Sources for wool kilt hose, traditional colors?

[Steve Ashton]

It's really odd. Wool prices for spun yarn and finished goods are at some of the highest prices in history.
But if you are in the business of raising sheep, and you do not sell raw fleeces by the ton to large commercial mills, it is almost impossible to find mills to process your fleeces.
Small mills are closing daily. Some due to competition and some just because the owners are getting older and new folks don't want to continue doing that type of work.
I know of many family sized sheep farms that shear their sheep and the fleeces go into the garden as mulch. There are organizations in the US and Canada trying to keep interest in the fiber industry. There are some small to medium mills still going but it is a yearly worry where they will be able to sell the next shearing.

If you want yarns spun hard, worsted and tight for kilt fabric you can find it. At the premium prices the large spinning mills turn out in the hundred of thousands of pounds per week.
If you want yarns for knitting or for crochet you can find them. Again from the large spinning mills.

It is a real eye opener when you Google - N. American wool spinning mills.