Rayon is very fragile when wet, so hanging weights on it, or even swooshing your fingers along each crease to straighten them is really not advisable. It can cause the fabric to break along the fold lines.

Just lay the kilt on a couple of layers of towels and let the moisture soak away before even thinking of hanging it up. In fact it might be safer to just change the towels and dry it flat, turning it over regularly. Only when it is almost dry hang it up with weights if you must. A light misting with warm water will soften any areas which are dryer than others and let the weights do their work.

Ironing man made fibres is problematic too - it is easy to polish the surface or to set a fold into the surface layer due to there being the edge of a pleat beneath it, so you need a padded board, to place each pleat upon so there is a flat surface behind it, and a dry cloth to put between the iron and the fabric.

You need to iron with just enough heat to smooth the fabric, as you can melt the ends of the fibres so the fabric becomes prickly, or melt it completely so it becomes goo stuck to the sole of the iron.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: