Kilt Pin Idea (Would Appreciate Input)

[Chas]

How much does the one you have weigh?

[Father Bill]

It's certainly a more American concept than Scottish, so it's a wee mite incongruous on a kilt. Nonetheless, Scotland (where the brethren are a lot less forthright) isn't where you are, so dependent on the weight of the pendant... go for it.

R. W. Bro. Bill+

[Kalok Sundancer]

It's certainly a more American concept than Scottish, so it's a wee mite incongruous on a kilt. Nonetheless, Scotland (where the brethren are a lot less forthright) isn't where you are, so dependent on the weight of the pendant... go for it.

R. W. Bro. Bill+

My concept (at least in my head) was more Masonic than American per-se, but I get your point.

[Chas]

I don't know, but I would think that 8oz would be absolute tops. Ideally 4oz would be the target to aim for.

[Kalok Sundancer]

I don't know, but I would think that 8oz would be absolute tops. Ideally 4oz would be the target to aim for.

Perfect. That will help me alot. I don't know alot about the various cloths being the computer geek that I am, but it gives me a great starting point.

[Liam]

Rather than soldering on "tack pins", have you considered a magnet? There have been previous threads and examples of members doing this. Try the search on this site.

Cheers

[Kalok Sundancer]

Rather than soldering on "tack pins", have you considered a magnet? There have been previous threads and examples of members doing this. Try the search on this site.

Cheers

Actually, I was going to epoxy them on....hehehe

My idea behind going with tack pins over magnets is that the magnets are more likely to "let go" than pins with the locking fasteners on it, thus a higher chance of the "coin" falling off and getting lost. The advantage that magnets *DO* have, however, is that they don't stress or poke holes in the cloth of the kilt, which is also nice.

[kiltedrennie]

I've used pins with clasps fastened with J.B. Weld for my renaissance fair bonnet pins. The clasps came from a local Joanne Fabric store.

I'd go with three pins in a triangle pattern to avoid stress on the same vertical line of material. Two probably is enough, four may be too many.

The magnet idea would probably work. However, there are stories you can find hear by searching for kilt pins and magnets regarding wardrobe malfunctions involving large metal objects.

[Layne]

I had great luck with rare earth magnets, taken from old hard drives.

[Angela Kaye Bodine]

Liam, that is a great idea ! So you wouldn't be hurting the kilt with holes etc.. need to keep an eye out for some.. Thank you