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[Barb T]

But they are a bit expensive for casual wear.

Last year, our band got really great heavy _cotton_ hose that have bobble or waffle tops and are really long for a great double roll that actually looks like a cuff (some guys get their hose too short, and a double roll makes them look like they're wearing a bagel under the knee...). They are white (see one of our other threads for a discussion of white kilt hose), and they are machine wash and dry. I just put bleach in the wash with them, and they've stayed glowingly white for two seasons of parades and dusty competitions. Best of all, they don't itch, and they're not expensive (under $30) compared to heavy wool kilt hose.

Lots of places carry them. Burnett's and Struth in Ontario carry them for $28 Canadian. Go to

http://www.burnetts-struth.com/foot.html

and scroll down to item 13 with the picture (Piper's Hose), or go to

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/hose.htm

and scroll down to Piper's Hose.

Cheers!

Barb