during 17th and 18th C a trade in stockings as established with the Hanseatic merchants and the Dutch fishermen. I explored this theme in the making of 'gin socks' for an exhibition 'dangers of sewing and knitting' in 2005. 3 socks could be bartered for a pint of gin.
http://craftscotland.org/dangersofknittingreview.html .. i hope to develop the idea further with socks relating to gman... a combination of both past and present in a prototype for a sat nav sock to help gman find his way.

photographs by Phat Sheep photography

http://www.photography.phatsheep.co.uk/