Quote Originally Posted by Kaw-Liga View Post
Just a question from a curious person.

Would it help to baste BEFORE washing ??

Thinking that if basted before washing, it could be damp dried and hung to finish drying the pleats would be deformed less.

Is there any reason that this should NOT be done??

Going to have to baste it sometime before ironing, why not before washing??

Kaw-Liga


He was washing it in a washing machine... I can see how basting stitches might cause major problems in that situation by getting caught on things.

Handwashing a kilt, it's probably a good idea to baste before washing, unless, as I have read, the kilt is very dirty.

The only kilt I put in the washer is a cotton canvas with sewn edge pleats, so I can't say for sure on the acrylic.

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