Quote Originally Posted by Southern Breeze
Just so everyone knows-this is the raw fabric,it hasn't been made into a kilt yet.I have a workmans uk and this stuff is ten times stiffer than it.
I may have found a way to really soften it up though.I took a small piece to work today and put it in a cement mixer.I added some downy,water and a couple handfuls of smooth river rock.After turning on the mixer and letting it run for ten minutes,the sample was soft and as a bonus had that stonewashed look.I'm going to do this with the first piece of fabric before I make a kilt from it and see how it turns out.
Brilliant idea. Good on ya.

I just washed mine again and dried it on "no heat" like Yaish suggested. It does feel a bit easier to work with now.

Next time I'm going to throw it in the drier with a couple of tennis shoes and let it slam around for an hour or so.