Quote Originally Posted by sorcererdale View Post
Just a comment about flashes that my wife made. We did use the grosgrain ribbon, but we don't put the elastic around to hold up the socks and the flashes. My socks stay up without the elastic, so we just put a little Velcro on the back side of the ribbons while sewing them together. The Velcro sticks to the sock material and the folded part of the sock covers the top of the ribbon and they don't come out.

DALE.
Just a warning: velcro works by having tiny hooks that catch tiny loops (hence it is also called "hook and loop fasteners"). The hooks work the same way on a sock by catching the sock fibers. Some of the newer velcros are designed so the loops "release" the hooks without breaking so easily (often they advertise it with a term signifying long term use attatching and detaching). The older verson just ripped the loops, but there were so many in proportion to the hooks hat it allowed hundreds of rips apart before it lost gripping ability.
Te issue, is that the socks are not designed to be pulled by the velcro hooks, so they will get more wear and tear than they are designed to and WILL wear out faster, much like chain on worsted wool.
I'd invest a few pennies into some elastic garters and some sort of latch system (I use Dritz brand women's swimsuit bra hooks from the fabric dept. of Hobby Lobby). It will make the socks/hose last much longer, especially if using nice ones that should last a "lifetime."