How to make a 4 yard kilt. Part 21. Pressing the kilt

Don't iron. Press the kilt. There is a difference. I spay the kilt with a pH6 that I collect from my water ionizer. Through a process of electrolysis, my water flows from my faucet into my Japanese medical device, splitting the water and restructuring it to various pH's for different uses. This also makes phenomenal drinking water.

I wet the kilt both front and back and use the wool setting on my dilapidated iron. Using a wet cotton cloth, I cover the face of the iron with this cloth and press the kilt. I press the front side, allow to dry and then iron the back.

Because this kilt is being shipped off to the USA thousands of kilometres away, I did not press the fell. Normally I would press the fell using a specialized dense circular contraption called a pressing ham.

A pressing ham (also known as a tailor's ham or a dressmaker's ham – the name derives from the shape) is an oblong object with a nose that is narrower than the seat. It allows you to press the waist/hip/fell area without flattening them.