Just got a package...

[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

[flyv65]

Curse you, Ron, for having multiple pairs of the Lewis hose and traditional garters: I just ordered another pair of the hose (charcoal), and another pair of the ties (lovat green). They should be here before Friday next.

Bryan...time to shuffle some of my current hose to the *back* of the drawer...

[Riverkilt]

Half a curse....I don't have them garters...just use the flashes Rocky and Kathy and Robert made up.

And, one pair of navy was a Holiday gift from my daughter. No clue how she found STM and Lewis hose, but she did...which of course committed me to buy the second pair of navy...

Ron

[Fearnest]

Looking forward to the delivery of my order of Lewis hose! (The Jones...)