THE DEFINITIVE WAY TO CLEAN YOUR KILT by Joshua Brown

[The Wizard of BC]

Oh, and one big caution and something I always warn my customer about.

If you do choose to hand wash your kilt - NEVER, EVER wring the kilt. While a kilt is wet it is all droopy and saggy. You can permanently damage the fabric by wringing or twisting or even lifting it unsupported while dripping wet.

I suggest that you gently step on the kilt while it lays in the bottom of the tub. Then roll the kilt gently in a bath towel. Then get in and walk on the towel. When the towel is wet take it off and hang it up and wrap the kilt in another towel. It is amazing how much water a kilt can hold.

I would never try to pick up a kilt unsupported while dripping wet.

The towels will remove enough water that the kilt should be damp but not dripping. Then while still wrapped in a towel for support take the kilt out of the tub. You can then lay it out to dry or neatly drape it on a clothes bar to dry.

I have had kilt take 2 days to dry after hand washing. Never put the kilt over a heater or any heat source to try to speed this up. Like leather you want the kilt to dry slowly and naturally.