A 60 year old kilt re-build

[georgeetta]

this may be right or not,

if the kilt is this sold ..ask somebody if an oil should be added ..lanolin to help take out some brittleness and save on tears or abrasion damage .

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[Steve Ashton]

If cleaned properly the lanolin will not be leeched out of the wool. In the case of these kilts I can see no degradation of the fibers due to oils being washed out.

Washing a wool kilt with cold water and a mild soap is perfectly acceptable. Personally I use baby shampoo. Even the leather straps come out looking good.

Even dry cleaning by today's methods will not harm wool.