Need help with a kilt jacket wrinkle!

**denmcdough** · 13th May 10, 05:14 AM

If anyone can advise on ironing a kilt jacket, I'd greatly appreciate it.

I recently received my black Argyll from Rocky. Great jacket by the way! Love it!!!! However, on the right side, just near the button, there's what looks like a wrinkle. So, no problem, right? Just iron it out. Wrong!! I put a cloth over it and tried to steam it out; then I tried pressing. Upon inspection, it seems as though this is more of a crease...caused by the lining underneath. Ironing over the two different heights of material leaves one section a bit lower than the other causing the wrinkled look. I thought hanging it would make it work its way out. No deal! What to do? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks much!!

Den

**Kiltboy** · 13th May 10, 05:59 AM

Have you tried using a steamer?

**MacMillans son** · 13th May 10, 06:31 AM

If it is indeed a structural flaw, ironing may not be the solution. Perhaps taking some detailed and captioned photos and sending them to Rocky for his input would be in order. It may warrant a new jacket (athough I would hate to have to go through the wait period again) or it may be a fix that could be done by a local tailor/seamstress and perhaps Rocky could cover the cost.

Just a thought.

**Dixiecat** · 13th May 10, 06:49 AM

caused by the lining underneath. Ironing over the two different heights of material leaves one section a bit lower than the other causing the wrinkled look.

Hmmm. Sounds like it could be one of two or three things:

1. the lining underneath could be tighter than the outside cloth. this draws up the outside cloth and may create such ridge. Solution would be to cut the lining, let the outside cloth relax, insert a piece of fabric in the hole created in the lining, turn under the raw edges of the lining and hand-stitch it all in place.
2. the button could have 'scooted' the outside cloth over the lining somehow to give a slight skew which may result in a ridge of fabric. Solution would be to take off the button, press the area to relax the skew and resew the button in place.
3. the seam where the lining is sewn to the outside cloth wasn't graded properly creating a ridge because of the bulk of fabric at the seam. Solution would be to open the seam, grade the layers that are giving the ridge, tuck seams back inside and hand sew the opening closed.

Those are the most obvious and the easiest to solve. If it's more than the above, you might need professional opinion.

As noted above, pics would really help.

**Riverkilt** · 13th May 10, 07:02 AM

I'm with kiltboy - try a steamer. Using a steamer on a kilt jacket after every wearing will keep its shape and kill any new micro-friends you've accumulated on your last outing.

Ironing a jacket seems a bit daunting. Steaming is a breeze.

**denmcdough** · 13th May 10, 12:58 PM

Oh, great advice from everyone, so far. I'll give the steamer a try first.

I could write to Rocky, but he's on a honeymoon. If he sees this thread, great, if not then I'll wait until he gets back in the shop. As for cutting the inner liner, well, if I have to do it I will, but I'm not gonna like it.

Again, thanks for all the input!

**piperdbh** · 13th May 10, 01:10 PM

Have you tried ironing the jacket from the inside? I don't know if it would work, but it might press the outside layers of fabric into the same plane, and move the crease to the lining, where it wouldn't matter.

**The Wizard of BC** · 13th May 10, 06:32 PM

From what you describe you may have a Jacket that uses fusible interfacing. Some times fusable interfacing gets a wrinkle in it that telegraphs onto the outside jacket fabric and makes you think the wrinkle is in the fabric when in fact it is in the interfacing.

I have seen this same type of problem just once before with a Jacket from what I think is the same source Rocky uses. We both order some of our jackets from the same place.

And this problem is rampant with the Jackets from overseas. Some overseas jackets look, right out of the packaging, like that have just been through the washer.

The only true way to remove the wrinkle is to un-fuse the interfacing. You must apply heat equal to the melting temp of the fusible glue. This can be done from the outside but please use a pressing cloth and LOTS of steam. Let the steam do the heating. Don't use the temp of the iron plate.

Once you have melted the glue you then pull or stretch the outside fabric away from the interfacing. Sometimes this can be as simple as a sharp yank to break the interfacing away from the jacket fabric.

But you can't fix the wrinkle by just a spot treatment. The area of de-fusing must be quite large. Almost the entire front of the jacket.

Once you have the interfacing de-fused from the jacket fabric you can reach inside the jacket and stretching the interfacing until it deforms enough to not wrinkle the outside.

I know this sounds like a major undertaking but it really isn't. Scary yes, but not hard or difficult.

Once you determine that the problem is caused by fusable interfacing the fix is pretty self evident.

BUT - before you do anything major please give Rocky a call and discuss this with him. He is an honorable business man so give him the benefit of the doubt and chance to make it right.

**denmcdough** · 13th May 10, 06:43 PM

Steve,

Thanks for the great summation. And, yes indeed, it is the interfacing, as I just discovered! Oh, you're just so smart. Thanks for the great input. I will contact Rocky, first, before doing anything.

Best,

Dennis

**denmcdough** · 13th May 10, 08:10 PM

Problem solved!!!

I should have waited to talk to Rocky about the wrinkle, but I just had to try Steve's advice. It was bugging me. So, I took the plunge and it was easy (scary, too). Anyway, thanks Steve for the great advice...it worked!

Den