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How to tie traditional garters... The instructions below show one method of tying our traditional garter ties. Pictured here is a brick red garter being worn with our hand knit kilt hose.
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Begin
by placing one end of the garter where you would like it to fall on the
outside of your leg. (It is traditional to wear the garters slightly
to the front of the side, so they can be clearly seen from a front view of
the wearer). Wrap the long end of the garter tightly around the back
of the leg. You want to position the garter just underneath the bend
in the knee.
Keeping
good tension, wrap the long end of the garter around the leg, so that it
crosses over the short end that you are holding in place.
Continue
wrapping the long end of the garter around the back of the leg a second
time, to meet the short end, which is now being held securely in place by
the garter itself.
You
now want to tuck the end of the garter underneath the part of the garter
that is wrapping around the leg.
You
will end up with something looking like this. The tension of the
garter should be enough to keep itself in place, and your kilt hose up.
You should not feel any tightness around your leg.
Fold
the top of your hose down to cover the garter, revealing only the lower
edges for color. Depending on the height and design of your kilt
hose, you may need to fold the top down once or twice. What is
important is that the ends of the garters remain visible.