Tartan socks.

**Warlock** · 2nd January 07, 09:09 PM

Anybody know where to find them? Also, What is a micro-tartan or mini-tartan and where do you get them? Just curious.

**McMurdo** · 2nd January 07, 09:19 PM

Not sure about the tartan hose maybe do a google search, but I think the mini tartan is what suzie is wearing in this picture:

**McMurdo** · 2nd January 07, 09:40 PM

I just found this link
http://www.jhiggins.net/catalog/hose_diced.html
thats about the best price I can find anywhere.

**macwilkin** · 3rd January 07, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I just found this link
http://www.jhiggins.net/catalog/hose_diced.html
thats about the best price I can find anywhere.

Higgins's tartan and diced hose do not have a good track record. A friend of mine and I both ordered tartan hose from them several years ago to match our kilts, and both pairs frayed and wore out very quickly, even after we followed the "care and feeding" instructions.

I would suggest as an alternative, the Tartan Thistle in Washington State:

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

I bought a pair from them, 100%, hand-knitted, and they are much, much better than Higgins -- you pay a bit more, but you get what you pay for.

Regards,

Todd

**PiobBear** · 3rd January 07, 05:56 AM

House of Tartan Argyll Hose (Special Offer)

**Warlock** · 3rd January 07, 06:13 AM

Holy moly! $100.00 for socks, my wife would kill me... how about PV or cotton wool blend!

**McMurdo** · 3rd January 07, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by Beuth Sim

Holy moly! $100.00 for socks, my wife would kill me... how about PV or cotton wool blend!

Thats why I wear solid colour kilt hose

**macwilkin** · 3rd January 07, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Beuth Sim

Holy moly! $100.00 for socks, my wife would kill me... how about PV or cotton wool blend!

The blend hose that Higgins sells was the ones I was referring to in my previous post; in other words, you get what you pay for. My DW would much rather that I buy quality items so I don't have to keep replacing them!

That is the true definition of "frugal"!

T.

**thescot** · 3rd January 07, 12:32 PM

BTW, Beuth, to return to the other part of your question

I think a minitartan is a "tartan" with fewer thread counts which produces a similar pattern with fewer threads per color.

But I like McMurdo's mini tartan better.

**Splash_4** · 3rd January 07, 06:43 AM

Man, I have a hard time spending the $20-50 on a good pair of kilt hose.... I can't believe I would drop $100 on socks.. (that's 1/4 the cost of a Matt Newsome box pleat!)