If I can suggest.....
Here is the tutorial I did on how to hang your kilt.
Please note that the hangers are FREE! There is no need to buy special hangers or anything else.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=28264
Hanging your kilt this way with the waistband fully supported and the pleats hanging straight and parallel will keep some of the pleat curl down.
But the main reason for pleat curl or what we call 'pleat kick' is the way your kilt was made.
For the pleats to hang straight they must first be sewn straight. Each pleat must be absolutely parallel to the one next to it.
This is usually accomplished by the 'Steeking' which is Gaelic for 'to stitch'. This line of stitching is inside the kilt, hidden in the pleats just at the level of the bottom of where the pleats are sewn down. Or at the bottom of the Fell.
To see if your kilt has steeking gently slide your fingers up into the pleats on the inside and see if you encounter a line of stitching just at or below where the liner is sewn in. This is the steeking.
The steeking insures that the pleats remain supported and resists the tendency for the actual weight of the fabric to pull the pleats out of shape.
When the inside crease of the pleats on the inside of the kilt is allowed to droop down the pleats will kick outward on the outside.
To test this hold your kilt so that the apron edge and the first couple of pleats are hanging with the kick. Then on the inside of the kilt grab the inside crease of one of the kicking pleats and gently pull up about 1/4".
Did the pleat pull in and lay down as it should? If it did problem solved.
All you need to do now is take a needle and thread and sew a small 1/4" pucker into the inside crease of the offending pleats.
I did a pictorial of this process a few years ago but can't seem to find it right now. Give me some time tomorrow after I get to the shop and I'll redo the photos.
Steve Ashton
www.freedomkilts.com
Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
I wear the kilt because: Swish + Swagger = Swoon.
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