Making bag hose

[Woodsheal]

I've made them using that pattern, and it works well. I must admit, though, as a reenactor I prefer the footless version:



If you're at a really wet and muddy event, you have to change socks numerous times during the course of a weekend. Now, you can sew up a number of pairs of footed hose, which is expensive in terms of fabric and invested time, or one pair of footless hose... and just keep changing your under socks!

[kg4zmf]

Indeed. There is nothing quite like a near case of trench foot from slogging through the mud and mire of a gloriously mucky week at Ft de Chartres.

My problem lies in the shoes I wear. They are the GGGodwin rough-outs. I tried the stirrup like your design, but I kept having the undersock peek through as the sides of the shoe are very low.

Maybe tailoring it a bit longer and taking it on down the foot a bit with an elastic stirrup...hmmmmm. You've given me something to chew over. Thanks!

Andy

[Woodsheal]

Maybe tailoring it a bit longer and taking it on down the foot a bit with an elastic stirrup...hmmmmm. You've given me something to chew over. Thanks!

Andy

That's what I did! You have to look close to realize they're footless....