Kilt Hose - wool allergy woes.

[Kinetikat]

Hi guys,

I'm floundering a bit here.

I have a bad skin-reaction to wool, so I can't wear wool or wool-mix kilt hose. Not even 10% mix. Not even cashmere or angora - any wool in it at all and first it prickles (say, three seconds after I put it next to my skin), then itches and hurts, and I have to get it off PDQ.

Trouble is, I want some coloured kilt hose, and every online shop I've tried, all the coloured hose are wool or wool mix of some sort. The very occasional cotton or man-made fibre hose I've found are either white, cream, or some sort of green. None of these colours are on my list, as I have just bought a Heritage of Scotland kilt, all blue, black and purple.

I'll be throwing in Ladies' Heavy Events this summer and will probably be wearing black or purple leggings or lycra shorts under (hey, even the Scots have done nothing so terrible as to be faced with my nekkid thighs on a summer's afternoon!), with hose and boots or trainers (and probably knee supports of some sort just to finish the outfit off).

So, does anybody know of a place in the UK where I can get plain-coloured wool-free kilt hose? Royal purple or deep blue would be good. Currently, I'm contemplating a pair of black hockey socks with a blue maori/tribal 'tattoo ring' round the calf. This is about as subdued as hockey socks get, it seems!

Hope someone can help!

Sue

[shannon]

Have you considered soccer socks instead of hockey socks?

[Tony]

these appear to come in green, white, black and red and are 100% cotton.
http://www.scottishtradingcompany.co...roducts_id=810

[Kinetikat]

Ah, perhaps I failed to make myself clear - I need to find a UK-based shop to buy these from - got hit with random but VERY painful Import duties by Customs when I bought £12-worth of t-shirts from a US-based company once, and it is not going to happen again. Which is a shame, 'cos the US has waaaay more choice than the UK in all things kilt-related.

[Tony]

hmm...

ummmm


how about shooting socks cotton/nylon in red?
http://www.shootingsocks.co.uk/acata...ting_Hose.html

purple bamboo knee high, not kilt hose, but....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SockShop-Pla...0113641&sr=1-6

[davidg]

Try looking for UK football socks. I believe they are usually made of nylon and come in various colours

If you are not too large then also look for boys kilt hose. They are sometimes made of acrylic or similar and a large boys is equivalent to a small mens size. Boys long school socks might be another option but colours will be limited

[gary meakin]

How about white hose and a box of dye?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I was also going to suggest dying. You say you can find cotton hose in white. These should take a dye pretty well.

[NeightRG]

How about white hose and a box of dye?

I can think of no better fate for white hose.

[brewerpaul]

Have you tried a thin silk or polypro calf length liner sock between you and the wool?