I'm as Thick as two short planks

[WClarkB]

no hope for it
you need to carefully baste the pleats, see the tutorial by Bev T in the forum and you might save the situation

The trick is to get each pleat parallel from fell to hem and sewn to its neighbors as a block with 5 or more lines of basting

[Pleater]

I suspect that it might be necessary to carefully damp the kilt with a sponge and warm water, and then to press out all those creases, perhaps starting with the ones on the inside - that is the ones hidden from public view, as you need to sort out just where the folds need to be.

Whilst the kilt is still warm and pliable put it on and walk around, see if the pleats will fall into their proper shape.

Unfortunately, wool fabric can be deformed, that is the basis of tailoring, and you might have stretched the inner part of the pleat so it is exerting a push which is trying to roll the pleat open.

Hopefully hanging as worn will encourage the pleats back into shape, and the correct place for the inner folds will become obvious and they can be pressed in without too much trouble.

If the kilt looks no better with the inner folds removed then you need to check that the outside folds are straight on the grain of the fabric from the edge of the fell to the selvage, and then carefully form the pleats again - they should be the same width at the selvage as at the edge of the fell, so you can baste them in place and press them flat again.

Remember that there is shaping in the fell so use the pointed end of the ironing board for the waist end and maintain the shape rather than pressing it out

Anne the Pleater :ootd: