Sock Dreams » eco http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog Sock Dreams main entrance, looking at socks in a new light, unique comfy sexy women's socks for working playing or just being lazy in Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:23:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Recycled from what? http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/06/03/recycled-from-what/ http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/06/03/recycled-from-what/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:12:16 +0000 niqkita http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/?p=1643 Recycled yarn makes comfy crew socks
EG Smith is one of our original suppliers and still among my personal favorites…
so when I was told Eric was creating a “green line” I was ecstatic. I thought it would just be a handful of environmentally friendly styles like our beloved Two Brothers Organics. Instead it is 40+ items! So I’ve been ordering them in small batches to get us started, beginning with the ones I found most appealing…
Earthy & stylish all at once!
These Slinky Knees were most certainly the first one I wanted to try…
Above your knees or below them, these are slinky good fun!
But first, just what was recycled and where did it come from?
I asked our rep Frank and he spoke with the resident yarn expert for the company in charge of EG Smith and it turns out that our recycled yarns are actually regenerated yarns. The mill takes the scraps from cotton jersey manufacturers such as HANES, and breaks them down, reweaves them and produces new product, it is recycling waste, but it comes from products never worn and cleans up the end result of “scraps” which in the old days would have made the rag bag or the dump. Also on the information highway, the uncertified cotton they are using as blends in the ECO socks comes from Poland and China and is reported to be Organic (they are working on Certification), which gives us an even better Green Product. They are also starting to blend in ECOFIL yarns (plastic water bottles recycled into polyester fill yarns). So they are recycled, regenerated, and still PURE enough to satisfy even the most ardent organic mavens.
So there you have it, the official explanation of the origins of our lovely new socks. More of these will be added this week, and over the coming weeks and months…
They are all pretty awesome!

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This has been my absolute favorite pair of socks since they arrived as a sample pair a couple of years ago. Knowing you’d all want them in thigh highs we started ordering them. And while I love those too, these have remained my one truly dreamiest sock, just over my knees, often hanging out just under them. They get softer and softer every time I pull them out of the dryer.
Now this great length is here for everyone to enjoy.
Many of the days since they arrived you can find at least a couple of pairs being worn around Sock Dreams so it seems they are well loved by many already.
autumn colored O Dreamy Stockings
I was super happy when the timing worked out perfectly for taking them up on my little sock getaway in Seattle with Raubynn last weekend…
classic dream stockings
We had lots of fun running around town taking pictures in our socks.
slouched and comfy as can be!
Surely some people thought us mad
Hibiscus sock dreams
I was mesmerized by the hibiscus, such pretty colors!

When I came home I found out the last couple of colors were in so I put them on
Dreamy over the knee socks in bark
and climbed my favorite tree…
dreaming of sock faeries up in the trees

We also got this new color that we happily ordered in both lengths…
Dreamy antique stockings
some said they looked like patina, some preferred antique. In honor of Amanda officially taking over the Dream Stocking section I gave her the final say…
antique it is, and gorgeous too!
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I nearly forgot to add this one from before my trip…
Ever dreamy on larger legs too!
These are indeed dreamy as a knee high on fuller legs!

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Mens garters and recycled fiber socks
Traditionally a men’s sock garter, we think they are equally practical for girls…
Men’s sock garters and red mary janes
downright sexy on ladies…
Boysocks and mens garters
…and just plain fun!
Green garters & organic EG Smith socks, ...soon to be available online!
They haven’t been the easiest item to find…
at long last we have secured a source for classic sock garters!
with stripes & without stripes
Thanks to my determined crew we’ve received, tested, photographed & labeled a slew of these for you and will be adding variations in the future (more colors and hardware options including clips and faux-leather!!!).
Editing images of sock garters, best job in the world!
We even made one a few inches longer in case you have extra large calves or want to wear them at your thighs…
classic Super Dreamy thigh high stockings with extra long sock garters
Lots more Dreamy news to come!

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