Kilt Ironing...

[Schultz]

Hmm...my wife bought one of these a few months back and I have yet to see her use it.

I might have to give his a go if KiltedKnight's experiment pays off. I have just a couple pleats that could use some help.

[switchblade5984]

i might steal my wifes........

[Kilted KT]

i might steal my wifes........

while the reason makes perfect sense, I find it very humorous that we are actually thinking about "stealing" our wive's beauty products for use with a kilt!

[Schultz]

while the reason makes perfect sense, I find it very humorous that we are actually thinking about "stealing" our wive's beauty products for use with a kilt!

You don't know my wife... ;)

[GTRMAN]

while the reason makes perfect sense, I find it very humorous that we are actually thinking about "stealing" our wive's beauty products for use with a kilt!

Just be sure to tell them that it was a SINGLE MUSICIAN on the Xmarks forum that gave you all the idea. I'll accept the blame!!!

[Freelander Sporrano]

I too use a steamer to prep my kilts. It's a lot easier than ironing

[KiltedKnight]

while the reason makes perfect sense, I find it very humorous that we are actually thinking about "stealing" our wive's beauty products for use with a kilt!

I don't know about you guys, I really don't. I started out by stealing the first kiss from my wife when we were dating and haven't stopped stealing from her since.

Chris.

[bubba]

I even stole a Pegasus pin to decorate a sporran flap. Man did my wife give methe hairy eyeball for THAT one!

[Pleater]

I found one of those smoothers for 2 pounds sterling in a local charity shop - tried it on a cotton kilt and it works really well - the ceramic plates heat up slowly, so I did a few slides to see how hot it needed to be, and when it was at working temperature for the kilt I switched it off, as the heat retained was easily enough to do all the pleats.

I used a low stool to put the waist edge of the kilt on, then knelt on the fell, pulled the hem up and found the marks on the hem I make to show where the pleats fold, and then ran the smoother down from hem to fell.

I worked on the inside, then hung the kilt from the ironing board the right way up and very lightly smoothed the outer edges where necessary.

[GTRMAN]

I found one of those smoothers for 2 pounds sterling in a local charity shop - tried it on a cotton kilt and it works really well - the ceramic plates heat up slowly, so I did a few slides to see how hot it needed to be, and when it was at working temperature for the kilt I switched it off, as the heat retained was easily enough to do all the pleats.

I used a low stool to put the waist edge of the kilt on, then knelt on the fell, pulled the hem up and found the marks on the hem I make to show where the pleats fold, and then ran the smoother down from hem to fell.

I worked on the inside, then hung the kilt from the ironing board the right way up and very lightly smoothed the outer edges where necessary.

I've been using it regularly on my Utilikilts, $58 Ebay kilt and Stillwater standard.
For the UK's and the Stillwater, I just wash them let them dry on a hanger.. After drying I just lightly mist the pleats with a spray bottle and run the hair straightener down each pleat. That way they are Ironed in, more or less, the position they will be in when you wear the garment.