How to tell a professional how to press a kilt

**BCAC** · 25th June 13, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Liam

I agree Kyle, that it would be a rare occasion that a kilt should need to go to the dry cleaners, such as spilling something on it or sitting where you shouldn't. Occasionally I have touched up pleats with a steam iron, on the floor, particularly my 4 yd kilts. Use a cloth with your teflon coated PV kilts as it can come off on a hot iron. My wife made me buy her a new iron after mucking one up. I cleaned it up and now have my own!

You are forgiven, Sir, for you are new here, but you should know that Kyle doesn't have teflon coated PV kilts. The very idea. Shudder .........

**creagdhubh** · 25th June 13, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by BCAC

You are forgiven, Sir, for you are new here, but you should know that Kyle doesn't have teflon coated PV kilts. The very idea. Shudder .........

Quite right, I do not!

**cryptoman** · 7th August 13, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by EagleJCS

Sorry to go OT...

After reading Rocky's note, how many of you thought of a kilt crying out: "Help, help, I'm being repressed!"

AHEM. Had to get that out of my system ...

Back OT:

I have sent my kilt to the cleaners a couple of times and it's always come back just fine. I have even pressed my kilt a few times between cleanings. I tried on the ironing board a couple of times. That works for short, simple touch-ups, but to get full-pleat pressing on multiple pleats, I go to the floor (carpeted), lay things out the way I want them, then go to work. Steam iron, wool setting, on the inside. Occasional spritz with some water if necessary for the set-in creases. If it's really necessary, I'll flip the kilt over and go over the outside using a pressing cloth.

Woah, so you have to turn it inside out, than baste it, starting at the apron edge, flip it over and go on? It is one continous line, right?

**EagleJCS** · 8th August 13, 12:16 AM

crypto, I was referring to the way I press the kilt (without basting). I lay it out inside up, arrange everything so the pleats are laying flat, then follow each pleat down from the liner to the edge. If there are some really bad wrinkles, I'll flip the kilt over and attack those individually with a spritz of water and a pressing cloth (making sure to lay things flat again before doing so).

Since I don't baste my pleats (I do well sewing buttons on my shirts), I don't think I could describe it accurately. I'm sure you could find some visual examples on sewing websites on how to baste pleats if you need to find out.