Hose Color Questions

[Chas]

I used to be able to buy stuff called "woven woollen tape" - in effect a 1" wide woollen ribbon. Generally it came in black, but that didn't matter as it would be hidden by the hose turn-over. I would then buy wool in the colour I wanted and make a tassel of it. Make four the same size and stitch one one the end of each garter. As long as the cuff turn-over covers the join, no one will be the wiser.

Here's an example, at Canada Day in London:



As it happens, I am using two colours here - black and yellow.

The problem is my supplier no longer stocks the woollen tape, so I am searching the country for a new source.

Regards

Chas

[creagdhubh]

What a smart looking Mountie!

[thescot]

What a smart looking Mountie!

I justhave to wonder if she asked if those pants made her butt look big!

That tassle trick with the ends of the garters is a pretty neat trick.

As to hose colors, I think Kyle covered every color known to man, some of which are not even found in Nature. Ha.

Presonally, I steer clear of black or gray because they just look a bit, oh, I don't know . . . boring! So I nearly always wear:
1. lovat green with red flashes or garters'
2. lovat blue with red
3. Red with navy garters
4.navy with red
5. tartan for really dressy.

I do have a pair of very light weight khaki for very casual summer wear.

[Nighthawk]

I did not bother to read any of the other posts. I didn't really need to. What you do is, develop your own sense of what looks good. You don't really need to "match" your tartan, so long as what you wear looks good to your eyes. For example, I have a Nightstalker tartan kilt from Stillwater Kilts. It's black and grey. I wear bright red hose with it, and sometimes purple. That doesn't match- at all- but I like it. On the other hand, I have a kilt that is in the Colorado state tartan. It's got some forest green in it. I wear forest green hose- not because they match, but because the green really makes the tartan pop. It all comes down to your own sense of style- or lack thereof.

Oh, and the one other comment that I would make- ditch the white hose. Even for formal. They look cheap, no matter the circumstance. Colored hose look so much more thoughtful, regardless of the situation. White just looks garish to my eyes. (This is all personal opinion. Keep that in mind!)

[Downunder Kilt]

Kilted Karl If you don't like your white/cream hose any more and they are of a wool or primarily wool constuction you can always dye them with tea or coffee. I have dyed several wool ones with good results. It's a lot cheaper than buying new ones and you are recycling what you have.

Here are a few I've done

[piperdown]

Oatmeal is not just for breakfast...it will pretty well go with any kilt out there. The comments about being too matchy are spot on. The blue looks great...

[Kilted Karl]

Kilted Karl If you don't like your white/cream hose any more and they are of a wool or primarily wool constuction you can always dye them with tea or coffee. I have dyed several wool ones with good results. It's a lot cheaper than buying new ones and you are recycling what you have.

Here are a few I've done

Very Interesting! I had not thought of that. But I do use those hose for other things though, like knickers



Thank you all for your advice. I like the blue as well.

Your Obedient Servant,

Karl :ootd:

[piperdown]

Kilted Karl If you don't like your white/cream hose any more and they are of a wool or primarily wool constuction you can always dye them with tea or coffee. I have dyed several wool ones with good results. It's a lot cheaper than buying new ones and you are recycling what you have.

Here are a few I've done

Sorry, off topic but what measurements did you use for the dark coffee hose. They look great. I have an ecru wool pair that I don't wear that I might as well try dyeing.

[Kilted Karl]

Sorry, off topic but what measurements did you use for the dark coffee hose. They look great. I have an ecru wool pair that I don't wear that I might as well try dyeing.

Or dye trying.....

Karl

[Downunder Kilt]

The pair in the middle were dyed with tea and I just saved my wifes tea bags for a week and used those (about 30 I think) and used a 5 gallon bucket, half full, of luke warm water. The pair on the right were dyed with a pack Turkish coffee (It was way past use by date) that I found in the back of the pantry using the same bucket. I left then to soak overnight. While the water was warm I did squeeze thenm a few times to make sure the mixture was geeting into the fibres. I let them dry without rinsing, then cold water hand washed tem to get the gorunds out of the coffee pair