Pleat maintenance

[Manu]

What I have done in the past for small pleat maintenance on my 16oz wool kilt is wrap a slightly damp wash cloth around my wife's hair straightening iron, the thinner ones with 1 inch wide arms, and set it to low heat. I pull down on the pleat from the bottom corner of the pleat to keep it straight and clamp on each pleat carefully and run it down. It has worked for me pretty well!

[Liam]

I have a hand steamer which does a great job of getting wrinkles out of pleats. I have also laid my kilt on the floor of hotel rooms and used the steam iron to remove the wrinkles. Do it from the inside first.

[Clarke]

I lay my poly viscous and wool kilts out and let them rest first by laying it flat airing it out in the inside. Then I lay it out on the apron side and let it rest with a book to get it into shape.

[Knoxy10]

I lay my poly viscous and wool kilts out and let them rest first by laying it flat airing it out in the inside. Then I lay it out on the apron side and let it rest with a book to get it into shape.

Would folding my kilt around the book help keep the pleat while transporting or storing it?

[John_Carrick]

I'm not sure it is best practice but I use one of the hand steamers. Sometimes a blast of steam and a few days hanging in the airing cupboard does the trick but I also sharpen up the pleats one by one when they get in a bad way.
I think the ideal would be to take a kilt to a kilt maker and get it basted and re-pressed, but I don't have one locally and this is above my skill level.

[Knoxy10]

I'm not sure it is best practice but I use one of the hand steamers. Sometimes a blast of steam and a few days hanging in the airing cupboard does the trick but I also sharpen up the pleats one by one when they get in a bad way.
I think the ideal would be to take a kilt to a kilt maker and get it basted and re-pressed, but I don't have one locally and this is above my skill level.

Sadly there isn’t a kiltmaker near my residency either. I may just try to ironingbwith a wet towel and the book press. I appreciate the kind advice though!

[Father Bill]

Sadly there isn’t a kiltmaker near my residency either. I may just try to ironingbwith a wet towel and the book press. I appreciate the kind advice though!

Please "press" - do not "iron". It leaves a shine on many materials.

[Knoxy10]

I have a hand steamer which does a great job of getting wrinkles out of pleats. I have also laid my kilt on the floor of hotel rooms and used the steam iron to remove the wrinkles. Do it from the inside first.

I will make sure to do it from the inside and then go outside. Thank you so much!!

[Knoxy10]

What I have done in the past for small pleat maintenance on my 16oz wool kilt is wrap a slightly damp wash cloth around my wife's hair straightening iron, the thinner ones with 1 inch wide arms, and set it to low heat. I pull down on the pleat from the bottom corner of the pleat to keep it straight and clamp on each pleat carefully and run it down. It has worked for me pretty well!

I will try that too, thank you!!