cleaning/pressing a kilt

[KiltedMariner]

Greetings,

I have a kilt that needs to be cleaned and pressed. Please note: I AM NOT prepared to do this myself (all thumbs and too busy). Consequently, I am seeking someone who is willing to perform this service. Ideally, they will baste the pleats, send the kilt to the cleaners, and press it upon its return. I'd be happy to have it completed in two weeks.

If there is an individual or merchant who will do this I will be eternally grateful.

I am located in southeast Connecticut.

Thank you,
Richard

[tulloch]

I took mine once to a commercial cleaner and he did a fine job. He did have sore wrists from the pressing. I would probably not do that again based on what I have learned. I will air them, spot clean them and iron them or steam them. I have one that fell off its hanger in a garment bag and got all wrinkled. After hanging for a while the wrinkles are gone.

My band advocates having them cleaned once a year at a dry cleaner. They look fine.

[Geoff Withnell]

Cleaners can vary. I have gotten kilts back with the pleats absolutely trashed, and others do fine.

I took mine once to a commercial cleaner and he did a fine job. He did have sore wrists from the pressing. I would probably not do that again based on what I have learned. I will air them, spot clean them and iron them or steam them. I have one that fell off its hanger in a garment bag and got all wrinkled. After hanging for a while the wrinkles are gone.

My band advocates having them cleaned once a year at a dry cleaner. They look fine.

[Mikilt]

I just ask my dry cleaner to baste the pleats before laundering. Haven't had a problem.

[JohntheBiker]

I take my kilts to a shop that both makes and rents out kilts. They're happy to baste the pleats and arrange to sent out to their cleaner (who clearly knows what he is doing). All for a price of course.

[ForresterModern]

I just got my MacDonald Glencoe Muted tank back from The British Tailor here in Louisville after formal pressing to rid some sizable and particularly unruly and steamer resistant rumples resultant from wearing it while working in my office chair for 8 hours after 4 hours in a drenching rain playing golf (my partner at work called in sick and I unexpectedly had to fill in at last moment). The British Tailor is either Indian or Pakistani and was formally trained as a tailor in the UK, and knew exactly how to press it when I brought it in to ask about it. He even took a couple minutes to explain it to his assistant while I stood there waiting for her to write up my ticket. Convinced me easily that he knew his way around pleats. Beautiful result--like new.

Might be worth looking around for a tailor in the area familiar with kilts in addition to calling your local cleaners.