Washing Flashes....?

[Riverkilt]

Well, nothing yet. Haven't worn any for a while, but will today for Memorial Day services.

Will take a look at how they do today.

Ron

[Pour1Malt]

this threid maks ma want tae say...


"ai jus washed ma flashes an cannae dae a thing wi' them..." HA! :rolleyes:

[Riverkilt]

Okay, here are a couple of pics of what I'm talking about. The flashes are made from the same material as the kilt. Each piece of flash is sewn then turned inside out and looped over the elastic and sewn down.


Look at my right flash against the snow, how the flash sticks out at about a 30 degree angle. Yes, that's the most lovely X Marks tartan.


Here you can see the same thing with the Cameron Black and Red flash on my right leg.

The flashes seem to be stiff and just follow the angle of my leg rather than hanging straight down from gravity.

Have a set of cotton/poly flashes from SportKilt and they hang down fine...its only my expensive wool flashes that do this. Well, the stiff cardboard ones do too, but I know they're gonna do that. Would like the wool to relax and hang down rather than point out like they do.

Ron

[Pour1Malt]

Ron-

ai wear my hose an flashes jus above the widest part o ma calf (a bit lawer thon ya dae)

an thot helps...

but also... try 'massaging' the flashes (nay- I'm no kiddin') you can rub oot- arr 'loosen' the stiffness by rubbin them again themsels....

ai always dae this tae new flashes... ai fray the bottom edge tae....

[Riverkilt]

Thanks P1M,

That's exactly what I needed to know.

Is this a great board or what!? So many little things for a lone kilter in a remote location to learn.

Ron