yes it could work, but more of a last resort, I mean, are you going to buy a bunch of pantyhose, or steal your wife's? lol
I think the most convenient, cost efficient way is with the mesh bags from amazon, they have a drawstring, basically like $10 for a 50+ of them. Its much more efficient IMO. something like the below, they come in all different sizes.
The real question is... People still wear panty hose??? My vote is for cheap plastic zipper media bags in a place of high flow if you can't fit in a small reactor.