dry cleaning rant

[turpin]

Do a search for kilt cleaning here. there re a couple of very good threads. Bottom line, dry-cleaing a wool kilt is a no-no. It removes lanolin from the wool, and like as not the pleats will come back like yours did. Cold water hand wash (more like hand pat).

[JakobT]

I just had my first experience with a kilt at the dry cleaner's. I have to confess I was a bit nervous, as kilts are thin on the ground here in Norway, and I wasn't sure they would handle it correctly. I therefore followed the advice of other forum members, and basted down the pleats in advance. Barb Tewksbury has an excellent guide on how to do this in the Tutorials forum.

When I got the kilt back, lo and behold - the pleats were perfect. All I had to do was to remove the basting stitches, and the kilt was ready for action. So if you lack confidence in your dry cleaner, or even if you don't, it's a good idea to baste down the pleats before dry cleaning. It'll save you heartache, and your kilt will thank you.