…or whatever you call 'em…
What do you like yours made of? Nice, soft leather? Does yours tie onto your leg or just ‘drape’ over?
Ponderings from a rookie…
What works for me is a rectangular piece of suede. I find that the shiny side of leather doesn’t work as well as the suede. The underside grips your trouser leg nicely as will a leather one.
Make sure not to get a piece that’s too soft and also not to get a piece that’s too hard. The soft/thin one will crease and disallow a good seal. Likewise the hard/thick one will not allow you an airtight seal unless the chanter is exactly square on your leg.
The one I use I found in a hobby shop. They had many colours but be warned, the dye runs and will ruin your good trousers 
All the best,
Patrick.
[ This Message was edited by: Patrick D’Arcy on 2002-08-13 15:06 ]
All innuendo aside, bare skin works best pour moi, and I find that my optimum playing is always in shorts weather!
I even went so far as to make a pair of “piping jeans”-I made a hole in the appropriate spot and attached a velcro flap that I removed when piping(I kid you not). But alas I quit wearing them after too many funny looks…too bad, cause they worked real well as a popping strap replacement in the winter.