Itchy kilts

[Ancienne Alliance]

Good morning all,
Has anyone thought of some way to prevent itchy kilts ?
Besides not wearing them, of course !

Have a good day,
Robert

[Highland Logan]

What are the chances you skin is dry from the winter? Maybe just moisturize you skin after a shower.

Frank

[Ancienne Alliance]

What are the chances you skin is dry from the winter? Maybe just moisturize you skin after a shower.

Frank

No, I'm just talking about intolerance to woolen kilts !

[Highland Logan]

I too have a problem with "some" wool. The rough types of wool used in the "old" Army issue socks, and some of the aran sweaters. But my kilt has never caused me to itch. So I guess I no good to you on this on.

Frank

[JerseyLawyer]

Have you tried wearing a long-tailed shirt with your kilt, say by buying your size in tall? That would keep you from sitting on the wool. Except between the navel and the waist, the kilt doesn't really come in contact with the skin anyway most of the time, and it's lined where it does.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I don't know what type of wool your kilts are made of, but I've never had a problem with my worsted wool kilts. The cloth itself is soft and smooth, and when I'm wearing the kilt, the fabric is hanging freely, not really touching my bare skin that much, except briefly against my legs as I walk. The only part of the body where the kilt is tight around me is up at my waist, where I have the fabric of my shirt, as well as the lining fabric, between my skin and the wool. So I've never had a problem with the wool being itchy in general wear.

The only times I have ever noticed the wool itching my skin at all have been on car trips, when the wool apron is lying flat directly across my legs, and the sun in shining through the car window right onto my lap -- the combination of the heat and the wool on my skin has caused me to itch. But aside from this limited situation, I can't say it's ever been a problem.

I also have a few Harris Tweed kilts, and the different quality of that fabric does tend to itch more, I will admit. And there seems to be varying quality among Harris Tweed cloth in that regard. I, personally, don't seem to have much problem wearing it, but if someone did have adverse reactions to wool, I might steer them away from Harris Tweed towards the smoother finish of the worsted.

M

[Ancienne Alliance]

The reason why I started this Thread is that Lady Chrystel is planning to make many more of her Double Box Pleat Kilts , some of which will be 11 oz., 13-14 oz. and 16 oz.
She was thinking of a lining system of some sort with invisible stiches etc. She isn't sure yet, and was simply wondering if someone pondered the matter .

[McMurdo]

I have heard that the more you wear the wool the softer it will feel on the skin because oils are transfered from the skin to the wool. Having said that I would think a liner would be in order all my wool kilts have a liner of some sort.

[Barb T]

Some people are just sensitive to the little fibers that stick out of the wool threads. My dad can't even wear a wool sweater unless it has a lining - makes him intolerably itchy.

If you find your kilt itchy, try wearing a pair of bike shorts underneath. It's mostly on the thigh fronts that people get itchy, and bike shorts really help. I find that, on hot days, my kilt (16 oz) can make me itch during parades and competitions. I just wear bike shorts, and all is good.

[James MacMillan]

The reason why I started this Thread is that Lady Chrystel is planning to make many more of her Double Box Pleat Kilts , some of which will be 11 oz., 13-14 oz. and 16 oz.
She was thinking of a lining system of some sort with invisible stiches etc. She isn't sure yet, and was simply wondering if someone pondered the matter .

OK - now I see where you are going.... I have kilts that have the lining made of silk, cotton, and synthetic. I think the most effective linings are the cotton ones. If I were to choose the perfect lining I think it would be Egyptian Cotton, similar to good bed sheets.