How to make a stiff kilt softer

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Thanks Paul. I have seen denim and canvas before, but not kilts made of cotton. I would be so scared of shrinkage!

Cotton fabric is pre-washed before sewing; but then there is its infinite capacity to wrinkle! Poly-cotton blends are highly recommended, but sometimes hard to acquire from the local fabric store.

Here's a cotton kilt from Buzz Kidder:



And the canonical X-kilt in 100-percent wrinkling cotton: