Kilt Hose in the U.S.??

[bubba]

Hand wash in cold water

[davedove]

Do they HAVE to be wool? How do you wash 'em? I just got three pair of wool hose and my Wife if afraid to wash 'em. She says they will come out like baby socks. ??:

No, they don't have to be cotton. Although I think you should probably stick to wool when you are getting dressed up, other materials like cotton work fine for casual wear. Most of what you will find for sale though is wool.

[mkmound]

Do they HAVE to be wool? How do you wash 'em? I just got three pair of wool hose and my Wife if afraid to wash 'em. She says they will come out like baby socks. ??:

I'm sure this will be considered heretical, but please promise me you won't force me back into tr*****s!!

I started out washing my kilt hose in Woollite and cold water by hand, but got tired of the effort . . . on one occasion, I decided I'd take a gamble and throw them into the washing machine (wool blend from Lochcarron (sp?) and others). They didn't end up as baby socks!

What I do now is just toss them in with the regular laundry, dark socks with dark clothes, light colors with lights, etc. HOWEVER, I wash most things in cold water, or occasionally wash the whites in warm water. I also toss them into the dryer on "permanent press" (warm, not hot) cycle. This seems to give just a bit of "shrinkage" to take up just the slight stretch from wearing them. I have on occasion taken them out of the washer and dried them flat on a towel.

Since I'm an office desk jockey, they're not heavily soiled.

YMMV . . .

Regards,
Mark

[MACKAY]

Just wondering if I might be overlooking, or have missed, a U.S. vendor that stocks quality kilt hose in quantity...Ron

Don't forget Rocky at USA Kilts. He usually has a generous selection of colors and sizes on hand. That is where I pick mine up.

Brian Mackay