Have Iron, will travel to Stillwater

[Alan H]

So I love my Stillwater Standards, but since day one that first pleat on the left has always kicked forward. Recently it's developed into quite a curl. Being the picky, fussy sort, this annoys me.

So the other night I set my good self down and took a close look at this. Come to find out that the right hand edge (the fringe) of the over-apron is A-shaped, but the left hand edge is not. That edge is creased straight down parallel to the stipes of the tartan. So, sez I...I can change that.

So I lay my Stillwater Standard Black Watch out on the ironing board and set the iron on "stun". When it was steaming, I carefully measured an equivalent distance out from the original crease as was sewn in on the fringe side. Then I flattened the original stillwater crease out and lay in a new one, good and hard.

Result? Looks great, no more kicking ahead, no more curl. So I did it to the Black one, too. Worked great there, too.

Huzzah! Life is sweet, so sweet that if I don't brush regularly, I might get cavities.

[Southern Breeze]

Thats what I like about the standerds. They're easy to wash and easy to press when needed.

[NancyMan]

Hi Alan,

Just did the same thing to my STW HW about a week ago. The left hand edge of the apron wasn't folding over- just kind of flattening out and a new edge was trying to form itself about 3/4 of an inch outboard. When my kilts speak, I listen I got out my new fabric steamer, eradicated the old apron edge, then fired up the iron and pressed in a fresh one where the garment told me it wanted to be. Success!

As time goes by I'm beginning to see that all of my kilts, be they high class or low life, need some sort of tweaking. ;)

Cheers,
Vincent

[Jimmy Carbomb]

I guess the old thread that I had on how to "alter" the Stillwater aprons is so long gone in the archives, that it's forgotten... or just too old to remember.

The "economy" aprons are a different dog to attempt... with major alterations, but the "standards" are as simple as you've noted. It's a HUGE difference ain't it?!

For the price of a little ironing, you get one hell of a kilt. I know that the new offerings in 2006 will FINALLY bring Stillwater Kilts out front where they belong in the affordable kilts category. The look, feel and value are untouchable.

[chasem]

I guess the old thread that I had on how to "alter" the Stillwater aprons is so long gone in the archives, that it's forgotten... or just too old to remember.

I've tried to find that thread many times, Jimmy, with no luck. If you wouldn't mind reposting (if possible), that'd be great!

[toadinakilt]

Aha. My HW is doing the same thing! Now I know what to do about it...Alan, you da bomb.

[Iolaus]

I've tried to find that thread many times, Jimmy, with no luck. If you wouldn't mind reposting (if possible), that'd be great!

Yes, if you have more than what's been said here (and I assume you do), definitely, repost it.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

I'll do what I can to try to find where that dog ran too... but if time permits over the weekend, I'll just have to re-do the whole thing. After altering numerous Stillwaters, it's really not any trouble to re-write it. Any alterations with the Standards are so simple that a caveman could do it. (Let's see if they bitch at me like they did to Geico).8)

[davedove]

So I lay my Stillwater Standard Black Watch out on the ironing board and set the iron on "stun". When it was steaming, I carefully measured an equivalent distance out from the original crease as was sewn in on the fringe side. Then I flattened the original stillwater crease out and lay in a new one, good and hard.

Stillwater says either on the website, or in the packaging (I don't remember where) that you may have to adjust the first pleat and that they made it deeper to accomodate for that. I did the same thing to all the Standards I bought, although I'll admit I didn't measure it out so carefully.:mrgreen:

[Ranald]

So I love my Stillwater Standards, but since day one that first pleat on the left has always kicked forward. Recently it's developed into quite a curl. Being the picky, fussy sort, this annoys me.

So the other night I set my good self down and took a close look at this. Come to find out that the right hand edge (the fringe) of the over-apron is A-shaped, but the left hand edge is not. That edge is creased straight down parallel to the stipes of the tartan. So, sez I...I can change that.

So I lay my Stillwater Standard Black Watch out on the ironing board and set the iron on "stun". When it was steaming, I carefully measured an equivalent distance out from the original crease as was sewn in on the fringe side. Then I flattened the original stillwater crease out and lay in a new one, good and hard.

Result? Looks great, no more kicking ahead, no more curl. So I did it to the Black one, too. Worked great there, too.

Huzzah! Life is sweet, so sweet that if I don't brush regularly, I might get cavities.

Alan , please stop it ! your making stillwater kilts even more attractive to buy than they already are! LOL