I agree whole heartedly that if you want the quality of bespoke hand knit kilt hose then you will have to pay for it, I have no problem paying the premium price to help support the artisan/knitter. I can't afford to buy all of my hose from such but when I can I will, there are too many examples of arts such as this dying out due to lack of financial viability. Really not much difference than buying a kilt, you can pay a bit extra and have one hand stitched by Barb T., Matt Newsome or John at Keltoi or an off the rack, mass produced Asian import. I know which I'd rather spend my money on!