"Viking Style" Brouge lacing?

[Silmakhor]

I own both cream and black hose and I couldn't tell you the last them either pair has seen the light of day. While both are fairly common, with so many other options, I see no good reason to not wear something more interesting than white or black.

For the thrifty, if you know how to knit (or want to invest a bit of time to learn) or know someone who does, knitting a pair of kilt hose is a pretty straightfoward process.

Shane

For one thing, quality hose aren't cheap. A neutral makes sense for someone who wants to save a bit of $$$, perhaps.

[gsmacleod]

For one thing, quality hose aren't cheap. A neutral makes sense for someone who wants to save a bit of $$$, perhaps.

Agreed on hose not being cheap (however learning to knit is cheap and then you can make a fine pair of hose for the cost of the wool).

For neutral, I'd say that lovat green or blue, oatmeal or bsion would serve the same purpose but be more interesting than white or black.

Shane

[Silmakhor]

Agreed on hose not being cheap (however learning to knit is cheap and then you can make a fine pair of hose for the cost of the wool).

For neutral, I'd say that lovat green or blue, oatmeal or bsion would serve the same purpose but be more interesting than white or black.

Shane

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but as a color-deficient person I usually try to play it as safe as possible if I'm trying new combos ;). I don't even know what "bison" is, other than tasty.

[Father Bill]

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but as a color-deficient person I usually try to play it as safe as possible if I'm trying new combos ;). I don't even know what "bison" is, other than tasty.

"Bison" is a shade of tan.

[Tobus]

"Bison" is a shade of tan.

I would call it a really dark tan or a medium brown. It's a wonderful earth tone colour that seems to go with anything.

https://horseandhoof.com/house-of-ch...n-113804-p.asp

[Tobus]

This is what "bison" hose look like in the wild.

[kiltedsawyer]

This thread reminds me of a trend some years back where young men were wearing their blue jeans backwards, with the fly to the rear. This trend was short-lived, no doubt due to the obvious impracticality. In the end, it is most often what works, what makes sense, that stands the test of time. The "look at me, I'm different," trends all fade only to come back twenty years later and fade again, even faster.

Happy Holidays,

David

[Jock Scot]

I would call it a really dark tan or a medium brown. It's a wonderful earth tone colour that seems to go with anything.

https://horseandhoof.com/house-of-ch...n-113804-p.asp

Through my non artistic and somewhat aged eyes, green is green, red is red , blue is blue, black is black, white is white and so on. I can even differentiate between assorted shades of colour, but i cannot for the life of me get the hang of these more artistic terminologies such as "bison", " teal" and so on.

[Tobus]

Through my non artistic and somewhat aged eyes, green is green, red is red , blue is blue, black is black, white is white and so on. I can even differentiate between assorted shades of colour, but i cannot for the life of me get the hang of these more artistic terminologies such as "bison", " teal" and so on.

To be fair, I have never used the term bison as a colour outside the context of kilt hose. That is the House of Cheviot name for this particular colour. Just like I've never used fawn as a colour, but that's what Mackie uses and we all know what it is.

[Father Bill]

To be fair, I have never used the term bison as a colour outside the context of kilt hose. That is the House of Cheviot name for this particular colour. Just like I've never used fawn as a colour, but that's what Mackie uses and we all know what it is.

"Light brown." How's that?