Using a Lint Brush on a Kilt?

[Bugbear]

I'm still hoping we can get some of the kiltmakers on the forum to talk about this.

[Bugbear]

I'm not quite sure why you would be able to use the brush on a wool jacket but not a wool kilt. I've read here and there that you should brush down a wool jacket after you wear it, but not that the brush is better or worse than the sticky roller...

[Barb T]

I use tape rollers on all the kilts I make before I ship them. We also use them in the band.

Our daughter is in the Air Force, and her uniform is wool. She was taught in ROTC to use the sticky rollers, too.

[Bugbear]

Thanks Barb!

I'm finding, more and more, there is a bunch of very strange and probably bad advice all over the internet on these kinds of things. It is very helpful to hear directly from a kiltmaker which is best.

I will put that you suggest the sticky roller up in my first post for anyone who does a search on the same question, and finds this thread.

[Dirk Skene]

I always use the stickey kind.

[Bugbear]

Yep, that's what Barb said to use on the wool. I have a small one that has a plastic covering over one side that fits between the pleats without sticking to both of them. I forgot I had that one.

I guess you could just fold the top pleat back out of the way, though, and the big rollers don't have problems.

[Frank McGrath]

I keep a roller in each vehicle and one stays in my suitcase. I have an orange cat.

[Bugbear]

I keep a roller in each vehicle and one stays in my suitcase. I have an orange cat.

I have an orange cat too. I think the fluffy black one puts out the most hair though.

[Nanook]

I use tape rollers on all the kilts I make before I ship them. We also use them in the band.

Our daughter is in the Air Force, and her uniform is wool. She was taught in ROTC to use the sticky rollers, too.

Lint Rollers are easy, cheap and convenient--- and for removing animal hair perhaps the first choice-- but not the best choice for fine clothing. They pull fibres, don't remove dust and leave residues. Their prolonged use is harmful to woolens. The "correct item" to use is called a clothing brush--- a good brush and a steaming should always be chosen, when possible, over dry cleaning. Clothing brushes remove dirt, dust and debris. A brushing positively conditions fabric. Its freshing it up, removes odors and improves the nap. Brushing is a bit of abrasion but it removes the dust that is the true long term clothing abrasive and thus also significantly reduces the signs of wear. Kent makes a good and widely sold brush (double sided, cherry wood, price £35.00) but there are others. I use a set of brushes of different fibres (from dark bristle to goat's hair) to brush clothing--- heavy worsted wool is different after all from camel hair or cashmere. For anything other than an ROTC uniform, unless you have pet angora rabbits or shedding dogs and cats I'd not ever grab for the lint roller.

[gilmore]

Nanook, Good to see you back again.