No Iron Trick for Contemporary Kilts

**Riverkilt** · 3rd March 05, 10:49 PM

Hope this comes out. What works for me is to hang the kilt from three hangers hanging from a shower rod.

I've made up about four dozen weighted clips from WalMart hanger clips, duct tape, and half ounce lead fishing weights. Tape a weight to each side of each clip.

The clips are attached to the bottom of each pleat seam - front and back - while the kilt drys.

The weight pulls the seams straight while they dry.

No ironing needed. Simple matter to attach the clips and detach the clips.

Ron

**Doc Hudson** · 3rd March 05, 11:08 PM

If you want to try Ron's trick without having to glue beaucoup weights to clips, I have a possible solution.

I cast bullets for a .45-70 rifle. The bullets weigh 510 grains each, that is a trifle under 1 1/8 ounce. They can be glued to the clip or tied on with string or fishing line, or taped on with duct-tape or elecrical tape. This will allow one bullet per clip, giving a slightly greater weight per clip than using two half ounce fishing weights.

I will be glad to sell unlubed bullets for $00.25 USD each plus shipping.

**Riverkilt** · 3rd March 05, 11:24 PM

Great idea Doc,

I started out tieing the weights on but the tie threads kept breaking off when the clips were in a bag between uses. Good ol' duct tape saved the day.

Never thought of bullets.

Ron

**Doc Hudson** · 4th March 05, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Great idea Doc,

I started out tieing the weights on but the tie threads kept breaking off when the clips were in a bag between uses. Good ol' duct tape saved the day.

Never thought of bullets.

Ron

Mighty few problems that can't be cured with the proper application of duct tape or a .45 caliber bullet. :P

**GMan** · 4th March 05, 10:06 AM

What would we have done without duct tape? Great idea Ron and Doc!

**Riverkilt** · 4th March 05, 10:46 AM

Hey guys, it works on leather too.

My saffron RKilt came in with a couple expected folds from being in the shipping container.

Hung it out (took 4 hangers) and used the weighted clips on the bottoms of the seams overnight. Worked well to reshape the leather from shipping.

Ron

**Magnus Sporrano** · 5th March 05, 12:20 PM

It almost seems like less work to iron it. Ironing isn't that big a deal, IMO.

**Jerry** · 21st April 05, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Doc Hudson

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Great idea Doc,

I started out tieing the weights on but the tie threads kept breaking off when the clips were in a bag between uses. Good ol' duct tape saved the day.

Never thought of bullets.

Ron

Mighty few problems that can't be cured with the proper application of duct tape or a .45 caliber bullet. :P

Amen Doc, you beat me to that one. Sometimes I think that if it wasn't for bailing wire and duct tape the whole dang country would fall apart.

**cavscout** · 21st April 05, 11:36 AM

Ron,

Have you tried taking another set of hangers and adding extra clips, like you do for the kilt hanger, but have say 6 or 8 clips that correspond to a pleat then rather than affix the individual weights to the clips afix "the weight" to the hanger.

**Riverkilt** · 21st April 05, 01:07 PM

Not sure I understand.

What I do is hang the wet kilt out of the washer up on three hangers to dry, straighten the pleats by hand, then clip a weighted clip to the bottom of each pleat to keep the pleat stretched and straight while the kilt dries.

Haven't had to iron anymore.

Ron