Diced Hose

[davedove]

Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get a set of diced hose? I would like to get a red and black dice, and the hose would have to be big enough for my calves (probably custom made).

Any suggestions from personal experience?

[macwilkin]

Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get a set of diced hose? I would like to get a red and black dice, and the hose would have to be big enough for my calves (probably custom made).

Any suggestions from personal experience?

I would recommend The Tartan Thistle in Washington State:

http://www.tartanthistle.com/Argyll_...tan_socks.html

My "Argyll" hose that match my kilt are from there, and they are great.

Cheers,

Todd

[bubba]

I think J Higgins sells them. http://www.jhiggins.net/

[macwilkin]

I think J Higgins sells them. http://www.jhiggins.net/

I would NOT recommend them though, Bubba. I bought a pair several years ago (again, "Argyll" hose that matched my kilt) in a synthetic material, and even after following "care and feeding" instructions and not wearing them that much (Burns Suppers and St. Andrew's Nights), they still started to unravel -- Needless to say, I did not order another pair from them. I know of at least two other gents in Missouri who had the same thing happen to them as well.

Just my two bob's worth...

Cheers,

Todd

[macwilkin]

One more good source for diced/Argyll hose:

http://www.cuillinn.com/kilts.html

Be forewarned, they're not cheap! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[Presuming Ed]

Kenneth Short Hosiery, Hawick, Scotland. http://www.kshosiery.co.uk/

[macwilkin]

Kenneth Short Hosiery, Hawick, Scotland. http://www.kshosiery.co.uk/

I THANK YOU, SIR! (but my chequebook doesn't!) :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[davedove]

Thanks guys! It looks like I will wait a while to get any of these. My credit card was begging for mercy just looking at those prices.

I'll get some one day just to have them, but not yet.

[Colin]

I THANK YOU, SIR! (but my chequebook doesn't!) :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

Ouch, you weren't kidding Todd. 95 quid for a pair of hose!! That's in the $200 cdn range.

[GlassMan]

Yikes! I get all sorts of grief about the amount I spend on my kilts. If I start buying $200 hose I'll be deadmeat.