Material Guide
Why Merino Wool Works In Performance Socks
What merino actually does in a sock, why it is always blended, and how to read a composition label.
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Knowledge Center For Knitted Accessory Buyers
Material guides, buying guides and certification explainers written for people who have to write a technical pack and defend it to a compliance team.
Buying Guide
How To Choose A Ski Sock That Works In A Hard Boot
Thickness, height, padding placement and the one mistake that causes most cold feet on the mountain.
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Product Guide
Choosing Between Kids Snow Gloves And Mittens
When a mitten beats a glove, what a child can fasten alone, and why cuff length decides the whole thing.
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Industry Article
GRS And RWS Certification Explained For Sock Buyers
What each standard covers, what a scope certificate proves, and the documents a compliance team will ask for.
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About The Knowledge Center
Who writes these guides?
The HICON development and inspection team, from what we see going wrong on real programs rather than from a keyword list.
Can you advise on a specification before we commit?
Yes. Send the draft technical pack and we will tell you which parts of it will knit as written and which will not.
Do you publish material test data?
Test data belongs to a specific program and is shared with that customer. What we publish here is the reasoning behind the construction decisions.
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