Handwashing your kilt at home

[vipermcgee]

I've wondered how I was going to keep my kilt clean. There are no Dry Cleaners in this area at all, much less one that will touch my kilt. Thanks for the thread!

[Kett]

I have this useful thread bookmarked on cleaning wool kilts:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/c...hlight=eucalan

[Stratherrick]

Kett

Thanks for the link!

All good tips from everyone. It's like looking after your favourite pet, ain't it?!

Slainte

Bruce

[ForresterModern]

Kett

It's like looking after your favourite pet, ain't it?!



Bruce

Only slightly. I let my dog out in the rain regularly without hesitation, and take her on brushy walks in the woods, and let her play in the muddy streams, all things I would likely not do with my kilt, as I can hose her off upon return to the house and she would be clean enough, whereas my kilt would require much closer care after similar treatment.

[Squeaky McMurdo]

I do the tub thing too, but I use Eucalan. You don't need to rinse it out. The lanolin (found naturally in wool) repels dirt and the eucalyptus and lavender repel moths.

I also baste the pleats.

Then I lay the kilt out on some towels (usually outside on the grass) and pat all the excess water out with super-absorbent microfiber towels. Then it's light enough to hang dry and is usually done in a couple hours.

I touch up the pleats, remove the basting stitches, and hey presto--the kilt is ready to wear again.


--Chelsea McMurdo--