Hand linking socks is both expensive and time consuming but creates a seamless perfectly flat finish giving the greatest comfort and durability. The art of hand linking requires skill, experience, enormous manual dexterity, and excellent vision.

Desmond Castle began his career in textiles aged just 15 at D. Whitefords, manufacturers of underlay for carpets. Today he works at Century Dying, part of British Millerain, in Elland, UK where he operates the stentor which uses high temperature and pressure to coat and cure the cotton fabrics used in our waterproof outerwear.