A Hose too long

[auld argonian]

Well, I got a pair of the Gaelic Themes piper hose and they were generally a tad too large both in the foot and length wise...I did order the size suggested for my shoe size...

So....stand by for some sacrilege...I washed 'em in the machine with a regular load of dark clothes in cold water and THREW THEM IN THE DRYER! Not once but a couple of times...they have shrunk a bit and are now a better fit. Bear in mind that these do have some synthetic in them besides the wool and your mileage (and dryer) may vary...I have a "low heat" setting on mine and use that for jobs such as this. Worked well, though. When they get to the point where I'm sure that they're tuned up, I'll start throwing them over the clothesline instead.

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AA

[SlackerDrummer]

I did order the size suggested for my shoe size...

In US or UK sizes?

[auld argonian]

In US or UK sizes?

US...I'm pretty careful about that.

Though, I gotta tell ya...it'd be better if the whole world went over to the Euro shoe sizing system...I've found that I have to buy running shoes and hiking boots according to the Euro size rather than the US size if I expect them to be even close to a good fit.

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AA

[Spc. Scott]

Well, I got a pair of the Gaelic Themes piper hose and they were generally a tad too large both in the foot and length wise...I did order the size suggested for my shoe size...

So....stand by for some sacrilege...I washed 'em in the machine with a regular load of dark clothes in cold water and THREW THEM IN THE DRYER! Not once but a couple of times...they have shrunk a bit and are now a better fit. Bear in mind that these do have some synthetic in them besides the wool and your mileage (and dryer) may vary...I have a "low heat" setting on mine and use that for jobs such as this. Worked well, though. When they get to the point where I'm sure that they're tuned up, I'll start throwing them over the clothesline instead.

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AA

Ha! I knew I wasn't the only one who did this!