Scottish Thistle Kilt Socks LI7602

LI7602
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SCOTTISH THISTLE KILT SOCKS
These Embroidered Scottish Thistle Kilt Hose will add comfort and flair to your Scottish Kilted outfit. The socks are made of Acrylic Wool blend and feature a beautifully embroidered red Scottish Thistle that displays on the outer of each sock when folded down onto the calf. The Socks are footed so they can be worn beneath diced hose tops or simply worn by them selves waiting for the proper flash to accent the wearers colors. These comfortable kilt socks are neutral off-white in fabric color and are available in three sizes to insure the perfect comfort and fit!


SOCK SIZE CHART
Size	Length*	US Shoe
Sml	16"	6-8
Med	18"	9-11
Lrg	20"	11-14
X-Lrg	22"	14-16

*Length is measured from heel to top

Most Highlanders went around bare-legged and bare-footed but when they did start wearing stockings, they were made of cloth and not knitted like modern ones. The pattern was usually a red and white check which was called cath dath (pr: kaa dah) - war pattern.

A characteristic of traditional hose was that they stopped well below the knee - usually on the thickest part of the calf. Even with garters however, those old diced hose were pretty shapeless and fell down frequently if the wearer didn't have a good sized calf muscle. They were eventually replaced by knitted stockings which clung to the legs much better. There is evidence that Highlanders also wore footless hose as can be seen in an extract from a McIan painting of 1845. There was no elastic in those days so the poorer Highlanders would often tie some plaited hay or straw around the top of them to them up. The specific traditional tie process often used is known as the Garter Knothold.

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