Not sure if this is the right place for this, so please move if needed.

I posted earlier, about my purchase of an 8yd PV kilt in Royal Stewart, at the Glengarry Highland games. I was so excited about the new kilt, I donned it at the festival and wore it proudly.

Once home, I started reading a few of the articles about what went in to making a kilt. Bad idea. This morning I looked at my new kilt with opened eyes, and was horrified. The pleats seemed to be all jumbled, so figured I would give them a press. That’s when I realized there was no clean pattern across the back. It appears that the pleats were just folded and sewn without regard to the pattern of the plaid. An even closer inspection showed that the creases in the pleats were not parallel and the pleats were not a uniform size.
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So now for my DIY project. I plan to give the kilt a wash in cold water, and allow to air dry. Then my hopes are to carefully reform the pleats properly, by pinning them in place properly, then basting each one so I can remove the pins. Then I will carefully press new creases into the pleats allowing my kilt hang properly. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do about the pattern, but the kilt was only $99cad.
Please let me know if I’m doing something really dumb or if there might be a better plan.
I’ll add some progress shots as I move along. First step will be the wash and dry tonight when electricity is cheaper.