I've washed my casual many times... cold water, gentle cycle, by itself (well, with my hose) - take it out, hang up the hose, lay the kilt on the ironing board on a towel, flatten and align the pleats by hand, then hang on kilt hanger... never had to iron the pleats, had the kilt for just over 2 years, still looks brand new.
Just as an addition. Mild dish soap is also perfectly fine for the bathtub method. I stick to great kilts so having wet leather isnt something I typically worry about. That being said I am a master leather carver and can lend some advice for your leather care. After the leather is dry, or very nearly so you can either brush it with neatsfoot oil, or, rub it with mink oil. Mink oil is usually available in the shoe departments of stores near the polishes and such. You also have to work it into the leather more since it starts at a consistency similar to shoe polish. Neatsfoot oil can be found online and can be applied with a bristle brush and have the excess wiped away with a rag. I would recommend treating your leather any time it gets saturated by water. As the boys stated, with embossed leather, the embossing will get shallower whenever the leather gets saturated as the leather swells with water. This isn't something that can easily be corrected if at all. Carved leather holds up a bit better to that type of. "Weathering" but will still lose its "shape" over time.
For wool kilts: Follow instructions on the Woolite bottle for the amount of water; a full tub is not required. Rinse/ swish kilt with enough water to cover it until the water runs clear. Roll up flat & in a clean bath towel to remove excess water. Lay flat on a dry towel on a flat surface then flip to finish drying. Wipe leather straps with leather conditioner when completely dry. Hand washing is the best for success. Thanks for the video; all the best.
I wash my (PV) tartan utility kilt only as needed... mostly after mowing the lawn if I wear it doing that. Gets rid of the gasoline aroma. Haha Orherwise, not very often as I rotate kilts and air them out between uses hanging them. Washing delicate cycle, high spin, carefully laying them out on bath towels, carefully adjusting the pleats. Almost never need to iron. I use a steamer if needed
Regarding the PV Kilts, what if you live in a multicat household and laying the kilt out to dry on the bed will most certainly prove to be far too inviting for the felonious furry felines and their hijinx? Are there any other options? Can they hang to dry? Actually this applies to the wool as well as the PV kilts.
I have my mothers kilts she bought in Scotland when i was a baby. Some 58 years ago. They look good. But they hot a little water damage (aka white mold or wood glue)
My kilt maker advises never to dry clean a kilt as the dry cleaning fluid removes the natural oils in the wool and the material will eventually become coarse.
I sew, including wool fabric, and I’d say it’s an option, only if the wool is almost dry. It’s safer to press your kilt when it’s completely dry, and use the steam setting on your iron liberally to set the pleats. This means letting the just pressed area cool completely before you move it. If you iron/press your kilt while it’s still pretty damp, you risk stretching it out of shape. It won’t help the pleats stay crisp. And be careful as you’re pressing your kilt, to make sure you DON’T stretch it as you’re pressing it. (Like, don’t let any hanging weight of the kilt stretch out and distort what you’re pressing at the moment on the ironing board.) I hope this helps. 🙏
You can wash it is a front loader with no problems on wool cycle delicate, dry cleaning in most cases is a misnomer, go behind the scenes at your dry cleaner you eyes will well and truly be opened
I like to steam my wool kilt after wearing in the bathroom with the hot shower on. This takes any creases out of the pleats. Then I hang it out to dry for a few hours on each side.
By 4" pleats, I assume you mean the depth? It depends on the style. An 8 Yard kilt, with pleat 'face' of .75" will typically have 3 to 4" inside the depth of the pleat, depending on the size of the sett & the measurements of the individual. A lower yardage kilt (like our 5 Yard Kilt), which was historically worn long before the 8 yard kilt, has much shallower pleats than the 8 yarder. If you have the same pleat 'face' of .75" to 1" and the same sett size and customer measurements, the pleat depth would HAVE to be shallower as a matter of mathematics / physics.
@@USAKiltsOfficial Thank you for your prompt reply, I suppose it was different in my day, ALL Scottish hand-made kits had 4 inch pleats, the yardage depended on the intricacies of the Tartan pattern, the modern kilt, (The Killybeg) to my knowledge, and my own collection of kilts, have 4 inch pleats no matter the yardage. Perhaps a smaller pleated kilt would be lighter and cheaper. Thank you for your information.
Is that a clan COLQUHOUN kilt I see I'm thinking about getting that one first out of my family names and clans Great grandma Elva was a McClintock love the kilt brother
You gotta get a routine going, where you wear a kilt for everyday. You only wear it once that day, and your new Usakilts came in the mail. Just toss the old one out, don't clean it or resell it, one kilt a day.
Take it to a dry cleaner who does the cleaning for the local pipe band. They will know how to clean and iron at a reasonable price or the band would not be using them
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I've washed my casual many times... cold water, gentle cycle, by itself (well, with my hose) - take it out, hang up the hose, lay the kilt on the ironing board on a towel, flatten and align the pleats by hand, then hang on kilt hanger... never had to iron the pleats, had the kilt for just over 2 years, still looks brand new.
Just as an addition. Mild dish soap is also perfectly fine for the bathtub method. I stick to great kilts so having wet leather isnt something I typically worry about. That being said I am a master leather carver and can lend some advice for your leather care.
After the leather is dry, or very nearly so you can either brush it with neatsfoot oil, or, rub it with mink oil. Mink oil is usually available in the shoe departments of stores near the polishes and such. You also have to work it into the leather more since it starts at a consistency similar to shoe polish. Neatsfoot oil can be found online and can be applied with a bristle brush and have the excess wiped away with a rag. I would recommend treating your leather any time it gets saturated by water.
As the boys stated, with embossed leather, the embossing will get shallower whenever the leather gets saturated as the leather swells with water. This isn't something that can easily be corrected if at all. Carved leather holds up a bit better to that type of. "Weathering" but will still lose its "shape" over time.
Very helpful. Thanks!
I've washed wool in dish soap, it works but make sure you like the smell because it will linger.
Personally I prefer woolite
For wool kilts: Follow instructions on the Woolite bottle for the amount of water; a full tub is not required. Rinse/ swish kilt with enough water to cover it until the water runs clear. Roll up flat & in a clean bath towel to remove excess water. Lay flat on a dry towel on a flat surface then flip to finish drying. Wipe leather straps with leather conditioner when completely dry. Hand washing is the best for success. Thanks for the video; all the best.
For the leather I'd recommend hand rubbing with a mink oil paste to keep it from drying and cracking.
I wash my (PV) tartan utility kilt only as needed... mostly after mowing the lawn if I wear it doing that. Gets rid of the gasoline aroma. Haha Orherwise, not very often as I rotate kilts and air them out between uses hanging them. Washing delicate cycle, high spin, carefully laying them out on bath towels, carefully adjusting the pleats. Almost never need to iron. I use a steamer if needed
Thank You Rocky And Erik!
A swim in the local bairn after you've broken the ice of course - it's hard to walk in the water if it's frozen.
What would you recommend for an acrylic wool kilt?
Regarding the PV Kilts, what if you live in a multicat household and laying the kilt out to dry on the bed will most certainly prove to be far too inviting for the felonious furry felines and their hijinx? Are there any other options? Can they hang to dry? Actually this applies to the wool as well as the PV kilts.
I have my mothers kilts she bought in Scotland when i was a baby. Some 58 years ago. They look good. But they hot a little water damage (aka white mold or wood glue)
Using leather conditioner on the leather straps will return them to good as new.
My kilt maker advises never to dry clean a kilt as the dry cleaning fluid removes the natural oils in the wool and the material will eventually become coarse.
HI what are the names of the kilts you are wearing? thank you
Would ironing while it's damp help to keep the pleats crisp? And, can you do that with PV and/or Wool?
I sew, including wool fabric, and I’d say it’s an option, only if the wool is almost dry. It’s safer to press your kilt when it’s completely dry, and use the steam setting on your iron liberally to set the pleats. This means letting the just pressed area cool completely before you move it. If you iron/press your kilt while it’s still pretty damp, you risk stretching it out of shape. It won’t help the pleats stay crisp. And be careful as you’re pressing your kilt, to make sure you DON’T stretch it as you’re pressing it. (Like, don’t let any hanging weight of the kilt stretch out and distort what you’re pressing at the moment on the ironing board.) I hope this helps. 🙏
You can wash it is a front loader with no problems on wool cycle delicate, dry cleaning in most cases is a misnomer, go behind the scenes at your dry cleaner you eyes will well and truly be opened
I like to steam my wool kilt after wearing in the bathroom with the hot shower on. This takes any creases out of the pleats.
Then I hang it out to dry for a few hours on each side.
Just one small point. All men's Kilts had 4-inch pleats, Do yours?
By 4" pleats, I assume you mean the depth? It depends on the style. An 8 Yard kilt, with pleat 'face' of .75" will typically have 3 to 4" inside the depth of the pleat, depending on the size of the sett & the measurements of the individual. A lower yardage kilt (like our 5 Yard Kilt), which was historically worn long before the 8 yard kilt, has much shallower pleats than the 8 yarder.
If you have the same pleat 'face' of .75" to 1" and the same sett size and customer measurements, the pleat depth would HAVE to be shallower as a matter of mathematics / physics.
@@USAKiltsOfficial Thank you for your prompt reply, I suppose it was different in my day, ALL Scottish hand-made kits had 4 inch pleats, the yardage depended on the intricacies of the Tartan pattern, the modern kilt, (The Killybeg) to my knowledge, and my own collection of kilts, have 4 inch pleats no matter the yardage. Perhaps a smaller pleated kilt would be lighter and cheaper. Thank you for your information.
So, no washboards?
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Turn the shower on hot and leave em on clip hanger to steam clean and leave it out to dry
How about great kilts
Is that a clan COLQUHOUN kilt I see I'm thinking about getting that one first out of my family names and clans Great grandma Elva was a McClintock love the kilt brother
You gotta get a routine going, where you wear a kilt for everyday. You only wear it once that day, and your new Usakilts came in the mail. Just toss the old one out, don't clean it or resell it, one kilt a day.
Dry cleaning is not dry. They submerge it in cleaner.
Take it to a dry cleaner who does the cleaning for the local pipe band. They will know how to clean and iron at a reasonable price or the band would not be using them
Ironing kilts? Huh.
use a shoe moisturizer on your straps to keep the supple