Societal Socks
Blog
Notes on the socks we are making, and what we have learned putting a logo on one.
More from the blog
Identification through school dress
How English schools have used clothing to mark house, year, team and role, from Christ's Hospital's yellow stockings to the house ties and lapel pins of current uniform lists. Sourced from school archives and schools' own rules.
The house system
Where the school house system actually came from, traced through school archives: boarding houses under dames, Arnold's reform of 1828, and the 1909 naming decision that turned a tutor set into a permanent house.
House socks: what are they and why do schools use them?
House socks carry the colours of a pupil's house, not the school's. What a house is, where the system came from, when the socks get worn and who decides.
How a crest goes on a sock
The journey from a school or club crest to a knitted sock: what artwork to send, why to send us a tie, and how a design is redrawn on the stitch grid.
Crew, long, sports or ski: which custom sock do you need?
Trainer, crew, long, sports and ski socks compared: where each sits on the leg, who it suits, and how much design surface you get to work with.
Why to add socks to your University Stash
University stash that needs no size collection. How SU, sports club, society, JCR, snowsports and alumni stash orders work, and what socks cost to run.
How to spot a good sock
Fibre, knit density, cuff, heel, toe seam, shape retention and wear. What actually separates a good sock from a bad one, and why a cheap sock feels cheap.
How school colours ended up on socks
House colours started on caps, not socks. A sourced history of colour as a badge in British schools, clubs and regiments, and when hosiery caught up.
Thinking about socks for your school or club?
Send us your colours and a rough idea of numbers, and we will come back with a mock-up within 24 hours.