Kilt Ironing

Kilt-based fashions, both traditional and contemporary. Come on guys, bring on the pleats!
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skirttron
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Kilt Ironing

Post by skirttron »

My wife showed me how to iron a kilt, and it takes about 2 hours.
You have to iron each pleat separately, first from one side, then the other.
I timed it and her estimate is accurate.
Her thesis is that you watch TV while you iron, but of course I am male and we don't do that.
You also have to pin each pleat in place before you iron it.
There is, however, a great alternative: the local dry cleaner offers re-pleating and does a much better job.
binx
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Woah!

Post by binx »

Don't tell your wife that! :naughty: :rotfl: Yeah, I take mine to the cleaners...

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ChrisM
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Trouser clamp

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You can use a trouser hanger - the wooden clamp type - to hold the pleats at the hem and then press many at one time. This cuts the time down substantially, although it remains a lengthy evolution.

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