kilt shrinkage to expect?

[jjoseph]

Heya gents,

I've got a stillwater kilt which breaks just above the bottom of my knees and think I'd prefer one that breaks at the top of the knees.... that said, I ordered a UK (should be here by Tues) off the same measurements as the stillwater....... before I send it back to get one size shorter, can someone tell me approximately how much a UK will shrink if washed and dried?

much grass,

[Dreadbelly]

Shinkage only happens in cold weather :mrgreen:

I have seen no shrinkage in my Stillwater.

The UK will curl and the pleats will go all over the place, so I don't really know where it will end up.

[Iolaus]

The UK will curl and the pleats will go all over the place, so I don't really know where it will end up.

I agree with Kilt Wilter. Some people do wash & dry their UKs, but, from what I understand, unless you're very careful, they start looking really sloppy.

I just wash my UKs in cold water enough to "break them in" and always line dry them. After that, I start taking them to the dry-cleaners to keep the pleats looking semi-decent.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I have found that after a man has been married for a little white, all of his kilts start to shrink. I can't figure it out, but it seems to be a universal phenomenon. :-)
Matt

[KMacT]

Yes, Matt, I have experienced the same thing. I ordered a kilt from bearkilts last fall, and since then I have added an inch to my waist - I recently sent him an email asking that he revise my measurements. In other words, my kilt is shinking and it hasn't even been made yet!

Kevin

[davedove]

Unfortuately Matt, you don't even have to be married for the shrinkage to occur. I think it's just age and maybe one too many cheeseburgers.

[Dreadbelly]

Cheeseburgers in paradise...

[Doc Hudson]

I have found that after a man has been married for a little white, all of his kilts start to shrink. I can't figure it out, but it seems to be a universal phenomenon. :-)
Matt

Matt,

That theory depends upon the bride.

If a bride worships her new husband and "Feeds him like a God," i.e. places burnt offerings before him, the first few months of marriage often lead to weight loss by the groom.

I on the other hand married a terriffic cook, second time around. She fed me like a king (Henry VIII comes to mind), and I've been gaining weight ever since.

[Iolaus]

After six years of gastronomic bliss, I had to take a proactive approach towards reversing the trend. I'm in better shape now than when I got married. (That also means I now have two UKs that gotten 2" & 4" "larger" ;) )

[Mike n NC]

Yuck it up you fuzzballs. I'm one of those people that, even past 50, have to eat almost all the time to keep from losing weight. Laugh if you will but think of the food bills I have with a 3500-4000 calorie a day diet. Think of my poor wife too, no matter how good it is or how much there is, I wolf it down and there never seems to be enough.

Mike, currently appearing as the human garbage disposal.