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Personalized Socks

This Footwear Fits Like a Glove

— December 12, 2008 — Fashion
Fernwood Woolworks will knock your socks off when you see what they do with the things.

These aren’t your granny’s socks. Custom-knit from yarn you already have, they need not be boring. They don’t even have to match. Place your order with this Brookings, Oregon company and six weeks later, the socks will arrive at your door. Better yet, join the Sock of the Month Club and get a pair a month for four months.

You’ll find a list of good yarn and bad yarn for use with the company’s technological wonder, a 1903 LeGare circular sock knitting machine. Check out the video above for an example of how such machines work. You can order the sock weight yarn as part of the deal in case you don’t have a stash of the stuff on hand.

And socks aren’t the only choice at Fernwood Woolworks. Legwarmers and fingerless gloves are available too. Whoo hoo!
Trend Themes
1. Custom Knit - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced knitting machines that can create personalized garments with customized designs and fit.
2. Subscription Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a subscription-based platform that offers monthly delivery of customized clothing items, providing customers with a continuous supply of personalized apparel.
3. Upcycling - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate upcycled materials into the production of personalized garments, offering eco-friendly and sustainable fashion options.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Retail - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize advanced technology and data analytics to enable personalized and customizable fashion solutions, creating a new market segment within the fashion retail industry.
2. Textile Manufacturing - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop automated knitting machines that can quickly produce customized garments, revolutionizing the textile manufacturing industry and reducing production time and costs.
3. Sustainable Fashion - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine personalized clothing production with sustainable practices, such as upcycling materials and reducing waste, to cater to the growing demand for eco-friendly fashion choices.
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