Wrinkled kilts

**Richland** · 2nd February 06, 11:15 AM

Have any of you solved the problem of wrinkled kilts after sitting on them for any period of time?
After a drive to where-ever in my kilt, I am always self conscious about the inevitable wrinkles on the back side. Try as I might to seat myself as nicely as possible. It has gotten to the point where I dread sitting in the car kilted.
I solved the problem by wearing a par of side zip or snap warm up pants with my ensemble and when I get to where I am going I donn my kilt, and pull off the warm-ups. The snaps allow me to accomplish this anywhere with-out removing my footwear. It works well. But certainly takes a large part of the practicality and fun of being kilted.
Any other ideas? Do heavy weight wool kilts wrinkle as much as my lighter weight poly’s?

**JayFilomena** · 2nd February 06, 12:00 PM

You could try riding a motorcycle. :grin:

**Manu** · 2nd February 06, 01:22 PM

I own PV kilts and never have had a problem with wrinkles or ruining the pleats. Have you tried doing the sweep before sitting down? That will keep your pleats pretty much straight the whole time you are driving.

**Raphael** · 2nd February 06, 01:58 PM

It have the Wrinkle Problem with my, now retired, Stillwater Economy and I don't have that problem with my poly Viscoe or wool kilts.

**RockyR** · 2nd February 06, 03:07 PM

what kind of kilt is it (who is the maker)? What material was used?

PV has VERY LITTLE problem with wrinkles. High quality wool ($50/yard + kind of wool... not wool blends) doesn't have a big problem with wrinkling either. Cotton / poly blends shouldn't wrinkle that much either, but do have problems holding the pleat.

Cotton and/or canvas kilts WILL wrinkle. Other fabrics wrinkle in varrying degrees... It's a matter of the property of the fabrics being used.

**pdcorlis** · 2nd February 06, 03:35 PM

You may also want to do a search here on steaming kilts...

**Mike1** · 2nd February 06, 05:01 PM

Or use the beach towel method. Take a large beach towel and wrap it around the kilt, pinning the pleats so they are straight and cannot wrinkle, then get into the car. Once seated, you can let the ends of the towel go, buckle up and drive on.

I think this might have been a trick that Jimmy Carbomb recommended. It works for me.