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Anyone had the pleats edges sewn?
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:14 pm
by binx
I'd like to get some of my nicer Sportkilts sewn so as not to have to iron them.
binx
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:49 pm
by kiltair
Binx,
In the kilts I make, I usually sew the edges. First I don't have a professional high-pressure steam ironing machine, and second because some of my kilt are in lighter wool or another fabric that doesn't hold pleats as well as thick Scottish wool.
Greetings,
Jan
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:48 pm
by binx
I had heard that sewing them can cause the pleats to curl after washings. Is that due to the fabric, or the thread/stitching used?
binx
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:42 am
by kiltair
Binx,
I don't know, I don't have the problem... I have my kilts dry-cleaned..
Jan
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:54 pm
by Overtahill
Sewn down pleats can indeed curl up because of the thread shrinking. Most casual kilts have sewn creases, and they tend to curl a bit. But casual kilts get so easily wrinkled that you never notice the curling of the pleats.
Cheers