Forums > Technical Discussion > HOP Socks??

Posted: 17th Jun 2007
My socks (not from HoP) are always much longer than my arm span - its just how I like them!

They look fantastic if you hold them high above your head and start doing some fountains or weaves!! They're reeeeeally long and fun to watch or to dance with.

When I don't want them that long, I just wrap them around my hands a few times to shorten the length whilst spinning. It also means I can play around with various lengths - as unwrapping the socks from around your hands whilst spinning is very easy. Doing weaves with one poi short and poi long is also quite fun.

Long is good, it gives you more variety!!

Tights make very interesting sock poi too, as they stretch really far and vibrate when you spin them!

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Posted: 17th Jun 2007
trying to do stalls and wraps with things that are like bungee ropes is quite annoying though!

Posted: 18th Jun 2007
Yeah, The only thing I didnt like about my HOP socks was the stretchiness. I ended up using mine as a pattern for some home sewn socks from some really nice green/yellow striped fabric. I put lacrosse balls in my HoP socks, tied the ends together and started learning rope dart.

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Posted: 18th Jun 2007
been using them for about 2 hours now and the stitching has come open at the top and in the middle.

I just feel like the lime green ones i had before were made properly and these were quickly thrown together on a crappy production line by a chinese woman with a 1920s sewing machine.
(the stitching is rubbish)

All my other hop products are great quality but i feel like ive been sent a dud

Posted: 18th Jun 2007
Get in touch with the HoP shop and they'll sort it out

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2007
I got in touch with the HOP shop and they are very kindly sending me some more out to replace the knackered ones. Great service, thanks.

In the mean time i have stitched the holes in my old trusty lime green ones and they work great