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Well not completely new. I had a woman long kilt (yes a kilt) made of 100% new wool from the Edinburgh Mill in Great Britain. I cut it at the desired length, did the hem (I know a kilt should not...but that's ok), made the modifications so it opens on the right and then finished with ironing. Ironing wool is a lot of fun But you can save a lot of dry cleaner / press if you know how to do it. With a good steam iron, I usually iron on the floor: I put one or two towels then the garment and then you an old t-shirt to iron. With wool you do not iron directly on the fabric; you have to press (not go back and forth); you also iron on the back of the fabric. You can use a wet cloth or a dry cloth if using a steam iron. It takes time and patience but at the end your kilt looks like a million dollar. If you have an iron press (I used to have one in France) it is even better. Peace. P.S. as soon as I get a chance I will post a picture
I did the same thing last summer. Got women kilt for 7 EUR with P&P and did some surgery. The result is very light summer kilt.
This is certainly way to go. But must warn you, that material is very light and pleats are extremely shallow. You can compensate this by buying kilt few numbers bigger that you need and make "proper" kilt pleating.
