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[Kitfoxdave]

Greetings and a warm welcome to the xmarks group. Hope that you enjoy your experience.

Living in the warmth of sunny Florida.

I have a colleague at work by the name Doig.

Enjoy your kilts!

[MacConnachie]

Welcome to the group. I am not around here nearly as much as I used to be, but still derive a sense of delight in reading about someone else who has "caught the bug."

As to your comment about searching for a dry-cleaner which will properly clean your wool kilts, a key question (I think) would be to ask them if they know how to put in basting stitches, in order to keep the pleats crisp/sharp through the cleaning process.

Another trick I have learned and employed through the years is to have your wool kilts needing cleaning ready for the next big snowstorm, lay them out one by one, and taking a handful of clean snow at a time, rub that briskly over the wool. It may take some time, lots of snow, and some chapping of the hands, but I encourage the experimentation.

When you press a kilt, make sure you lay a damp towel over the area to be ironed, so you do not damage the wool with a hot iron.

Best of luck

[Ayzala]

Again, thank you for all the welcomes!

I'm not saying that I need a reason to wear a kilt, but I guess the bug has really bitten me. I say to myself over and over "this is the first time I've done "x" in a kilt". Yes, I know I'm nuts but when I say "this is the first time I've taken out the trash in a kilt" or "This is the first time I've hiked in a kilt" or, or, or... It's like I'm in some kind of contest, to see who can accumulate achievement badges the fastest!

Now I just need to know when it's appropriate. I so badly want to wear my Prince Charlie jacket with fly plaid to a wedding, but as I won't be the one getting married, I don't want to upstage the bride. I do know it is just fine to wear a kilt when going to the hardware store to get parts to fix the toilet (first time fixing a toilet in a kilt ).

So thanks again for all the help I learned over the last year from this group! It is greatly appreciated!

[Ayzala]

I have a colleague at work by the name Doig.

Enjoy your kilts!

Dose that colleague have any relatives in Kirriemuir? Just asking

[Ayzala]

Welcome from the English Midlands.
You certainly seem to be building up quite a collection!

Yea, I have a problem and I'm in therapy for it

When I like something, I tend to overdo it! Like my whisky carton collection, the wife thinks I should put on an addition to house it .

Thanks for the welcome!

[Kitfoxdave]

Dose that colleague have any relatives in Kirriemuir? Just asking

He has no immediate relatives there, but his ancestors were from around that area.

[kilted2000]

Now I just need to know when it's appropriate. I so badly want to wear my Prince Charlie jacket with fly plaid to a wedding, but as I won't be the one getting married, I don't want to upstage the bride. I do know it is just fine to wear a kilt when going to the hardware store to get parts to fix the toilet (first time fixing a toilet in a kilt ).

I'm sure you already know that a Prince Charlie is the kilt version of a tuxedo, so if other guests are in black tie then yes, if not then maybe not.

[Ayzala]

He has no immediate relatives there, but his ancestors were from around that area.

If he's interested, we found a great genealogy site called Doig.net (it hasn't been updated in a few years). It has history back to Walter Dog from the 1300's. My mother is on the tree, all be it hundreds of pages down at the bottom .

Regards,

[Ayzala]

I'm sure you already know that a Prince Charlie is the kilt version of a tuxedo, so if other guests are in black tie then yes, if not then maybe not.

Good point! But I will ask anyway, just a curtesy to the bride.

Thanks,

[piperalpha]

I’ve honestly never had my kilt dry cleaned. I’ve owned it for 22 years. I wear it fairly regularly. When I’m done wearing it I lay it flat to air dry and then store it in my garment bag.

welcome to the forum