A thank you book for our dear hosiery and sock wearers!
We are very thankful for the challenging and yet creative opportunity that we have experienced through Sockdrawer. We would like to extend our gratitude to all our customers and collaboration partners for having accepted us and remained loyal to us for ten years. The feeling that we can make your lives a little happier with Sockdrawer gives us a tremendous amount of energy, which we can in turn invest into your happi – ness and our own. It is not like love. It is love
This book, however, is not only about us. It offers a broader insight into the world of socks and hosiery, and you will see that if you look at any seemingly simple topic in depth, it becomes clear that there is no such thing as a simple topic. These pages will offer you both serious factual knowledge and entertainment. And sometimes a bit of both at the same time. Thank you and enjoy the sock journey you are about to embark on!
Your Sockdrawer Maarja and Piret
Here is a GIFT for you – Sockdrawer Sock Book!
This is a book made for the 10th Birthday of Sockdrawer, talking about socks, tights and everything interesting!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements 6
I OUR STORY 10
How Sockdrawer was born
Selection of stories about our socks
How Sockdrawer was born
Selection of stories about our socks
5000 years ago…
Sock fairy tale: Martin and energy socks
Instructions: How to knit woollen socks
How your socks pass through 10-15 pairs of hands before reaching you
Sock’s interview with An Old Knee High
III MODERN MATERIALS AND TIGHTS 64
Environmentally friendly thread and Ecocare tights
What are socks and tights made of?
What’s what in the world of hosiery?
Men and tights
Sock’s interview with The Other Old Knee High
IV THE DAILY LIFE AND THE FUTURE OF SOCKS 88
Wash your socks right!
The secret of white socks
Sock etiquette
Smart future fabrics
Funny stories about socks
Conspiracy theory: My washing machine eats socks
What to do with old and odd socks
V OUR PEOPLE 116
Our sock models throughout the years
Olavi Ruitlane’s interview with Maarja and Piret
Famous people have said…
VI SOCK HOROSCOPE 144
