Lewis Hose Sale!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Folks may recall a while back we had an overstock of black Lewis hose which we put on sale, as well as some discontinued brown hose.

We still have a small handfull of the brown hose left at the sale price (size M and S), but we also have added a new color to the sale -- lovat green.

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/lewis_sale.htm

The House of Cheviot, who makes the Lewis hose for us in Hawick, Scotland, has changed their "lovat green" color. The new shade is a slightly lighter green, with flecks of light blue. In other words, it is a true lovat mixture.

The old color, that they were calling "lovat green," was one solid shade of light green throughout.

We just got in a shipment of the new color (which I will be photographing soon so that I can update the web site). So we are putting the old version of the "lovat green" hose on sale.

We have at this time 6 pair of XL and 3 pair of S left in the old color. I'm selling these for $35, same as the discontinued brown color.

XL is for shoe sizes 12.5-14, and S for sizes 5-7.5.

Order page is here:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/lewis_sale.htm

Happy shopping!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Hmmm.... is lovat green just not as popular a color as black or brown? When we listed those colors for sale at the same price, they flew off the shelf! So far the interest in the lovat green has been minimal... Or perhaps it is just the sizes that are available. We have XL and S, so no in-between sizes.

In any case, the sale is still going on while stock lasts. So I'm giving this a bump!

Here's a photo of someone I made an ancient MacLaren kilt for wearing this color Lewis hose, to good effect.

[bricelythgoe]

Is the black on sale again?

[MacBean]

I have some of your Lewis hose, and find them to be high quality, so thank you. I am a bit puzzled about how to roll them over at the top as the cable knit portion is quite long - it almost seems to want to be rolled over twice, making for a bulky roll. I had bought the small size.

[Bugbear]

* Matt has given a better answer than I, below.

[creagdhubh]

I have some of your Lewis hose, and find them to be high quality, so thank you. I am a bit puzzled about how to roll them over at the top as the cable knit portion is quite long - it almost seems to want to be rolled over twice, making for a bulky roll. I had bought the small size.

You are exactly right MacBean! I just bought a pair of the "Harris" style hose from House of Cheviot, in the claret color, and the tops were way to long-they reached way down my calf (past the typical length that I am accustomed to) when I had folded them over once! So, I folded the turnover (portion with the cable design) in half, then folded again and turned them down over my garters. They are size medium, but I wished I had purchased size small, as my hose from Gaelic Themes, which I love (simple and a classic!), are all a size small and come up to about three fingers width below the very bottom portion of my knee cap area. The hose still looked very good, yet I sort of found them to be a nusiance, still too high up on my leg, and since I am a bit of a perfectionist, they took me quite a while to put on, as well as adjusting them to the proper look I wanted. I think a size small for me, I wear a size 10.5 D shoe, in the House of Cheviot hose would fair much better, but I am still unsure about the turnover-they look pretty good on Matt and the other chap though. Any suggestions?

[creagdhubh]

Folks may recall a while back we had an overstock of black Lewis hose which we put on sale, as well as some discontinued brown hose.

We still have a small handfull of the brown hose left at the sale price (size M and S), but we also have added a new color to the sale -- lovat green.

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/lewis_sale.htm

The House of Cheviot, who makes the Lewis hose for us in Hawick, Scotland, has changed their "lovat green" color. The new shade is a slightly lighter green, with flecks of light blue. In other words, it is a true lovat mixture.

The old color, that they were calling "lovat green," was one solid shade of light green throughout.

We just got in a shipment of the new color (which I will be photographing soon so that I can update the web site). So we are putting the old version of the "lovat green" hose on sale.

We have at this time 6 pair of XL and 3 pair of S left in the old color. I'm selling these for $35, same as the discontinued brown color.

XL is for shoe sizes 12.5-14, and S for sizes 5-7.5.

Order page is here:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/lewis_sale.htm

Happy shopping!

Great deal!!! May order the size small!

[Nighthawk]

My order is placed. Thanks for the sale, Matt!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Is the black on sale again?

No, but black is available at the regular price. Right now we have a small number of brown and the old color lovat green on sale.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I have some of your Lewis hose, and find them to be high quality, so thank you. I am a bit puzzled about how to roll them over at the top as the cable knit portion is quite long - it almost seems to want to be rolled over twice, making for a bulky roll. I had bought the small size.

Well, I just fold the cuff down once, which is the way they are meant to be worn. I don't find them excessively long. The cabled part of the cuff measures just a tad over 4".

Of course, I have long legs, and what looks good on me may be too long for someone with shorter legs.

This can be adjusted a few different ways, such as folding the cuff over twice, or putting an accordian fold in the hose leg itself before the cuff is folded over.

Believe it or not, even with my long legs, I have had hose in the past that I needed to fold over multiple times (not the Lewis hose, though), so I know there are ways to handle it.