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    It's probably heresy..... but I've never basted the pleats on any of my wool kilts before pressing them with a steam iron, and I've always had a good result. The main reason for not basting is that it's usually only a few pleats that need crisping up after I've been sitting on a kilt that's still wet from the rain. I've found that using good quality iron & pressing each section heavily, rather than running the iron over the fabric tends to work well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stravaiger View Post
    It's probably heresy..... but I've never basted the pleats on any of my wool kilts before pressing them with a steam iron, and I've always had a good result. The main reason for not basting is that it's usually only a few pleats that need crisping up after I've been sitting on a kilt that's still wet from the rain. I've found that using good quality iron & pressing each section heavily, rather than running the iron over the fabric tends to work well.

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    Yep,that's what we got here ----> heresy
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stravaiger View Post
    It's probably heresy..... but I've never basted the pleats on any of my wool kilts before pressing them with a steam iron, and I've always had a good result. The main reason for not basting is that it's usually only a few pleats that need crisping up after I've been sitting on a kilt that's still wet from the rain. I've found that using good quality iron & pressing each section heavily, rather than running the iron over the fabric tends to work well.

    Flak-jacket on....
    Yep. I've gotta go with Stravaiger on this one. Granted, when I've ironed my wool kilts,

    A: As Stravaiger said, it's only been a couple of pleats that need straightening out, and

    B: I'm always VERY careful to run with the current crease (even if I've sat on wet wool for a couple of hours, there's always a remnant of the crease there that I can re-emphasize.).

    If I were going to go through and attempt to do a full reset on the entire kilt, I'd baste as per Barb's instructions. Yes, it's a pain in the hiney, but you'll thank yourself for taking the time to do it later.

    Brian

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