How do you wash your kilt hose?

[tp_magill]

I honestly just throw them in the wash with my regular laundry.

Adam

Yah, here too.

I dry my socks (and the kilt hose) on the lowest settings because I have acrylic and polypro socks. Seems to do fine for the wool/ nylon mix, too.

[MacConnachie]

I have found that the bottle green hose with 80% wool content aren't as "color-fast" as one might prefer. Thankfully, I figured that out when I was handwashing same, and not after having thrown them in with other washables on any kind of machine cycle. The cream hose, same wool content, just go into a wash cycle where I'm using either lukewarm or cold water. I have noticed a bit of shrinkage, even with those precautions, so the stretching/weighting while damp sounds like a good idea.

One of these days, I'm going to get around to purchasing more pairs of solid color hose, probably oatmeal, black and lovat blue, more or less in that order. Actually, a pair of custom-made tartan kilt hose is on the list ahead of all those, if I can locate someone who will knit me a pair for around $150 (am I dreaming, or is that a reasonable estimate on the low end of price range for quality custom-knits?)

Mac

[Shay]

For anyone worried about snags- pick up a 'lingerie bag'- it's a mesh bag that's meant to keep bras from tisting arounf other garments or get caught in the blades, but works equally well to make sure nice cabled socks don't get a thread caught on a button (or a hook and eye, for those who share a washer with women) plus it saves you the trouble of ensuring you got every sock out of the washer.

[Riverkilt]

Thanks Mac,

That explains why my three pair of lovat green hose are all different shades of green...was blaming it on the mill...

Great idea Shay, not something us guys would normally think of. Thanks.

Mac