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    Options besides wool hose

    If you gents have an allergy to wool, where do you get your hose?

    Thank you all very kindly,
    Kizmet

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    There are some very nice piper's hose in 100% cotton. I love them, because they can be washed in the washer (with bleach, for the white ones), and dried in the dryer. And they don't cost much. Here's a link to Tartantown in Canada. These are the ones we have, and I know they're cotton:

    http://216.71.156.105/product99.html

    The British Shop in New York State also has pipers hose in 3 colors, and I think they're cotton, but you might want to check to make sure:

    http://britishshop.com/product_info....oducts_id=1611

    Barb
    Last edited by Barb T; 19th May 06 at 06:10 AM.

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    These are great socks Cotton Solid/Heather Socks: http://www.hamiltondrygoods.com/sock.html and give them a call or email to see what colours they have in stock. I also have some of the Wool socks:



    Easy care , the wool and the Cotton Solid/Heather Socks, just throw them in the washer (Gentle Cycle) Streach and hang dry. I would like to get some of his Linsey Woolsey socks to try but not to sure how long they are, any one out there got some?

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    I don't much about them, but Sport Kilt has kilt hose, their regular kind (not premium), that may not have wool

    It would be worth a call or email to them.

    Let us know what you find out.

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    Don't know the SportKilt content either, know there's elastic woven in. Own a LOT of them. They're really soccer sox. They open up and show through when pulled up on my drumsticks, but I wear them pushed down with tennis shoes. They don't shrink in the washer and that's VERY nice.

    Ron
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prester John
    I don't much about them, but Sport Kilt has kilt hose, their regular kind (not premium), that may not have wool

    It would be worth a call or email to them.

    Let us know what you find out.
    I bought some two weeks ago. They're ok, but if I roll them up I tend to see my skin underneath and also my leg hair sticks out of the hose-weave...

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    [QUOTE=mbhandy]These are great socks Cotton Solid/Heather Socks: http://www.hamiltondrygoods.com/sock.html and give them a call or email to see what colours they have in stock."

    Hi,

    I'll second Hamilton Dry Goods; good product and fast shipping.

    Bob
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    I'm just chuckling at the Hamilton striped socks ...... no, April 1st is long gone ...


    CT - but there's some nice colors in the cotton list

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    Quote Originally Posted by CameronTaylor
    I'm just chuckling at the Hamilton striped socks ...... no, April 1st is long gone ...
    I allways think Pippy Longstockings
    MrBill

    PS would never wear them. Pippy Longstockings
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barb T.
    There are some very nice piper's hose in 100% cotton. I love them, because they can be washed in the washer (with bleach, for the white ones), and dried in the dryer. And they don't cost much. Here's a link to Tartantown in Canada. These are the ones we have, and I know they're cotton:

    http://216.71.156.105/product99.html

    The British Shop in New York State also has pipers hose in 3 colors, and I think they're cotton, but you might want to check to make sure:

    http://britishshop.com/product_info....oducts_id=1611

    Barb
    Update:

    The Piper Hose at the British Shop are a wool and nylon blend according to Carol at the British Shop website.

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