A Colour pre-requisite for Argyll Hose?

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 8th October 10, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted Canadian

So here's the dilema I pose to the rabble, with thanks for whatever insight you may grant me.

The tartan I'm looking to get my kilt in only has 3 colours. Black foreground with green and red overchecks. Would this number and type of colouring be acceptable to have a pair of Argyll Hose made?

Or would I be better off ordering an extra yard or two of cloth and making a pair of matching tartan Cadadh?

I'd suggest diced hose in one of five possible patterns: red/white; red/black; green/white; green/black; black/white. You can certainly have argyle hose made in green/black with red overlines if you wish. Likewise (if you've the cash to splash about) you could have custom knit hose made in your tartan, which would be a much more satisfactory state of affairs than trying to have "cadadh" made from the web of the tartan used in making your kilt.

There's a reason "cadadh are called "bag hose", and it probably has something to do with how they (don't) fit.

**Mael Coluim** · 9th October 10, 04:19 AM

I very satisfied with the Argyll tartan hose I recently purchased from Dunadd Trading Company. Chris has just added the military hose mentioned by MoR. Think I'll place an order for the red/black ones.

**Ryan Ross** · 9th October 10, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted Canadian

The tartan I'm looking to get my kilt in only has 3 colours.

Out of curiosity, which tartan are you going for?

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

I'd suggest diced hose in one of five possible patterns: red/white; red/black; green/white; green/black; black/white. You can certainly have argyle hose made in green/black with red overlines if you wish. Likewise (if you've the cash to splash about) you could have custom knit hose made in your tartan, which would be a much more satisfactory state of affairs than trying to have "cadadh" made from the web of the tartan used in making your kilt.

There's a reason "cadadh are called "bag hose", and it probably has something to do with how they (don't) fit.

I second the idea of going for diced hose.

**Kilted Canadian** · 10th October 10, 05:02 AM

The tartan I'll be going for is the Renwick Modern:

So as you can see, there really are only 3 colours totalled up, and no shades or anything of the sort.

Am I completely out of luck in terms of Argyll?

*Not that I'm against diced hose: in fact I feel quite attatched to the red and black pattern(which the local Highland Regiment wears), and it appears that they may be the better option, especially in terms of price and versatility, yes?

**longhuntr74** · 10th October 10, 05:30 AM

You'd have a great set of hose with black and green diced look and a red overstripe...which to my understanding would be technically classified as argyll hose.

**davidlpope** · 10th October 10, 05:35 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted Canadian

The tartan I'll be going for is the Renwick Modern:

So as you can see, there really are only 3 colours totalled up, and no shades or anything of the sort.

Am I completely out of luck in terms of Argyll?

No. If you're really set on Argyll hose do this:

Primary Color #1- Green
Primary Color #2- Black
Secondary Color #1-Red
Secondary Color #2-Red

The result will be green and black diced hose with overstripes of red through every diamond. This is similar to the way that the Royal Highland Fusiliers Pipers hose is done- They have only red and green in their tartan, but the pattern employed is an Argyll one. See this[Note, I'm linking to this page to reference the hose pictured which are watermarked, not to encourage a sale]:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Scottish-ROYAL-H...#ht_713wt_1141