Smartwool | How a Sock is Made

John Ramsey, our Sock Development Director, takes you on a tour through one of our sock-knitters.

[SuttonShimai]

I appreciate this video. I knit socks by hand and wondered how it was done commercially.

[mateusz]

I have two pairs of SmartWool socks and I love the quality. It's nice to know the technology behind it :).

[GX]

I am fascinated by the machines that were designed for this.

[hecke]

I have fond memories of working in textiles, I gave me skills that will take me though life.

[gantzu]

Machine go brrr. It moves so fast no one is sure what it's doing, besides socks pop out. It's the final evolutionary path of the sock. If the machine ever breaks you can kiss socks good bye because it means certain extinction for socks.

[ignatignatov]

What is the best or most common yarn size for plain socks ?

[wooderdsaunders]

How many of gourmet loose on the washer?

[baggetta]

How long would you say it takes to go from sheep to 6pack of socks at my local retailer?

[KathleenJK-sb]

I wonder how many socks they've lost over the years in the dryer. 😮
Do they have a missing sock basket? 🤔

[nguyenhooker]

Ive always wondered how a sock was made noice 👌👍😁

[tiamoorashraf]

i am want to work with you as technicain electronics on these machines

[kaitlynnperrine]

What's the lighthouse Saks sholay made

[georgelouis]

If you increase the minimum wages then they will just up the prices on everything else. We have increased the minimum wage multiple times and yet we still have the same problem.

[GABRIEL_CRAFT]

Would like to watch it but the audio is poor

[katies]

The places my archaeology class lead me to ...

[bildo]

Manufacturers don't pay minimum wage anyway. Fast food and retail pays minimum wage. When you raise the minimum wage, then there are simply fewer jobs for people who work those jobs, typically teenagers, and they don't need a "livable wage" anyway.

[georgelouis]

I still want to know how these machines work.

[KingB]

Who the duck made that machine, and how??

[brandonwhite]

How many socks can you produce in a day?

[Melatina]

Yes I understand that but we need to make sure companies dont get away with that. My problem is that even if they pay minimum wage, it still isnt enough money for people to feed their kids. They may have people from other countries (legal) who are willing to work for min wage. What then? We need a higher minimum wage!