Wrinkled kilts

[Hamish]

Or use the beach towel method. Take a large beach towel and wrap it around the kilt, pinning the pleats so they are straight and cannot wrinkle, then get into the car. Once seated, you can let the ends of the towel go, buckle up and drive on.

I think this might have been a trick that Jimmy Carbomb recommended. It works for me.

That works very well too, but you have to keep a very tight grip on both ends of the towel as you swivel round in the car seat to face the front! I invested in a 'turntable' accessory seat pad (intended for the elderly or physically disabled). Using that, you simply sit on that as you would any seat (with a sweeping of the hand beneath you) then, as you lift your feet and swing them into the foot-well, the seat turns with you keeping the pleats in place.

I agree, it is important to arrange those pleats properly before seting off on a car journey (without the turntable, that is). In my experience, the lighter weight the kilt fabric, the worse is the wrinkling - except with cotton/linen which wrinkles/creases badly no matter how thick it is. Wool is best, and the thicker it is the quicker any wrinkling drops away.

Unfortunately, body heat combined with the weight of the body acts as an iron, and will soon press badly arranged pleats to look as though you wanted them that way!!

[GlassMan]

The clothes steamer I bought at Home Depot works just as well on Wool, PV or the SWK Acrylics at getting all manner of wrinkles out of a kilt. It even managed to resurrect the creases on my new SWK blackwatch after I passed out on the couch from absolute exhaustion (and a little bit too much scotch taken to ease the pain on my leg) after working far too many hours straight on a commission recently. The dog and I slumbered for hours, but it sure did a number on the kilt since I had pretty much flopped down and gone unconscious in one swift motion. (Of course, it took a lint brush to get all the long blond doggie hairs off my kilt!)

[davedove]

Unfortunately, body heat combined with the weight of the body acts as an iron, and will soon press badly arranged pleats to look as though you wanted them that way!!

It's even worse if the kilt gets a little damp. I was walking this weekend and got caught is a heavy mist. Then I had to get back into the car and drive home. I have got some massive wrinkles in the kilt now and I don't think hanging will get them out, so I'm going to have to press the pleats back in.

[Richland]

This worked well. Thanks.
I am putting together a purpose built item to acomplish this. It will consist of a fabric sling with wooden dowels on each side with handles. similar to what you might have seen to carry a bundle of logs for your fireplace. I will provide a connector for the handles to make it easier to get in the car etc. If it works I will provide more information. Might even make it out of a tartan material
As for the motorcycle problem cant help you. Someone from the above advertisers should look into designing a kilt with a Dennison Smock style flap. (British Para design WWII)

[whiteravenJr.]

When ever im sitting in a vehicle for along period of time i try and get into the vehicel already facing the front and sweeping my hands under neath me while i sit so that the pleats don't get bunched up and depleat themsleves. 8)

[Richland]

Yes of course I've been doing that from the start. Having seen women do it when in skirts for a life time. Still one pesky pleat gets snarled as a result of natural shifting and movement...
I will march forward with my kilt sling idea...
Thanks

[whiteravenJr.]

i didn't read all the posts before i posted mine so didn't realize that you had developed your own method. 8)

[Robinhood]

I think about the wrinkles in my kilt as much
as the wrinkles in anything else i wear -
not at all. I never iron anything. Today's
wrinkles will be replace by tomorrow's.
I don't polish my shoes either. I'm a regular
guy. I don't care too much about fashion and
being pretty, just comfortable.

[Richland]

I come from a military background. I hate leaving the house with out a good shine on my shoes, and a good pressing on my shirts.
My roomate is the exact oposite. never shines shoes etc. when we go out and chat up the lasses. He is as sucessful as I "Sometimes more...darn it" . Do the clothes make the man? Sometimes. As far as wives, and girlfriends I believe it is disrespectful to a female companion to not at least make an effort to look your best. She makes the effort, so should I. When I look my best, it makes me feel better.
If that is not your thing fine. But wrinkles and dis-shevled looks make me crindge.....Unless that is the look you are going for....LOL

[NewKilt]

For casual wear, the best thing I've found to do is make a sweep, plop your backside down and not worry about it. :-D I've got some kilts that due to material are going to experience some creases and wrinkles. I knew that before I bought them.

Darrell