Washing/drying a Poly kilt

[Andrewson]

don't use conditioner.

Fortunately I read (here on XMarks) to avoid conditioner when cleaning my PV kilts so I went to the trouble of carefully washing out the washing machine to make sure there were no traces of conditioner left in the dispenser before I started. I then just threw the kilt in for a gentle cold water wash (no heating) using a liquid wool detergent. After a normal spin I hang the kilt outside on a line for a few hours before sharpening up the pleats with a steam iron applied through a protective cloth. The pleats don't usually need much treatment; they emerge from the wash in very well defined condition.

Now that my wife no longer uses fabric conditioner for any wash, I don't even need to do the preliminary wash out.

My PV kilts have been through this process many times and are still looking as good as new.

Bob

[Aspiringloser]

Don't use fabric softener either. Looks like English Bloke already covered that. That's what I get for a hasty reply.

[knotty]

Any recommendations for acrylic?
Should I treat it like poly?

Craig

[Joshua]

Any recommendations for acrylic?
Should I treat it like poly?

Craig

Stay away from open flames, and get yourself a sweater shaver. Otherwise, I do note that mostly due to the wooly "texture" of acrylic they have to be really pressed well to actually look good. Unlike PV, which seems to straighten itself hanging up on my towel rack in my shower, acrylic seems to take a bit more work. Acrylic doesn't have the stain resistance that MM PV has, so don't worry about fabric softener..

I've actually been wearing my SWK acrylic BW around the house lately... It's got a very straight line rise and hip, so it has a vintage look to it.