dry clean ? dip in woolite and drip dry or lay it out flat/ air out

[Tobus]

I'm actually surprised that people do send their kilts to dry-cleaners. And even more surprised that their kilts don't get ruined in the process.

Most people don't understand what dry-cleaning really is. It's not a cleaning process that's dry. Your garments are washed in a chemical bath, using a washing machine that's not too terribly different than a front-loading washing machine like you may have at home. They are tumble-dried in warm air.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cleaning

Even if the dry-cleaning process won't necessarily ruin my kilt, I'm not sure I'd want to subject my kilt to that sort of treatment. Washing it at home in the bathtub and drying it gently with towels and a rack seems good enough. And actually, steaming a kilt and brushing it regularly can keep a kilt very clean without needing to wash it unless it's majorly soiled.