I think that gloves should be made easier to get, and that there should be more gloves. Gloves that your average player can make, because if you think about it, gloves are actually very common in most other MMOs. It's stupid that most gloves are rare.
If these gloves were to be made, they would have to be limited in their stats. They would tie in with the idea of the boots you can make, so some gloves would be armoured ones. You could even make the lucky boot equivalent in gloves...
There's potential in gloves.
Maybe even some to keep you warm in Christmas, Santa gloves
Or mittens...
PS. When I say most gloves are rare, I am talking from my point of view.