Outdoor Socks Manufacturer

We are a vertically integrated outdoor socks manufacturer and supplier. In order to produce premium outdoor and sport socks, we continue to research, constantly improve raw material selection standards and optimize manufacturing processes. We provide a full line products, including work socks, hiking socks, mountaineering socks, running socks, ski socks with gauges from 3.5 to 5.0 and needles 108n, 120n, 144n, 168n, 200n.

1.Products

1.1 Height

Tere are common height of anklet, crew, midcalf, knee high. work socks, hiking socks, and mountaineering socks generally use Crew and Midcalf height; running socks use anklet and crew height; ski socks generally use Knee High height.

1.2 Size

1.2.1 Yarn Count

It mainly uses 21s and 32s yarn count.

1.2.2 Material

It mainly includes bamboo fiber, merino wool, Coolmax, Thermolite, acrylic resin, viscose rayon, etc.

  • Bamboo fiber. It is eco-friendly fiber that dries quickly and is breathable while also providing antibacterial properties and repels odors.

  • Merino wool. Super soft, itch-free, breathable, highly durable and odor-repellent, with great warmth retention properties.

  • Coolmax. It has good breathability and moisture control, which can draw excess heat and sweat away and transfer it to the surface, where it can quickly evaporate.

  • Thermolite. It has a hollow special structure that can maintain warmth and comfort in cold and humid weather, making it soft, comfortable and friction-free.
  • Viscose rayon. It is smooth and cool, breathable, antistatic, and easy to dye.
  • Spandex. It has excellent elasticity, is 2-3 times stronger than rubber latex thread, and has a finer linear density. It has good acid and alkali resistance, sweat resistance and wear resistance.

1.3 Function

It mainly has functions such as moisture wicking, warmth retention, and deodorization.

1.4 Details

The quality of sock workmanship is mainly reflected in details such as the sock cuffs, sock toes, and sock soles, such as breathable upper mesh, stable arch support, cushioned terry soles, reinforced toes and heels, and heel tabs, etc. The terry tissue is divided into small terry and large terry. The height of small terry is generally 2-3 mm, and the height of large terry is generally 4-5 mm. Common problems with similar products include being not breathable, not keeping warm, prone to holes, abrading soles and Achilles tendons, slipping, easy slipping of socks, poor elasticity of socks, thick seams on socks, and easy opening of seams, etc.

1.4.1 Airtight

The socks are designed with mesh and yarns such as bamboo fiber or Coolmax to enhance breathability and improve moisture wicking effect.

1.4.2 Not Warmth

It uses merino wool or Thermolite, which has excellent thermal insulation properties in cold climates.

1.4.3 Grind the Soles

The socks for long-term or high-intensity exercise, use large terry instead of small terry to increase the cushioning effect and eliminate blistering on the soles of the feet.

1.4.4 Grind the Achilles Tendon

When running, sports socks use Achilles tendon anti-wear pads, which can effectively prevent high-frequency friction between the Achilles tendon and sports shoes.

1.4.5 Easy to Break Holes

Sock toes, soles, heels and other areas prone to holes are reinforced with high-quality nylon yarn to enhance firmness.

1.4.6 Sock Soles Slippery

We add a ring of elastic with appropriate elasticity to the arch of the foot to prevent the socks from slipping when walking or exercising and enhance stability.

1.4.7 Easy to Slip Off

The sock cuffs are made of rubber bands with high-quality lifting strength and elasticity, which will prevent them from slipping or pinching your ankles. If it is a single-layer sock, you can apply a layer of non-slip silicone inside the sock opening as needed.

1.4.8 Poor Elasticity

Use good quality spandex to enhance the elasticity of the socks.

1.4.9 Thick Toe Seams

A sewing worker with more than 10 years of experience will make the sock toe close to seamless if computerized sewing is used; if eye-stitching is used, the sock toe will be smooth and seamless.

1.4.10 Seams Open Easily

High-quality nylon yarn is used as the suture line at the sock toe seams, sock top seams, and ankle seams to increase the firmness of the seams. At the same time, no tiny openings are missed when sewing the seams.

2.Manufacturing

The process is sampling, knitting, linking, boarding, inspection, packaging, etc.

2.1 Sampling

Before bulk production, we create a technical sheet that contains are the information to produce the desired socks. Sample pairs are produced and sent to client for quality, size, color, drawings and other elements confirmation. We only start production when the samples are approved. If required we can perform test reports.

2.2 Knitting

After the sample is confirmed, we produce the order as per the established specifications and requirements. At present, we have 6 skilled mechanics, 30 experienced knitters, and 80 computerized sock machines. The sock machines are equipped with single and double syringes of different gauges and needles.

2.2.1 Single Syringe

It can produce long, medium and short socks, and knit various tissues such as plain stitch, plated yarn, tuck, jacquard, terry and horizontal strips.

  • Caliber. There are mainly 3.5-inch, 4.0-inch, 4.5-inch and other calibers, which of which 2 are used for knitting and 8 are used for jacquard. It can produce 8-color jacquard products.

  • Needles. There are mainly 108、120、132、144、168、176、200 and other needle numbers.

  • Threads. It can provide 10F of threads, of which 2F are used for knitting and 8F are used for jacquard. It can produce 8-color jacquard products.

  • Jacquard. In addition to the main yarn supply port, there are one or more auxiliary yarn ports that supply yarn at the same time, and use jacquard equipment to control the formation of patterns.

2.2.1 Double Syringe

The upper and lower needle cylinders are used to produce socks, which can knit rib, plain stitch, double back, jacquard, plating, horizontal stripe, tuck and other structures with good elasticity and extensibility.

  • Caliber. There are mainly 3.5-inch, 4.0-inch, 4.5-inch and other calibers.

  • Needles. There are mainly 108、120、132、144、168、176、200 and other needle numbers.

  • Threads. It can provide 10F of threads, of which 2F are used for knitting and 8F are used for jacquard. It can produce 8-color jacquard products.

  • Jacquard. There are mainly double-sided yarn jacquard and concave-convex pattern jacquard. Among them, double-sided color yarn jacquard is made by using more than two main yarns of different colors on a double-cylinder sock machine and the jacquard mechanism controls the knitting needles to eat the yarn and form a loop to form a pattern; concave-convex pattern jacquard is made by a double-cylinder sock machine. The relief-like pattern formed by alternately knitting front and back coils can also enhance its three-dimensional effect by revealing different colors in the front and back coils.

At present, it mainly uses two methods to link the head, such as manual cross-stitching and straight blind stitching.

2.3.1 Straight Blind Stitching

This method uses a straight sewing machine, uses overlock stitching, and wraps the sock toe coil with stitches to produce a relatively flat sock toe.

2.3.2 Manual Cross-Stitching

This method uses a round socks machine, and the stitched socks toe coils are sequentially put on the needle of the sewing machine to sew. The socks toe produced has no ribs.

2.4 Boarding

All socks pass through are boarding machines to give them a clean look and feeling before being packed. There are 1 rotary electric steam boarding machine, which is generally used for setting short socks, and 2 hanging electric steam boarding machines, which are suitable for all types of socks.

Quality inspection takes placed in every step of the production process and the most thorough product quality inspection takes placed right before packaging in order to guarantee that no socks are defective or contaminated. Quality inspections can be arranged with external entities.

  • Formaldehyde content. Class A products ≤ 20mg/kg, which refer to products used by infants and young children.Class B products ≤ 75mg/kg, which refer to products that come into direct contact with the skin when worn.

  • Ph value. 4.0-7.5, it can be understood that Class A and Class B products should be in this range (there are no Class C products in socks).

  • Bad smell. None. There should be no smell in finished socks.

  • Decomposable (carcinogenic) aromatic amine dye. Disable. Some dyes are harmful to the human body and even cause canceration, such as azo dyes, the standard stipulates that the use of these dyes should be prohibited, and the detection limit should be ≤ 20mg/kg.
  • Color fastness to water. It refers to the change of color fastness of socks after exposure to water. According to the test of discoloration and staining, class A products ≥ grade 4, class B products ≥ grade 3.
  • Color fastness to acid and alkali perspiration. The change of color fastness of socks in the presence of acidic or alkaline sweat can be divided into discoloration and staining tests, class A products ≥ grade 4, class B products ≥ grade 3.
  • Color fastness to dry friction. The change of color fastness of socks under the condition of non-wetting and friction at room temperature: class A ≥ grade 4, class B ≥ grade.

2.6 Packaging

After passing quality inspection, it will be packaged according to customized requirements. At present, there are packaging cardboard, cardboard bags, cartons and other types of packaging. It involves packaging materials such as packaging cardboard, cardboard bags, cuff labels, size stickers, sock hangers (paper cards), waist seals, packaging hooks, sock toe/cuff fasteners, outer packaging cartons and other packaging materials.