Quote Originally Posted by Sheep In Wolf's Clothing View Post
No. oddly enough that's how I found the picture.. that one pair is very white..

ThistleDown
I wondered if "home knitted hose" might have been part of the genesis of the cream hose. Un-dyed wool is sometimes cheaper than dyed wool. I love my hose that my Mother has knitted, they are much warmer than the mass produced ones.
Sara
I've no idea, Sara, but I still have and occasionally wear two "natural" pair knitted for me in the mid- to late-fifties (I think). Hose were always washed in cold water and laid out to dry mounted on wire stretchers. Oh my, that was a flash-back! My guess is that its the remaining lanolin that gave/gives them that ever so slight greasy feel. The pair of my father's I still have must be from the late forties; they, too, are off-white, but of a much finer wool and of a fairly complex pattern.