- 1). Determine the kilt's heat-resistance based on the type of cloth it's made from; this will help you determine if it's safe to iron the kilt or if you should only steam it. Check any labels if this is a manufactured garment, as this will give you instructions if it's unsafe to iron. If you're not sure, test the fabric by ironing a small hidden part of the cloth (such as an inner flap from the hem) on a low-heat setting.
- 2). Iron the kilt correctly. Use the broadest part of the ironing board so that you can have as much of the kilt laid out as possible, allowing the garment's intentional creases to lay folded rather than stretching out. Unfold them, however, if you need to do this to get to a wrinkle in a panel. Work these kinds of wrinkles out, then iron the kilt with the intended folds in place, reinforcing them.
- 3). Steam the kilt with a fabric steamer. Attach the kilt to a pant (clip-on) hanger and hang on the arm of a steamer so that you can direct steam into the inside of the kilt. Saturate the kilt with steam, inside and out, then direct the end of the steam nozzle to spray steam over the surface of the fabric, moving slowly and pulling the kilt fabric downward as you go to relax it. After removing the wrinkles, let the garment dry while hanging.
- 4). Use household means to steam the kilt. If you don't own a steamer, try hanging your kilt in the bathroom, near the shower while you're in it. If you need more intense steaming than this, boil a pot of water and hold the kilt in the steam for about thirty seconds at a time. Remove the kilt, let the steam dissipate for a few seconds, then tug on the fabric to pull out the wrinkles. Repeat.
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