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Washing Flashes....?
Nope, didn't get them dirty....yet...wasn't in the mud at Gatlinburg...
Just noticed that my wool flashes seem to have a firm "body" to them and that they often sort of stick out like Dagwood Bumstead's hair.
Was wondering if it would help if I hand washed them in Woolite if they might hang more naturally.
Waste of time? Helpful? Experienced advice appreciated.
Guess I could risk it with one set and see.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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I too would like to know as the pair I wore to G'Burg did get a little muddy, but they seem to be stiffened by something and I am afraid if it is cardboard or something similar.
The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long
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Are your flashes made from wool? When did they start to do this? My wool flashes have never done this. From what you describe, the woolite idea might work though.
I have a pair of cheapie flashes I made myself from underwear elastic and grosgrain that curled out a bit after a while. I just ironed them flat (carefully) with a steam setting.
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I'd try steaming them with an iron first.
Fabric often comes with a sizing or starch on it and it sounds like it may be the case with your flashes. Woolite would soften, but if the edges aren't finished, you may end up unravelling (or worse, shrinking) them.
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Yup, same wool as the kilt. They're sewn together on the back side and sewn in a loop on top that the elastic goes through.
I wear them where my calf thins down just below my knee so they kind of follow the same angle as my skin instead of hanging down.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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Ron,
Some manufacturers of flashes add a stiffening material at the back, whilst others do not. I would not try washing them - in all my 56 years of kilt wearing I have never washed, nor even thought to wash, any flashes; it's just not been necessary.
Woolite? I have sen this mentioned many times in posts here, but as far as I know it is not sold here in the United Kingdom, so I know nothing about it. I personally never wash wool unless absolutely necessary - the exception being kilt hose which I always wash by hand, adding a little fabric conditioner to the final rinse.
As has been recommended, a steam iron works well for me.
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