Pinning A Fly Plaid

[davidg]

It sounds as if you have a heavier guage Pipers Plaid Brooch rather than the lighter brooch suitable for fly plaids

If so you could simple pin the brooch to the plaid and use a safety pin to anchor the plaid to the jacket. If the fly plaid is light enough you may even be able to get away without pinning it to the jacket

A couple of comments though. A fly plaid is not usually recommended for wear with a PC and is more appropriately worn with a doublet. Second, a smaller brooch looks far better with a fly plaid and is not expensive to purchase

[piperdbh]

If you have epaulettes on your PC, slide the plaid under the epaulette, and then pin the brooch through the fly plaid only. The friction created by the epaulette should hold the plaid in place. If it slips a bit, the safety pin already suggested will solve the problem.