Pipe Band ordered to iron kilts

[Steve Ashton]

The thing to remember is that we do not iron a kilt such as you would iron a shirt or pair of trousers.

If the kilt has become wrinkled a quick pass with a steamer will often let the wrinkles fall out without disturbing the pleat creases.

If the pleats have lost their crease we baste them back into the proper position and press. Pressing involves heat and pressure. A moistened pillow case on top of the wool to prevent damage to the wool - Place an iron straight down on the basted pleats and press down, HARD.
Then lift the iron, re-position it to a new spot and repeat.

We do not move the iron back and forth over the wool which can move the pleats out of position or deform the wool.