bike. They also work great when you want to open a bottle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168519\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637-1720x1147.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We made these in heather tone threads, five colors in total.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168498\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02532-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02532-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02532-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02532-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251003-DSC02532.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168529\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02727-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02727-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02727-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02727-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02727.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=gunte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-168505\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02460-3-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02460-3-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02460-3-1147x1720.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02460-3-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251002-DSC02460-3.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They go great with your ordinary clothes. I highly recommend the gloves as gifts for families and partners too.<\/p>\n<p>Now available in stores and online.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":168519,"template":"","tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":168519,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1980,"height":1320,"file":"2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637.jpg","filesize":250533,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"20251009-DSC02637-1280x853.jpg","width":1280,"height":853,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":101782,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637-1280x853.jpg"},"large":{"file":"20251009-DSC02637-1720x1147.jpg","width":1720,"height":1147,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":176891,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637-1720x1147.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"20251009-DSC02637-768x512.jpg","width":768,"height":512,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":35205,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637-768x512.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":168491,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251009-DSC02637.jpg"},"acf":{"online-store-search-keywords":"gunte","search-result-sort-order":"price","search-result-sort-by":"desc","stockSortFlg":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global\/168575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}