Just got a package...

[Riverkilt]

Mine arrived today. The tartan red (to go with my loud MacLeod when it arrives), brown, and purple. Already had the ancient blue and navy.

Not sure what the attraction is for me...know its the thick decorative hose top...and a bit of the less itchy feel...and the foot is shaped rather than forcing the material to stretch around my heel...bunch of stuff...

Thanks for the reassurance H. Hastings...I'm just leary of the washer because of shrinking and felting wool hose on gentle cycle...

Ron

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Thanks for the reassurance H. Hastings...I'm just leary of the washer because of shrinking and felting wool hose on gentle cycle...

Ron,

What causes wool to shrink and/or felt like that is a combination of heat and agitation. If you wash them on the gentle cycle in cold water, you take the heat out of the equation and shouldn't have any problems.

That being said, if you are ok with hand washing, that is certainly a safe way to go and you definitely won't have any problems!

[Riverkilt]

Thanks Matt,

Sadly, 'twas the coldest water and the gentlest cycle that shunk up my WOOL hose. Just don't wanna risk the Lewis hose.

Once kilt hose are out of their little cardboard sleeve there's no way for me to remember the manufacturer...don't know if one is more likely than another brand to shrink. Doesn't seem so.

Just know when I hand wash them they stay long and loose like I need them for my chubby calves. So I do.

There is something spiritually grounding about washing out kilt hose...so it makes a good quiet time for me at the end of the day. Usually space it out...let them soak in Woolite while I do other things. Come back and rinse them and let them soak in clear water while I putter about. Then come back for the final rinse and hang dry.

Everything I do is manly....

Ron