Gloves can be made of alot of things cotton, leather, spandex, nylon etc. Most usually have some additional material as well, nomex, kevlar, bits of plastic that cover the knuckles.
I enjoy these gloves made by blackhawk
http://www.blackhawk.com/product/Fur...,1047,1359.htm
Alot of other folks wear okaley combat gloves or just plain old mechanics light duty gloves.