What would you like to see in a kilt?

**DougC** · 10th July 11, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by CMcG

To recap, we have seen suggestions for 16oz PV and button holes for kilt pins. Anything else new under the sun?

You forgot the suggestion for Katherine Zeta Jones in a kilt!

**Mael Coluim** · 10th July 11, 05:05 PM

Okay some of you have not been to heed the request of the moderators to keep this thread on topic. Someone always wants the last word. Therefore, those posts and the ones leading to the moderators request have been moved to the newly created thread called ‘The Craftsman versus the Industrial Complex’ in the Miscellaneous Forum. You find it here. Post away.

**O'Callaghan** · 10th July 11, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by Scottish Terrier

I'd like to see Catherine Zeta-Jones in a mini kilt! That's my first choice next to a cold shower.

That's very much along the lines that I was thinking

**weepeskythistle** · 10th July 11, 10:49 PM

Some type of hidden constricting panel to hide big, sloppy gut.

**kc8ufv** · 11th July 11, 06:27 AM

I got one - magnets built in for magnetic kilt pins. I've had the magnets pulled from between the aprons a few times when I am too close to a metal object with my magnetic kilt pin....

**fluter** · 11th July 11, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by kc8ufv

I got one - magnets built in for magnetic kilt pins. I've had the magnets pulled from between the aprons a few times when I am too close to a metal object with my magnetic kilt pin....

That's a nice idea. It would be simple to attach a couple of pockets to the back of the apron, accomodating your magnets at the preferred spot. On heavy wool, I believe one could blind-stitch them on by hand & they should be undetectable from the front.

Indeed, neither is hand sewing a buttonhole to be compared with the science of rocketry. Anyone with decent bachelor level sewing skills can pull that one off, with a little practice and a fair amount of determination.

Like most sewing tasks, a little bit of stubbornness goes a very long way.

**tripleblessed** · 11th July 11, 11:01 AM

A cautionary note on the magnets. There is considerable evidence to suggest that if a magnet is going to be next to the body, the negative field side should be turned toward the skin. Failure to do so can affect immune function and result in damaged tissue over time. Positive field toward the skin has been shown to stimulate immune response up until about twenty minutes of exposure, past that time frame damage accrues.

Not giving medical advice, merely reporting on research. YMMV.

**Mike M.** · 11th July 11, 05:29 PM

Staying quite on topic :-)

Elasticized straps, for those of us who bulk out when we sit.
Wicking fabrics, possibly.
I'm not sure about pockets, but a bigger sporran is a must.

**kc8ufv** · 12th July 11, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Mike M.

Staying quite on topic :-)

Elasticized straps, for those of us who bulk out when we sit.
Wicking fabrics, possibly.
I'm not sure about pockets, but a bigger sporran is a must.

Elasticized straps could also help for those with a more "straight" body shape, considering the kilt attaches higher on the body, where the body moves a little bit just breathing. Could allow tightening the kilt a little more to stay up better.

**CDNSushi** · 14th July 11, 03:50 AM

Inspired by Jimmy's thread elsewhere on the site, here's what I'd like to see....

The cotton, interfacing, or liner if you will, (that's inside the kilt, covering the top of the pleats) to extend about 3 inches lower, and go around the kilt 360 degrees, including the under-apron, and be attachable / detachable with snaps.

Then, I'd have... Presto! An underkilt, or kilt liner that is snapped to the underside of my kilt, hence not restricting my freedom. Then, if I had a whole bunch of these, I could simply remove the liner at the end of each kilted day, and snap-in a fresh, clean one...