I'm not talking the cartoon.

[Tobus]

I have not had a problem with kilt pins in wool kilts, The weave is loose enough to slip a pin through without braking a thread.

Agreed. I don't know how all these people are having issues with kilt pins. But it seems to come up every week or so, and everybody seems to be beating their heads against the wall in looking for a "solution" to a problem that really doesn't even exist.

Even with the largest of kilt pins (like my 4" military "blanket" pin that has a super-thick pin), there is no damage to the wool. You just have to work the pin through the weave instead of jamming it through there carelessly. And once you remove it, just work the fabric between your fingers for a couple of seconds, and the gap between the threads where the pin had been will close back up.

I could see this being an issue with a canvas kilt or other material that's not a loose twill weave. But kilt pins look strange on modern kilts anyway...

[Blake Roth]

Firstly, many thanks for the input to all those that applied posts!
Addressing our Karl, that page is simply brill! I will endeavour to attempt that for certain or at least bring a copy of that with me to a tailor when I bring my Ulster casual in for some hip work. I know I have the tools and the time, just not necessarily the skill.
Believe it or not, I really don't seem to find many Kilt pins that I fancy somehow. I have a multitude of military style pins just lying around. I just thought to push a brainstormed idea out, but seems as though I was beat to it.

[piperdbh]

If you take a little piece of sandpaper or a fingernail file and dull the point of the kilt pin, thus making the point wider, it won't split the threads when inserted through the apron, and you won't have to spend any funding on grommets.