The Hawick Sock Company - Making Kilt Hose

**cessna152towser** · 14th January 08, 08:08 AM

A wee red factory, nestling in the lower slopes of Gala Law on the edge of Hawick is home to the House of Cheviot/Hawick Sock Company, where they build all kinds of good quality kilt hose, plain, tartan, military diced, etc.

Let's take a peek inside

Yarn stocks

A general view of the factory.

Country tops in production.

This machine produces tartan hose and diced hose.

Every sock receives hand finished linking and stitching.

Every sock is hand pressed.

Alex Peterson packs the finished items for despatch.

A display of some of the products of the Hawick Sock Company

**cessna152towser** · 14th January 08, 08:10 AM

Scanned from a page of the House of Cheviot/Hawick Sock Company catalogue.
Available in the USA from Matt Newsome.

**Sheep In Wolf's Clothing** · 14th January 08, 08:28 AM

Hey what a neat tour. Thanks for the pics. It's almost like peeking into Santa's work shop!!
Sara

**McMurdo** · 14th January 08, 08:28 AM

I absolutely love my Hawick hose, they are truly a joy to wear, and for the money one of the best on the market. Thanks for the wee tour Alex, it's nice to see where they come from.

**Moosedog** · 14th January 08, 08:46 AM

Wow! Those are some serious knitting machines--thanks for the tour, it is always fun to see how things are made.

Moosedog

**pdcorlis** · 14th January 08, 09:28 AM

No you've gone and done it Alex - let's see, where did I put that wish list?

Thanks for the Excellent Photo Tour!

**Freelander Sporrano** · 14th January 08, 09:57 AM

Sorry for the highkack I just couldn't stop myself

They look like a very good Product Alex . Do they take orders direct ?

**cessna152towser** · 14th January 08, 10:10 AM

Do they take orders direct ?

The socks are mainly produced for wholesale. Their catalogue specifies a minimum order of 8 pairs for tartan and diced hose but does not appear to specify a minimum quantity for plain hose. They will be finished work for the day by now but I will find out for you tomorrow if there is a retailer in Norway who can supply you or whether they would take a direct order.

**McMurdo** · 14th January 08, 10:12 AM

Direct order could be dangerous, I would love to replace all of my other hose with Hawicks products they are that nice.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 14th January 08, 10:56 AM

My understanding is that no, they do not take orders direct, they are wholesale only. I'm sure they would be glad to direct you to a retailer near you, however.
M