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    Quote Originally Posted by Chef View Post
    Be very careful!!!

    First does the kilt really need to be cleaned? If it just really needs to be pressed don't get it cleaned. The chemicals used are very bad for a kilt. They remove the lanolin from the kilt. The more you have it cleaned the faster it will wear out and the easier it will get dirty.
    What about the Electrolux Lagoon System: http://www.laundrysystems.electrolux.com/node143.asp

    "Lagoon™ includes washing, drying and ironing using water as a base for a surprisingly effective and ecological wash. Lagoon™ can be used for all types of fabric, even for fabrics which were previously thought of as solely the domain of dry cleaning."

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    Just curious; How about hand washing (cold) in "Woolite", then rolling dry in towells, positioning the pleats, then air dry? The cleaning is my main avoidance of wool kilts.

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    Check out this thread about washing a kilt. Lots of good ideas

    I think there is also a tutorial by the Wizard of BC about pressing. One of the best ot there.
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    There is some sage advice in the threads above. As they advise,be very careful.
    Last edited by Jock Scot; 10th February 08 at 05:17 AM.

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    My thoughts about taking kilts to the dry-cleaners (wood or wool)

    Don't!

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    Trust in Barbs advice!

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    Jeez I like that first picture (reverse) in Barb's message. It's not often we get a rear view as good! Couple o' nice kilts there!
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    US Air Force tartan on the left and New Hampshire State tartan on the right.
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