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30th November 04, 05:57 AM
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Hi Ambrose
Just a couple of thoughts on making a wide pressing table. If a kilt is shaped at all from hips to waist (i.e., if the stitched part of the pleats are even slightly bigger at the hips than at the waist), it's impossible to lay the kilt out on a flat surface and have the pleats straight (the kilt wants to "fan"). The more shaping, the harder it is to lay the kilt flat with the pleats straight. The easy solution, of course, is to hang the stitched part of the pleats (the fell) over the tapered end of an ironing board to accommodate the taper; then the unstitched part of the pleats can be lined up nice and parallel. The wider the surface the harder this is to accomplish. So, I wouldn't be inclined to have a pressing surface 30" wide. If you want something that wide, I'd at least taper the end.
I honestly think that the pressing sticks would be more trouble than they're worth. The easiest solution to my mind is simply to baste the bottom edge of the kilt by hand to hold the pleats in the right place (takes only about 5 minutes, 10 at the most if you do more than one line of basting - use big stitches), plop the kilt onto an ironing board, and press. Once the kilt is cool and dry, slip the basting stitches out, and you're done.
Just remember to use a damp press cloth on top of the tartan so that you don't make shiny spots on the kilt, and remember to press both sides of the kilt.
Cheers!
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