Quote Originally Posted by Lyle1 View Post
Try rolling the ends of the the straps in on themselves a few times and securing them with a paperclip for a few days.
Simplest is always better. Lyle, this worked beautifully. Thanks!

I know from past experience that although water can make leather pliable, I've seen a few occasions where the leather ends up dried out, and stiff, as a result. (Think baseball gloves left out in the rain, when you were a kid LOL)

I also didn't want to risk mink oil or other such penetrating treatments leaching into the fabric of the kilt, possibly staining or otherwise damaging it.

Lyle's quick-fix solution, followed by Artificer's suggestion that the leather would relax on it's own, did the trick. My straps now lay flat.

Thanks again, everyone, for all the input!