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9th November 05, 01:46 AM
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Straightening wool pleats
I haven't had my wool kilt long but the back center pleat ond one other already have creases in them. How do I get them out?
I did a search and found a post by I think Bubba saying to use a towel between the iron and the wool, use lots of steam, and put a large flat weighted thing (plywood with weights) on top while it cools off. Well, I don't have the extra surface space for the plywood press right now and at least for now extra sharp creases arent needed, just straight ones.
Bubba, did that thin heat resistant cutting board thing work out? Because we have one of those and it might make things easier.
So pretty much it is lay out the pleats (our ironing board isnt wide nough to support all the pleats either way so I will have to either do a few pleats at a time or do them all but only the top 75% first then the bottom 25%). So lay out the pleats, use a lot of steam with a thin cloth between the iron and wool, and just iron them. Then let the pleats dry and cool, possibly using a pot to pull heat quicker.
Is this right?
There really should be a sticky or an article about this somewhere.
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