A couple of observations from someone who has made a lot of solid colored and camo kilts.
Now understand please that I do not make kilts in what is commonly referred to as MUG'S. (Male Unbifercated Garments). Mine are kilts, just made from other than wool Tartans.
Denim is an absolutely horrid fabric for kilts.
The reason is the same that denim is so comfortable as jeans. Denim is Cotton and it continues to shrink throughout its life. It will mold itself to your body.
But a kilt does not have legs that constantly pull the fabric so each pleat will get shorter and shorter until they poof out like a ballet tutu.
The only way to lessen this is to pull and iron every sewn pleat edge after every washing. You cannot stop the shrinking entirely.
Duck canvas like Carrhart is also cotton. It wrinkles just by looking at it and as cotton will not hold a crease you must edge stitch both the outer and inner pleats creases.
I do not know of, or ever heard of, camo printed on wool.
Steve Ashton
www.freedomkilts.com
Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
I wear the kilt because: Swish + Swagger = Swoon.
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