Do you have those little balls of fabric rolling up the front of your Stillwater kilt where the sporran rubs? Thinking of throwing the old Stillwater in the washing machine?

I've taken my SWK's to the cleaners before. Even though they are economical kilts, I still don't want to prematurely wear them out by tossing them into the washing machine (though the label says you can). So, my wife and I were to head over to some friend's house for our 2nd annual Christmas meatball dinner, and I decided at the last minute to wear my SWK Royal Stewart (it is a festive tartan!). Well, the thing was in need of a cleaning. I had worn it to the Texas Renaissance Festival the weekend before, and I just hadn't had a chance to get it cleaned. Well, lo and behold, I spied a carton labeled Dryel on the laundry room shelf. The package had never been cracked open. So, I took it apart, scanned the directions, and about 45 minutes later I was pulling my kilt out of the dryer and staring in amazement at the condition of it.

It was clean and crisp! All of the little fuzz balls were gone! There was actually very little in the way of any loose fibers standing up from the garment. Even the pleats were nearly perfect. I had to barely touch the pleats up with the iron, and truth be told, could have gotten away with not bothering with the iron. It looked and smelled fresh.

Anyway, I just wanted to pass along the info to you SWK owners. If you're in a pinch, give it a try. It literally takes just 30 minutes in the dryer and presto! You're ready to hit the streets!

Happy kilting.