Hand made kit

[Dranoweb]

some good reading there.
I have a design on the go based on the treskelle - will post a pic later.

I have an abundance of rare earth magnets retrieved from the voice coils of old PC HDD's,
but probably not so suitable in shape.

I found at my local military surplus store that they have Kilt pins, that look a little like giant safety pins.
I have done a little work to debur the points as they looked like they would completely shag the fabric if used in factory state.

I'm considering using one of these as the backing. I'm given to understand that it's the weight that holds the kilt down, and not the pin restraining it?

as for the design, that looks familiar, possibly one of the many images I looked at when considering my design options.

[Downunder Kilt]

Dranoweb, I use a couple of those giant safety pins or blanket pins as they are commonly known, as kilt pins but with some modification. I use my old uniform buttons stuck on with expoy.
A couple of them

[Dranoweb]

Dranoweb, I use a couple of those giant safety pins or blanket pins as they are commonly known, as kilt pins but with some modification. I use my old uniform buttons stuck on with expoy.
A couple of them

Yes those would be the pins I was referring to.

I had to work the tip though - they looked right out of china with their workmanship.

[Hopper250]

I really like your broach designs. The birds are fantastic.