Ironing a PV Kilt

[george7]

Iron it before you lose the pleat if possible. Use the previous pleat as your guide.

[The Wizard of BC]

If the Kilt is simply wrinkled they a hanging in the bathroom as you shower or a few passes with a steamer will usually let them fall out.

If the edges of the pleats are not crisp or gone all together the Kilt will need to be re-pressed.
Please note I say re-pressed not ironed. This is a totally different process.

To re-press your Kilt you will need to baste the pleats to get them perfectly aligned, parallel and of the original width.

Basting is easy, quick and quite fun to do. You will need a hand sewing needle, some thread and a tape measure.
I use fairly large needles because I have fat guy fingers. The thread can be almost anything you have around the house that is a contrasting color to the Kilt.

Carefully measure the width of the Pleat Reveal up at the bottom of the Fell. That is at the Hip line where the tapering stitching starts.
Then carry that width down to the Hem and stitch one pleat to the next. Then move on to the next pleat.

Here is the link to Barb T's tutorial on basting.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=35190

And here is a link to my tutorial on pressing your Kilt.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=26550

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