No, this isn't some message about coming out of the closet regarding my hangers.....and get your mind out of the gutter...
it's about storing kilts. I'm using regular old pants hangers, and the problem is that they pull the pleats all kittywhompus around the buckles/straps because I have to fold the waistband over in thirds.. After hanging for a couple of weeks I have to re-iron the pleats around the sides of my hips or they look like the dickens. I even have a kilt-hanger from Stillwater, and what it is, is just an old fashioned pants hanger.
I don't have room to store them all laid out flat, which would be ideal, I think. They're gonna have to live in the closet. I *THINK* that an old fashioned pants hanger
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I have one of those clamp hangers, probably no longer than yours.
Upon the advice of my kiltmaker, I fold the kilt in half(inside out), then fold it in half, again. There are about 2 inches unsupported on each end, but it does not sag and the pleats fall perfect every time.
I got two skirt hangers at the dollar store ($1 each). They are wooden, have two sliding clips each and are the same width as normal coat hangers. With the kilt folded inside out and in thirds, the whole thing is supported by the four clips of the two hangers side by side. I don't find that the pleats get out of whack, or that there is too much unsupported kilt at either end. The thing is to use two hangers for one kilt; it works for me. Hope this helps,
Originally Posted by Alan H
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