Quote Originally Posted by Hamish
.... First, I lay the kilt out flat on the floor (carpeted) rather than a table. There's more space to manoever. An ironing board is useless for kilt pressing!...
I do that as well except I set my ironing board up on the floor keeping the legs folded up under it. The ironing board surface is then just a couple of inches above the floor. This leaves lots of room the lay the kilt out and set up the pleats for ironing on a proper surface. I would still recommend using a pessing cloth to prevent possible damage to the fabric. My iron has a steam "jet" feature which injects steam into the fabric quite effectively. Another trick I've used is to "pull" the heat from the fabric by "ironing" over the pleats again with a cold pot full of ice. This seems to make the crease last longer. Some folks also add a bit of vinegar to the water they iron with. Vinegar is an acid and can corrode unprotected metal parts in your steam iron if left there.