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23rd November 18, 06:48 PM
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It looks like you already found a source, but fyi I purchased a few pairs of shooting socks last month, these ones specifically
dinmore_cushion_shooting_sock_greenacre_garter_3.jpg
These are the Dinmore sock from, literally, shootingsocks.co.uk. What they call 'greenacre' is a nice olive green in person and the length gives me enough material to double up the cuff at the top as they're meant to go overtop rubber boots. I had originally planned only to use them for work (inside rubber chainsaw boots) but they are quite handsome and I think they'll make excellent minimalist kilt hose. It's a simple robust rib knit, no extraneous design. I actually got two pairs in olive, two in grey and one in wine red and they threw in a free pair of one of their other styles. Definitely not suited to warm weather, I'm still wearing my steel-toed leather logging boots in -10 C temperatures and they're holding the cold off.
e; looking at their site again it seems greenacre is the only colour they have in stock in size small, how serendipitous
Last edited by tweedhead; 23rd November 18 at 06:53 PM.
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23rd November 18, 06:52 PM
#2
Thanks, that may be something I go with on future purchases. I'd love to see photos of you wearing them with your kilt.
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24th November 18, 12:47 AM
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I can endorse the quality of shootingsocks.co.uk hose. My school had a Thanksgiving dinner event last night and I wore a pair of their socks (maroon with turnover in bright red edged in bright green). They look great with the kilt and have held up well over many years of use.
As noted, they are thick, warm wool socks. Great in winter but not so great in a Texas summer.
Andrew
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30th March 19, 12:53 PM
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Apologies for a long overdue update on this...
I received my two pair of plain hose from Sally Pointer just after Christmas (thanks again for the tip, Glen!); one in moss green and one in mid brown. These are just what I was looking for in terms of the style. Plain hose with no ribbing or adornments, and a nice thick knitted wool material. Much thicker than the HoC hose that are so popular, but not as thick as my handmade cable-knit hose of course. They are just right.
This is the mid brown pair I'm wearing below. It's not quite khaki, as it lacks any green hue to it. And the moss green pair is a very bright olive colour; too bright to be considered khaki either. But I like both colours. The mid brown just happens to pair perfectly with my kilt.
About the only thing that isn't perfect on these hose is that they're too long up the leg for me, especially since I prefer to wear my hose more in the Victorian style length, well below the knee and just past the widest portion of my calf. I dislike the modern trend of wearing kilt hose all the way up to the knee. So with these, I had to do an under-fold just below the cuff. That along with my woollen garter ties, adds a bit of lumpiness under the cuff, which is accentuated by shadows in these photos.
I will likely be ordering more hose from her, and will request them about an inch shorter next time. I believe she can do other colours besides the ones listed on her site, and I'll likely explore that option for something more true to a khaki hue.
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30th March 19, 04:55 PM
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They look great, I had to ask for a shorter length on my second pair as well.
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