What I dislike about kilts...

[Barb T]

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:

[turpin]

I have a 30"x6' table, on which I lay out a folded army blanket. I can lay almost the full kilt out even accounting for the curving of the waist band. This lets me arrange the pleats as Barb mentions above all at once, and I can use a relatively large pressing cloth.

[Barb T]

I have a 30"x6' table, on which I lay out a folded army blanket. I can lay almost the full kilt out even accounting for the curving of the waist band. This lets me arrange the pleats as Barb mentions above all at once, and I can use a relatively large pressing cloth.

This works all right if there isn't too much taper in the fell!

[Jack Daw]

I get more chafing from wearing blue jeans than ever wearing my kilt.

[BEEDEE]

I get more chafing from wearing blue jeans than ever wearing my kilt.

Bodyglide is your friend. Can get it at specialist running stores.


Brian


:ootd:

[Jack Daw]

Bodyglide is your friend. Can get it at specialist running stores.


Brian


:ootd:

LOL! (Yes, I've seen the other posts, but I'll be fine.)

[The Barry]

I get more chafing from wearing blue jeans than ever wearing my kilt.

You can also find it at many outdoor stores like REI, etc.

Hikers, backpackers, and mountaineers deal with this issue all the time.

Plus cyclists, so your local bicycle shop should have something to that effect as well.

[Dan R Porter]

I got some at REI as well. Hiking in a kilt and you need it EVERYWEAR if you knoiw what I mean...

[YoungMan]

I think part of the problem with kilts today is that they've become almost too dressy. The old kilt was just a length of cloth. You never had to worry about the pleats staying nice, bc it wasn't expected to be perfect, no sett, no sharp creases. It was redone every day. It was functional. The modern kilt is much more fashionable, and like anything in fashion, it's tough to keep it looking nice.

[Dan R Porter]

I agree young man. and with those kilts, unlike the modern, did not need to be altered if you gained a few pounds!