Newsome's Summer Wear

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Wonderful photos Matt, thank you for sharing! My wife and I will be attending the Dayton Celtic Festival, which is a three day event scheduled in Dayton, Ohio, and the weather is forecasted to be around 85-90 degrees, with moderate humidity. So, with that being said, with the kilt, I have planned to wear a long sleeve tattersal shirt with a necktie only - no tweed waistcoat and jacket, and certainly no jacket, it would simply be too hot (though I have done it before)!

Great range...thanks again,

That sounds essentially like what I wore to this year's Taste of Scotland festival.


The neck tie is a knit tie, so decidely casual.

[Nick the DSM]

Taking off the belt does make a huge difference, especially in this heat.

How hot was it with the hose? I know wool breathes but it's HOT out here in NC!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Taking off the belt does make a huge difference, especially in this heat.

How hot was it with the hose? I know wool breathes but it's HOT out here in NC!

Not as bad as you'd think. Normally the hose I wear are House of Cheviot, which are a 50% mernio wool blend and extremely comfortable.

The diced hose I had on, which are 100% wool, are not quite as comfortable, but don't really bother me. Perhaps I just have a high tolerance for that sort of thing. Though at the end of the (very hot) day, when I took them off, my legs did breathe a sigh of relief!

PS - when I hand wash the wool hose, I do throw in a bit of conditioner, which helps keep them soft.

[Nick the DSM]

Blended wool does make a difference, as long as its not polyester I suppose it is a lot better.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Blended wool does make a difference, as long as its not polyester I suppose it is a lot better.

No, the House of Cheviot hose are about 50% merino wool and the rest a blend of acrylic, nylon, and lycra (in order from highest to lowest percentage). No polyester to be found! :-)

[saxandpipes]

No, the House of Cheviot hose are about 50% merino wool and the rest a blend of acrylic, nylon, and lycra (in order from highest to lowest percentage). No polyester to be found! :-)

I don't know if it's possible to find anywhere else, but we have "wool" available in NZ which is part merino and part possum. I believe there is also one blend available which is part alpaca as well! (no synthetic fibres at all)

It is lovely and soft, and I had these hose made up in it:


Cheers!

Michael

[ktaylo12]

Matt, what is the name of the tartan in picture #2 from your first post? It is very nice. Thanks.

[creagdhubh]

Not as bad as you'd think. Normally the hose I wear are House of Cheviot, which are a 50% mernio wool blend and extremely comfortable.

The diced hose I had on, which are 100% wool, are not quite as comfortable, but don't really bother me. Perhaps I just have a high tolerance for that sort of thing. Though at the end of the (very hot) day, when I took them off, my legs did breathe a sigh of relief!

PS - when I hand wash the wool hose, I do throw in a bit of conditioner, which helps keep them soft.

I am the same. I never really notice the heat, and actually, my legs and feet actually stay rather cool, hardly sweat, and do not itch. And I too am wearing House of Cheviot hose - my other hose are Gaelic Themes, and they hold up nice as well in the heat, especially since they are around 1 ply less than my Cheviots.

Cheers,

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I am the same. I never really notice the heat, and actually, my legs and feet actually stay rather cool, hardly sweat, and do not itch. And I too am wearing House of Cheviot hose - my other hose are Gaelic Themes, and they hold up nice as well in the heat, especially since they are around 1 ply less than my Cheviots.

Cheers,

Actually the heat does bother me a great deal. I don't do well in the heat at all, especially in high humidy, which is typical here in the southeast. I sweat like a pig. :-)

What I meant was that the texture of wool doesn't really bother my skin all that much as it seems to do some others.

[English Bloke]

Cheers Matt. Thanks.