Sock Dreams » hemp 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!

]]> http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/06/03/recycled-from-what/feed/ 5 Dreaming of Men’s Sock Garters http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/04/30/dreaming-of-mens-sock-garters/ http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/04/30/dreaming-of-mens-sock-garters/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:27:54 +0000 niqkita http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/04/30/dreaming-of-mens-sock-garters/ Made in the USA, to our specifications…
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!

]]> http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/04/30/dreaming-of-mens-sock-garters/feed/ 13 On the table & in the store http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/04/20/on-the-table-in-the-store/ http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/04/20/on-the-table-in-the-store/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:22:17 +0000 niqkita http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/04/20/on-the-table-in-the-store/ This isn’t even all of it…
Just some of the latest arrivals here at Sock Dreams!
We have among our latest arrivals being tested & shot this week:
E.G. Smith Eco line of Green Socks
…made of recycled & organic yarns
Strange Monster Arm Cozies
…snug and oh-so-lovely!
K. Bell’s Soft & Dreamy socks
…with a name like that we better be selling them!
but do they live up to it? yeah, they’re pretty scrumptious.
These will start showing up on the site Monday…
Our latest lovely socks

and what you don’t see above are…
Classic Men’s Sock Garters
Bsti on a boat in a bowler
and an in-store exclusive of Betsey Johnson:
Betsey Johnson’s socks are available at our shoppe!
Don’t worry though, we’ll definitely offer our favorites online soon too!
But in store exclusives aren’t a bad idea either…
Suitcase sale on odd damaged or flawed socks

]]> http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2008/04/20/on-the-table-in-the-store/feed/ 23 New Organics 4 http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2007/03/18/new-organics-4/ http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2007/03/18/new-organics-4/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:56:15 +0000 niqkita http://www.sockdreams.com/weblog/2007/03/18/new-organics-4/ Organic hemp dress socks
Also high on my original list of socks I dreamed of selling: hemp socks…
The 2 Brothers Hemp Crew is our third, and quite possibly my favorite hemp sock yet; like the other organics it also comes in two sizes. The EG Smith version was nice, but has not been available to us since last year.
Hemp is known for being easy to grow without the help of fertilizers and insecticides and the fiber is perfect for all kinds of things from paper to clothing and much much more. Unfortunately hemp has a bad reputation from a shady past and we’re not allowed to grow it here in the USA, not even for its fiber or pulp that could save forests full of trees. Hopefully that will change someday, but for now the hemp yarn is imported and mixed with cotton to make a soft absorbent sock that will keep your feet cooler than cotton alone. I thought I had more to say about this, but now I don’t remember what it was ~;)
We’ll be adding even more organic styles in the months to come!

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