Glove Breach Detection
Have you considered TWO layers of metal in the gloves, with a layer of insulation between?  Then any circuit that can detect a short should be able to detect cuts by metal objects, and also any situation where one metal layer on one side of the cut touches the other metal layer on the other side.  Note, however, that this may not be reliable for cuts caused by an insulating material, such as most types of broken glass.  Capacitance is no longer significant for this method.