Vacuum Cleaner?

[Riverkilt]

Maybe vacuum with a brush attachment but I sure wouldn't want the fabric sucked up the hose a bit. Probably would pull the weave out of shape.

I just hand brush after wearing my kilts.

Then I use a steamer to reset the pleats and kill the micro critters that may have set up housekeeping during the last outing.

[chrisupyonder]

Maybe vacuum with a brush attachment but I sure wouldn't want the fabric sucked up the hose a bit. Probably would pull the weave out of shape.

I just hand brush after wearing my kilts.

Then I use a steamer to reset the pleats and kill the micro critters that may have set up housekeeping during the last outing.

I also use a small brush attachment but could you explain the use of a steamer, what type etc. and does it clean the kilt?

Chris.

[piperdbh]

I also use a small brush attachment but could you explain the use of a steamer, what type etc. and does it clean the kilt?

Chris.

I won't try to speak for Ron, but I've seen where others members will have a steamer, similar to the type used in clothing stores, that steams wrinkles out of clothes. Here's a picture of one model:

There are smaller, hand-held versions of this machine, too.

[Tobus]

Maybe vacuum with a brush attachment but I sure wouldn't want the fabric sucked up the hose a bit. Probably would pull the weave out of shape.

I just hand brush after wearing.

Is there any concern about long-term wear on the fabric from all that friction of brushing? Will it cause pilling, frizzing, or fraying over the course of many years? I want to be sure my good wool kilts could be heirlooms in 30 or 40 years. Will brushing or vacuuming with a brush attachment affect this?

[Bugbear]

Is there any concern about long-term wear on the fabric from all that friction of brushing? Will it cause pilling, frizzing, or fraying over the course of many years? I want to be sure my good wool kilts could be heirlooms in 30 or 40 years. Will brushing or vacuuming with a brush attachment affect this?

I think brushing is fine, for wool, Tobus. This is only from what I have read on the forum and some clothing care sites; I'm ignorant... In one of my threads, Nanook said a goat hair brush, or something like that, should be used.

I was really just wondering if the vacuum cleaner would damage the kilt in some way that I don't understand. I guess it would if it sucked the kilt down the hose.

I did clean around the mouth area of the Dust Buster before using it on the kilt; might have had dirt or something on it.