New Kilt

[Kiltsnquilts]

I hope I post this at the right place. I bought my first kilt a couple of months ago in a charity shop in Glasgow. And I love it. It fit so perfect. I only know it's wool and heavy. So, don't know if it is 6 yards or 8. And because I just started to wear kilts, don't really know so much about it. Last week I ordered my second one. An 8 yard 100% wool kilt in the Spirit of Scotland tartan. But there's something strange. It fits great. But the pleats are starting / ending on my legs. also my apron is falling inside between my legs. The seller said it's 100 % wool and I could only dry clean it. But at the label in the kilt is written that I can also wash it in the machine at 40 degrees. When I lay both kilts on top of each other then my new kilt is much, much longer then the old one. And it's the same size. I wrote an mail to the seller already. But I thought to ask some advise here first. Maybe one of you knows what I do wrong. Thanks in advance for your help / advice.

If your kilt is wool I wouldn't attempt to machine wash it to be honest. It could shrink from the agitation combined with the heat - even at a low temperature - and you will also lose the pressed pleats.


When you say the pleats are starting and ending on your legs do you mean the pleated area doesn't start and finish at your body's 'side seam'? (for want of a better description haha)

Did you measure the old one to ensure the new one would be the same length and measurements?