I stand by my post from awhile back
which is this one.....
I have two %100 wool kilts (13-16 oz ) and I hand wash them w/woolite in the tub with COLD water....it basicly is me soaking the kilt in the water/woolite mix(about 1 cap full) in about 6" of water and I lift the kilt in and out of the water about 20 times, the draining the water out and refilling w/fresh clean water( trust me the old water is DIRTY after you do this )
and repeating the process ( in and out probably about 30-40 times ) then I use 2 "skirt hangers to hang it to dry at that time I also run the pleats between 2 fingers to clean up the pleats and make sure they're straight and let it hang till dry in the bathroom ( in denver AND Tucson this only takes about 1-1/2 days ) and I havent had ONE problem with it looking any different ( stretched, pilling, felting ....ANYTHING ) I do this one to twice a year and the only thing I notice thats different is the colors look brighter!
just doing the in and out of the water method you'd be supprised how much dirt you get out of a kilt ....no need to agitate,wring(sp) roll up into a ball Ect.
after drying it WILL be a little stiff but wear it once and that will dissapear too ....also when I'm not wearing my kilts I put them in between my mattresses to kind of press them......it works well , but make sure the dont have ANY wrinkles in them or sure enough they will be there when you pull it out
Scott
Irish diplomacy: is telling a man to go to he)) in such a way that he looks forward to the trip!
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