First Time Kilt Help

[ForresterModern]

Press any wrinkles in the PLEATS before removing the basting stitches which are just holding the pleats in position for transport. Make sure the thing fits right around your waist and hips before removing the basting, however, as if it does not fit you will want to leave the basting in when you send it back for a refitting. If the only wrinkles are in the Aprons you can usually iron those out with a good steam iron by flipping the kilt inside out and placing a bath towel on top of the kilt, which should be on top of your ironing surface. Iron the aprons smooth throught the towel with lots of steam, then hang that baby up to let it set up as the steam cools and dries. Repeat as needed. If you need to iron the aprons leaving the basting stitches in helps to make the rest of teh kilt a lot less unwieldy, so iron whatever you have to, make sure it fits and looks good, then remove the basting.

Enjoy. B&S make a nice casual kilt. I have one in Weathered MacDonald.

[Standard]

You've already received all the advise you need on the basting stitches, so I'll just add congratulations on your new kilt. Wear it with pride.

[MacBean]

(knocks himself upside the head)... OK, it's like a sack of rice; undo it on one end and the whole baste stitch comes off in one fell swoop (whatever that is). I was going at it with a magnifier and stitch cutter. I will say that the weaving looks fine under a magnifier!

I have a tweed kilt jacket, but for fun, tried on all my other jackets. Colorwise, I really liked blue blazer with ancient MacBean, so maybe I'll get one of the old blazers converted. I wonder if the slit in the back middle matters for a kilt jacket?

[RB51]

I think you'll find that the single vent at the back will gape open when the jacket is converted. When I had one done the tailor closed up the single vent and put in two, one on each side of the back. Looks and hangs much better now.

Laurie

[Highlander31]

You've already received all the advise you need on the basting stitches, so I'll just add congratulations on your new kilt. Wear it with pride.

That pretty much sums up what I was going to say.

[bricelythgoe]

Pictures, my friend, pictures. Nothing happened unless there is evidence..

[MacBean]

First kilted photos...thanks to everyone here..