Arbon Socks
Arbon Socks (previously part of John Arbon Textiles) is a small business based in Somerset. We produce luxury socks made from natural fibres including alpaca and British wools. The majority of our yarns are still spun for us by John Arbon down in Devon. All our socks are knitted for us in England.
We source the fibres for our socks in the UK as much as possible, and use the wool from British breeds such as Blue Faced Leicester and Exmoor Horn. You can read more about the fibres here.
You may buy our socks through this site, over the phone, by mail order, or at our shop, Woollen, in Frome, Somerset (please see our latest News for service updates).
Sock of the Month
£16.50
Alpaca Stripy Socks are designed for everyday wear by men and women. Alpaca fibre provides excellent insulation and wicking properties, keeping your feet warm and dry.Their lightweight construction means they can be worn all year round,
These are ankle length socks with a ribbed cuff and heel and toe in the main colour and a striped body and foot. There are three unisex sizes, small (shoe size 4-7), medium (8-10) and large (11-13). The nylon content provides enough stretch to give a good fit.
These socks are knitted to our specifications by a traditional, family run sock manufacturers in the UK Midlands.
We are phasing in a slightly updated version of these socks. In all sizes, the socks have the same leg length as our original version, but in the medium and large sizes the foot is slightly wider and longer. The fibre composition of our original socks is 75% Alpaca with 25% Nylon. The updated version has 78% alpaca.
Our Sock of the Month Offer is buy two or more pairs for £14 per pair.
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The Alpaca Stripy Sock
Our alpaca stripy sock is ideal for this unseasonably cool weather as it’s lightweight, but soft and warm, and knitted in a range of colourful stripes. The alpaca stripy is spun, dyed and knitted in the UK from between 75% and 78% alpaca yarn. This plain knit everyday sock has a ribbed cuff and solid colour heel and toe.
The Sock of The Month offer is buy two or more pairs of the Alpaca Stripy Sock for £14.00 per pair.
£18.00
The Frome Fairisle sock is one of our newer sock designs. It's knitted in a very soft Falklands Corriedale wool with 30% polyamide for stretch and durability. This is a slightly longer dress sock with a plain knitted heel and toe and a plain ribbed cuff. The socks have been knitted for us in the UK.
The traditional fairisle motifs are knitted in eight different colour combinations of greys, creams, madder, olive, khaki brown and blues. The Madder, Kent Blue, Olive and Gold colourways all have dark grey heel, cuff and toe. The Khaki, Blues and Blue Madder colourways have a mid grey heel, cuff and toe. Our new cream colourway uses colours of light blue, brown and charcoal on a cream base.
The sizing is slightly different to our other socks. The small which is a shoe size 4-7 has a leg length of 23cm or 9". The medium size fits shoe sizes 7.5-9.5 and the large, shoe sizes 10-12. Both these sizes have a leg length of 31cm or 12".
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£18.00 – £21.00
A traditional Argyle wool sock for men and women, knitted in the UK. Like the Frome Fairisle, the Arbon Argyle is knitted in a very soft Falklands Corriedale wool with 25% nylon for stretch and durability.
The traditional Argyle sock pattern is knitted in three different colour combinations of greys, cream, olive, khaki brown, sky blue and pink. The sky blue colourway has diamonds of cream and pink with dark grey overcheck (the lines through the diamonds). The Dark Grey colourway has diamonds of Khaki brown and Olive with a Sky blue overcheck. The Cream colourway has diamonds of light and mid grey with a madder red overcheck.
The socks come in three main sizes: small which is a shoe size 5-7, medium size which fits shoe sizes 8 to 10 and the large for shoe sizes 11-13. We also have an extra small in the sky blue colourway for shoe sizes 3-4.
The yarn was dyed and the socks knitted for us in the UK.
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