What I dislike about kilts...

**TexasMcGregor** · 18th May 09, 08:05 AM

Cost is an issue, but my biggest gripe is having to go back to p#nts after wearing one all day.

**george7** · 18th May 09, 08:36 AM

A lot of those problems can be mitigated with real wool.

**bricelythgoe** · 18th May 09, 08:44 AM

Mine is that I have not found a kilt comfortable to wear while teaching. By the end of the day, all I want to do is take it off. It seems to me that the kilt is not very office friendly. However, I might not have the right kilt, made by the right person.

**Dan R Porter** · 18th May 09, 08:59 AM

This worries me Brice, as I had thought about teaching this summer in a kilt. Maybe not? What kind of problems do you have comfort wise?

**Monkey@Arms** · 18th May 09, 09:32 AM

What is this "ironing" of which you speak?

Best regards,

Jake

**slohairt** · 18th May 09, 09:37 AM

I almost never iron my kilts. I just hang them up and the wrinkles are gone next time I get it, whether it's the next morning or the next week. It helps if they're made of heavyweight wool and you remember to do the pleats sweep.

**The Barry** · 18th May 09, 10:34 AM

While we're on the subject, my biggest gripe with the kilt:

All those pesky randy women that can't keep their eyes and hands off of me when I wear the kilt out and about.

Ok, maybe it's not so bad!

**Dan R Porter** · 18th May 09, 10:45 AM

where are they at?

**Catdad** · 18th May 09, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by TexasMcGregor

Cost is an issue, but my biggest gripe is having to go back to p#nts after wearing one all day.

I second that and this from someone who has only been wearing kilts for less than a month

**Barb T** · 18th May 09, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Dan R Porter

So I splayed it out.

Just a quick note. When you press a kilt, you should be very careful _not_ to splay the pleats. When you press, the pleat edges must be absolutely parallel so that each pleat is the same width from the bottom of the fell to the bottom of the kilt. If the fell has any taper, the only way to accomplish this is to hang the fell over the end of the ironing board, arrange the pleats, and press only a few at a time. Basting before hand will assure that it comes out right (http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/b...x.html?t=35190).

If the pleats are splayed during pressing, you'll get the dreaded wave from having pressed the pleats into a fan (this commonly happens if you take it to the cleaners for pressing):

If you press it properly, each pleat is straight and parallel, even if the fell is tapered: