Kilt hygiene "underkilt"

[cessna152towser]

have just decided to buy a womens underskirt and cut it to length

That wouldn't work, as it would tend to curl up once you cut away the bottom hem. Women's underskirts are much thinner than the purpose built "satin" kilt liners on e-bay which are actually made from polyester. The cutaway cotton T-shirt stitched onto an old jockey waistband could be rather warm in summer and wouldn't help the kilt to sit smoothly in the way that a nylon or polyester liner would. Personally I prefer a polyester liner in summer and a cotton one in winter, but if I am wearing a non-wool kilt, ie one which can be thrown into the washing machine I wouldn't usually bother wearing any liner with it as they do tend to restrict the feeling of freedom which is one of the great joys of kilt wearing.

[skauwt]

i just want a clean kilt and for the price i pay i don't want to spoil the thing
i cant see myself owning any other kilt for a good few years with the way money is now so this one kilt will have to do me for sometime till cash is better

I'm not really bothered about the market its not like I'm going to sell them at all ...its for me and me only when talking to my pop and other folk about it tonight they just laughed but hey they can stain there kilt all they want i just want a clean kilt at the end of the day each to there own
for the price of womens underskirts if i did cut it and the thing ended up useless after a few times id just chuck it in the bin i`ll be lucky to wear my kilt any more than 5-6 times in a year anyway
i reckon hire shops should have them as part of personal hygiene for staff and future customers as there is so many nastys that can be caught just buy handling hired gear and the last thing you want is yer bits touching some blokes stains later in the month

[NancyMan]

Gentlemen, gird up your masculinity while I take you on a journey underneath my very kilt. Now if I were to take you there in the summer all you would find was what God intended, but if it were fall, winter or spring, as it is now, you will find some form of kilt liner. Here is how I come by them: I venture into the ladies section of any of my local thrift stores and pick up women's skirts for two to five dollars. I'm talking simple elastic-waistband tubular sheaths made from cotton, acrylic, poly or wool. I hem them to an inch or so above the knee and wear them under all of my wool kilts. I'm protecting my kilts from body soil and I"m toastier than you are.

Normally I don't talk about what is worn under my kilt, but I'm amongst brothers here, aren't I? Just don't tell anybody I'll told you.

[CDNSushi]

I too prefer to keep my kilts nice... Going completely regimental is alright if you spend most of your day on your feet (like during Highland games), as your equipment will not come into contact with the kilt that much but if you spend any reasonable amount of time seated, it tends to be much more of a problem. Ever smell a pair of your own underwear after a long, full day? Exactly. I don't want my kilt smelling like that, and in order to prevent it, I'd have to launder my kilt almost each time after I use it. Either that or I'd start getting really nice Christmas cards from my dry cleaner.

An under-kilt is an excellent suggestion/solution, except I would wish it to be made from silk, most likely. Now, that's what I wear -- silk boxers. It's about as close as you can come to nothing, but still have a thin layer between you and your kilt.

[GG]

Here us a link to underkilts. I haven't bought any of them myselves. But to me it makes sense that if you want underwear with a kilt it should'nt have "legs".

http://www.jdez.com/men/underkilt/

Greg

[The Barry]

Well, I'm glad that they didn't call it the Mlip, or the Man Slip, or anything like that. It looks horrible, but it might be a good idea.

[Bellfree]

Well, my homemade solution to this issue is to take a pair of my loose boxers and, with a pair of scissors, cut the seam between the two legs. Then i sew up the short V-gap in the front and cut off the flap in the rear. The result? An underkilt!

[Pleater]

This might not work for everyone as I make my own kilts and for many of them I put in a waist reinforcement of military type webbing, I attach the pleats and aprons close to the top and bind the edge with a strip of the kilt material, then sew down the inner edge of the binding to the middle of the webbing, which leaves a free edge of webbing.

I take a strip of fairly heavy cotton material and put in darts to create something that is going to be just slightly shorter than the entire length of the webbing, that is two aprons and the pleats, and will fit around me inside the kilt. I fold over and stitch the top to make a solid rather than elasticated waistband.

Being of the female persuasion I then cut curves at the lower corners and attach a lot of antique lace with fine stitching, right around the edge from waistband to waistband, but a simple bold band of wide satin ribbon in a colour to coordinate with the kilt might look rather dashing.

I make the total length about three inches above the knee.

I attach the liner to the webbing with small safety pins so it becomes part of the kilt temporarily, and is put on and off with the kilt rather than as a separate garment. If I was careful to make them all the same I could attach poppers into all the kilts and all the liners, but I am not that organised, and the safety pins have worked so far.

I pin the liner between the webbing and the kilt, not on the inside of the webbing - otherwise the pressure of the belt, transmitted through the webbing would make painful impressions of the pins on the skin.

Different designs of kilt with the upper edge of the kilt at different positions will require alteration of the length of liner and position and method off attachment.

I found that not attaching the two layers resulted in the liner wandering about vertically, becoming skewed at the waistline and once the waistband got hooked over a button and caused damage when vaulting a five barred gate.

Believe me the last thing you want to hear is ripping material when you have one leg over an obstacle.

Anne the Pleater

[skauwt]

[quote=CDNSushi;711594]. Ever smell a pair of your own underwear after a long, full day? Exactly.quote]
great point you have there
and thanks for that link GG

[Dan R Porter]

I wear one of my many muay thai shorts, another collecting addiction I have. They are com for tuh bull!