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24th January 13, 01:52 PM
#31
Cleaning bills
Some how the prime reason I started this search either didn't get mentioned or was lost.
The main reason to use a kilt liner, especially cotton, is to sop up your skin oils and sweat to protect the kilt. Wool kilts are expensive to clean if you can find a cleaner that won't ruin it.
This point is big if you have oily skin or sweat a lot. Or if wearing the kilt is for long periods of time. At some point the kilt will start to feel "icky" and maybe smell "unclean". The liner prevents that and can be tossed in the wash.
Riverkilt and I both drive long distances kilted. It's a lot nicer the second day with a fresh kilt liner against your bum and thighs.
Protecting the little man from the wool abrasion is just a nice side benefit. - I'll take it.
Last edited by tundramanq; 24th January 13 at 01:53 PM.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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24th January 13, 02:03 PM
#32
Aye, still need the kilt liner/underkilt too for sure. The bag thingie would be good for preventing accidental exposure with more freedom. Looked around...didn't see they had the larger XXXXL size I would need for such a device though.
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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26th January 13, 06:56 PM
#33
![Quote](http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by tundramanq
dea, we tried that - found out you need about 60 inches of circumfrence near the knees or you are "hobbled".
To see what I'm talking about, sit down and wrap a tape measure just above your knees and start spreading your legs. Keep in mind that this hem also needs to be loose enough to allow the aprons to drop when you spread your knees apart - as we ain't ladies.
Tundramanq, is this 60 inches about right for everyone? I see what you mean about having a loose hem, but the 60 seams huge. But I don't want to wind up with a t-shirt hem either.
"The fun of a kilt is to walk, not to sit"
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26th January 13, 07:01 PM
#34
So much easier just to order from Katy's Mercantile.
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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26th January 13, 07:05 PM
#35
I think so - get a tape measure and try it.
This being heavy t-shirt knit the extra fabric will not be noticable when standing. But, Oh what a difference walking. I take longer strides in a kilt than I ever did in snug p**ts.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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