Shaving my SWK

[Charlie Mc.]

I recently purchased a SWK in Leatherneck tartan used. It showed some minor pilling where the sporran and belt had sat. It was bothering me a little bit so I decided to try a old military trick for dealing with such things. Basically you just take a safety razor and shave your kilt. Shave up and down and side to side with very light pressure. It worked wonderfully and I now have a kilt that looks like new. There has been some discussion on how to deal with pilling, so I thought I might share what worked for me.

Cheers

Chuck

[Carolina Kiltman]

Thanks for reminding me of that, we used it in the Navy too.

[turpin]

Sorry about the pilling Chas. that's why I won't have a SWK Standard again.

[Nighthawk]

Sorry about the pilling Chas. that's why I won't have a SWK Standard again.

What he said. I got one of their last wool Nightstalkers, and man, do I love it! I have three standards, and I hate the loose weave. I have three cats (used to be four, but my Tigger died a week ago, gods his sweet soul), and my standards have so many snags and pulls and strings hanging from them that it's rediculous! I would not hesitate to recomend the standards to people without cats for light occasional wear, but for everyday wear, I agree- they're not great. The heavyweights on the other hand- I need to get a saffron. I love them!

So to make a on topic contribution to this thread, I have a sweater shaver that I use on mine. Works like a charm, and I have no chance of cutting off my finger with it! I'm clumsy...

[Alan H]

Electric razor here....same function. This is also one reason why I won't buy another Stillwater. Not that I didn't love mine while I had them, and not that they don't look good, and for SURE not that Jerry doesn't rock the world of customer service... but there you go.

[Charlie Mc.]

Sorry about the pilling Chas. that's why I won't have a SWK Standard again.

No worries Turpin, not like it was your fault or you abused the kilt. I am still plenty happy with it.

[Thebigeman77]

Hmm I'm definitely gonna have to try that out, thanks! I love my SWK and that's one of my only two complaints with it. (the other being the length, and my inability to hem it)