After a quick run to Home Depot and $30 later, we have some hardware and a pair of gloves to work with. Some of my earliest thoughts on this project had them as a pair of gloves with some built-in electronics, and I gravitated back to that idea as I worked, since my design process comes out of making and seeing what's around. Step 1 was to rig these gloves up.

Physical Computing had some female barrel jack connectors that looked perfect for the end of the tubes that'll come later, and while they didn't have the male ends, they had these things, which were the perfect size. They were cut down to a better angle and installed into the gloves through some creative cutting, drilling, and application of zip ties. Zip ties are one of a maker's best friends.