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