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Help: Moleskin trousers
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Subject: Moleskin trousers From: WyoWoman Date: 28 Sep 00 - 01:00 AM In several songs, (e.g. "Schooldays Over" and "The Leaboys' Lassie") I've seen reference to putting on the moleskin trousers or men who wear moleskin trousers... Is this symbolic of men who work in the coalmines or laborers in general, or ??? Also, what is White Stocking Day? (in "Bold Riley," for instance...)? ww |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Bugsy Date: 28 Sep 00 - 01:11 AM Try here: \moleskin trousers
cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: katlaughing Date: 28 Sep 00 - 01:43 AM Tsk, like I said in the other thread...all those poor little moles:-(...**BG** |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: WyoWoman Date: 28 Sep 00 - 01:50 AM Which other thread? I started one a few days ago, but couldn't find it again, even in a forum search. Was it my "celtic clothing" thread, or is there another one on moleskin trousers somewhere? ww |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: katlaughing Date: 28 Sep 00 - 01:58 AM I just refreshed it. You had several answers in it. Remember you can Trace them.:-) |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: WyoWoman Date: 28 Sep 00 - 02:03 AM oops. I figured it didn't actually get created. Sorry for the posting from the Department of Redundancy Department... ww |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: katlaughing Date: 28 Sep 00 - 02:05 AM Hey, it happens...don't fret about it. Now, you have two interesting threads. Enjoy! |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Noreen Date: 28 Sep 00 - 04:17 AM Thanks, Bugsy for the link, but sad news that 'Tussock Creek has discontinued its Ladies Range' And I was nearly getting carried away again, there... (see other thread). Skipton market beckons! Noreen |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Bugsy Date: 28 Sep 00 - 05:08 AM Noreen, Try here.
Hit Shopping, then select your country, then ladies wear, then jeans. good luck. Cheers
Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Naemanson Date: 28 Sep 00 - 05:41 AM What is moleskin anyway? Obviously it isn't the tanned hides of moles. Several songs mention it such as Jez Lowe's Black Diamonds but I had never heard of moleskin trousers before that. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Noreen Date: 28 Sep 00 - 05:46 AM Interesting site, thanks Bugsy! :0) Noreen |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Bugsy Date: 28 Sep 00 - 05:55 AM Naemanson, Try this link. The moleskin story It should give you som insight into moleskins.
Cheers bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Skipjack K8 Date: 28 Sep 00 - 06:28 AM In his moleskin trousers and his dirty shirt, there goes the balckleg miner........... Skipjack |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Ringer Date: 28 Sep 00 - 09:19 AM Also, what is White Stocking Day? (in "Bold Riley," for instance...)? |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: Liz the Squeak Date: 28 Sep 00 - 08:12 PM You can still get moleskin trousers. It's a very fine, close weave pile fabric like velvet, so called because it was usually black and resembled the coat of the mole. It serves no other purpose that I'm aware of, than keeping your bum warm and giving you something to put your pockets in. It's soft and smooth, doesn't snag easily and can absorb a fair amount of moisture before your arse gets wet. They don't like the tumbledryer. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: WyoWoman Date: 28 Sep 00 - 11:19 PM This is (I think) the other thread I started on this topic and thought had disappeared. It has some good information on it as well: Celtic clothing question ww |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: GUEST,Gervase Date: 29 Sep 00 - 07:25 AM I'm very fond of my moleskins - they're cherry red, and my daughter will not walk within 20 yards of me when I'm wearing them! Honestly, when I think of some of the stuff she wears... The fabric is as tough as old boots and wonderfully warm - much more so than corduroy. I've also got a pair of goose-shit green moleskin breeks which are perfect when you're out in the cuds. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Date: 29 Sep 00 - 07:59 AM cuds? |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: GUEST,Gervase Date: 29 Sep 00 - 08:02 AM Boondocks, back o' beyond, out in the countryside. Dunno where it comes from, but it's British Army slang. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: GUEST,David Robertson Date: 29 Sep 00 - 08:12 AM White Stocking Day occurs in many nautical songs. It's the day on which the sailors' wives, sweethearts or significant others went down to the shipping office to collect the men's half-pay which had been assigned to them (if they were lucky!) This was an occasion for dressing up in their Sunday best, including white stockings. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 29 Sep 00 - 08:23 AM Moleskin isn't just for trousers. Shirts, weskits, caps - you could dress like a mole all over if you liked. A much friendlier fabric than denim, but it never seesm to have the same vogue. Maybe the name worries people.
Real moleskin has been used for gloves and weskits, by professional molecatchers. But you'd need an awful lot of moles for a pair of trousers. |
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Subject: RE: Help: Moleskin trousers From: IanC Date: 29 Sep 00 - 08:25 AM "Moleskins" (originally) really are just that. As a teenager (1920s), my father-in-law used to trap moles and send the skins in to be made into trousers. For some reason the skins don't need to be cured. They are very soft and hard wearing so were used by people (e.g. miners) who had to work on their knees for long periods. Latterly, "moleskin" has come to mean a kind of velvety jeans cloth. Probably because of the texture which is velvety like a mole's skin.
Cheers! |
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