getting SWS economy drycleaned

[James MacMillan]

Don't dry clean it!!!!!!!

Cold water wash, gentle cycle only.......

I speak from experience..... Don't dry clean it!!!!!!!

[GreenDragon]

so, you're saying i shouldn't dry clean it?

[emolas]

You shouldn't need to dry-clean a SWK economy, it's just not worth the hassle. I just toss mine in the cold wash, give them a good shake to fix the pleats, and then hang to dry. The acrylic dries in no time and virtually wrinkle-free. One thing you MUST do is to attach the hook velcro to something, otherwise it will attach itself to the kilt and cause all kinds of havoc. I use some spare pieces of pile tape and just stick them on the hooks but you could also fasten the kilt up as if it's being worn.

[Mr. MacDougall]

you could also fasten the kilt up as if it's being worn.

That's what I do with my Thrifties, and find it works well.

[James MacMillan]

so, you're saying i shouldn't dry clean it?

You have that right!

Don't dry clean it!

[mddock58]

With the price of dry cleaning it (most cleaners start by using a standard price for the "skirt", and then add a charge per pleat, which can add up fast) you would probably be able to replace the Stillwater Economy in what you would pay for a few cleanings.

The Acrylic washes quite well, either by hand, or on the delicate cycle, with no harm to the leather.
Then as others have said, hang it to dry, straightening out the pleats.

If you need to press it, the best way is to baste the pleats to maintain their initial placement and PRESS, not Iron.

[Robinhood]

My sister knows a guy who takes all of his
clothes to the cleaners. (Yes he's rich.)
They don't dry clean everything; they
put the cotton shirts etc in the regular
just like us poor folks do.

The point here is if you just don't want
the bother of washing your kilt, the
cleaners can do that without resorting
to "dry cleaning." Just ask them
to wash it on "gentle" and press
it with cool steam.

It probably won't cost any less than
dry cleaning.