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View Poll Results: How often do you dry clean your kilts?

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  • Once a week

    0 0%
  • Twice a month

    1 1.79%
  • Once a month

    4 7.14%
  • Every few months

    10 17.86%
  • Twice a year

    4 7.14%
  • Once a year

    13 23.21%
  • Every few years

    24 42.86%
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    Since I have 15 & only get to wear 1 about twice a week because of my work schedual, evey few months works out just fine.

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    I also hand wash all my woolens. Skirts (and now kilts), sweaters, socks, scarves, lace shawls, hats, mittens, etc. The only thing I take to the cleaners are suits (so that both parts are handled the same) and jackets/coats/cloaks. Everything else I do at home.

    For the wool and wool blend garments, I like Eucalan Wool Wash. It's advertised as "no-rinse", but I do. You just don't need multiple rinses to get it out.

    For really heavy duty washing (think greasy spots) I use Orvus soap. It's a VERY concentrated, biodegradable liquid soap that is sold as a horse shampoo! But it is GREAT for other purposes - quilters use it and so do weavers. Because it is so concentrated, you need about a teaspoon for a full sized coverlet. Very economical, and I know people who use it as their camping soap/shampoo so you know it is gentle. It would do very well for a really filthy kilt.

    Other than that, I use a method like the one above - in the tub. Don't agitate the fabric much and keep the water temp constant.

    Woolite has a lot of brighteners and such, so I tend to avoid it.

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